The North Texas Mean Green (17-9) will try to continue a five-game win streak when they visit the No. 18 Villanova Wildcats (16-6) this Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 8:45 PM ET at Bankers Life Fieldhouse as 6.5-point underdogs. The matchup airs on TNT. The matchup’s over/under is set at 127.5. Below, we analyze the North Texas-Villanova contest with college basketball betting odds and lines, picks and predictions.
On Friday, the Wildcats faced Winthrop and emerged victorious, 73-63. The Wildcats were favored by 6 points and covered the spread while the teams combined to go under the 144.5 point total.
Javion Hamlet led the way for the Mean Green with a team-high 24 points last time out as they picked up a 78-69 win over Purdue and covered the 7.5-point spread as underdogs. The teams combined to go over the 124.5 point total set for the matchup.
North Texas at Villanova: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 9:25 AM ET on March 20, 2021.
- Money line: North Texas +240 (bet $100 to win $240) | Villanova -300 (bet $300 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: North Texas +6.5 (-110) | Villanova -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 127.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Villanova: Three things to know
- Jeremiah Robinson-Earl leads the Wildcats in points and rebounds. He scores 16.0 points per game while tacking on 8.4 rebounds.
- The Wildcats put up 13.9 more points per game (75.4) than the Mean Green give up (61.5).
- When Villanova puts up more than 61.5 points, it is 13-0 against the spread and 17-3 overall.
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North Texas: Three things to know
- Hamlet leads the Mean Green in scoring (15.3 points per game) and assisting (4.6 assists per game). James Reese is the top three-point shooter for the team, knocking down 2.0 per game.
- The Mean Green put up only 3.1 more points per game (70.1) than the Wildcats allow (67).
- North Texas has put together an 11-0 ATS record and a 12-2 overall record in games where it scores more than 67 points.
North Texas at Villanova: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Villanova 71, North Texas 64
Money line
The Villanova Wildcats are favored to win this matchup according to both BetMGM’s money line and the model.
Against the spread (ATS)
The model line and the MGM line are within 0.4 points of each other.
Over/Under (O/U)
In this matchup, the model projects a total (135.9 points) considerably higher than the MGM over/under (127.5 points). Bet on the over.
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