The North Texas Mean Green (7-5, 6-2 C-USA) and No. 24 UTSA Roadrunners (10-2, 8-0) meet Friday at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, for the Conference USA Championship Game. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we look at North Texas vs. UTSA odds from Tipico Sportsbook; check back for all our college football picks and predictions.
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The Mean Green squeaked by Rice in the regular-season finale Saturday 21-17 as 14.5-point favorites to clinch a spot in the C-USA title game. A 40-13 win at Western Kentucky on Oct. 29 gave North Texas the head-to-head tiebreaker advantage.
North Texas has won 3 of its last 4 games, and is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 games, including a cover against the Roadrunners in the 1st meeting, won by UTSA 31-27.
UTSA remained unbeaten in C-USA play with a 34-31 win over UTEP, although it came nowhere near covering a 16.5-point spread. The Roadrunners have scored 30 or more points in 9 consecutive games, and they hit the mark in 11 of 12 games overall.
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North Texas at UTSA odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 2:44 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board (OTB)
- Against the spread (ATS): North Texas +8.5 (-109) | UTSA -8.5 (-111)
- Over/Under (O/U): 66 (O: -108 | U: -112)
2022 betting stats
- ML: North Texas 7-5 | UTSA 10-2
- ATS: North Texas 7-5 | UTSA 6-6
- O/U: North Texas 7-5 | UTSA 7-5
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North Texas at UTSA head-to-head
UTSA topped North Texas 31-27 on Oct. 22 at this very same venue, but the Mean Green covered a 10-point spread as the Under connected.
These teams have split the 10 all-time meetings, with the Roadrunners winning 4 of the 5 meetings in San Antonio, and UTSA is 4-1 ATS in those outings.
The home team is 8-1 ATS in the previous 9 matchups, and the Under is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings, including 4-0 in the previous 4 battles in San Antonio.
This is the 1st time these teams have played each other in the C-USA Championship Game.
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