North Texas vs Sam Houston Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for March 19 NIT Game (Bearkats Keep it Close in Denton)

North Texas vs Sam Houston Game Info

  • 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
  • North Texas (27-7) vs. Sam Houst on (26-7)
  • Date: Sunday, March 19, 2023
  • Time: 4:00 PM ET
  • Venue: UNT Coliseum — Denton, Texas
  • Coverage: ESPN+

The 2023 NIT continues on Sunday with a great second-round matchup between the North Texas Mean Green and Sam Houston State Bearkats. North Texas defeated Alcorn State 69-53 in the first round on Wednesday, while Sam Houston State snuck by Santa Clara 58-56 to reach this showdown.

North Texas vs Sam Houston Odds & Spread

  • All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
  • Moneyline: NO TEX: (-220) | SAMHOU: (+180)
  • Spread: NO TEX: -4.5 (-120) | SAMHOU: +4.5 (-102)
  • Total: 116.5 — Over: (-115) | Under: (-105)

North Texas enters this contest as a moderate favorite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 4 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 116.5 points, which ranks as the lowest of Sunday's NIT projected totals.

North Texas vs Sam Houston Betting Trends

  • North Texas' record against the spread is 17-15-0.
  • The Mean Green's ATS record as 4.5-point favorites or more is 13-9.
  • North Texas has seen 15 of its 32 games hit the over.
  • Against the spread, Sam Houston is 18-11-0 this year.
  • The Bearkats are 3-1 as 4.5-point underdogs or greater.
  • There have been 12 Sam Houston games (out of 29) that went over the total this year.
North Texas Rank North Texas AVG Sam Houston AVG Sam Houston Rank
337th 64.4 Points Scored 72.7 152nd
1st 55.6 Points Allowed 58.8 4th
250th 30.6 Rebounds 33.9 57th
105th 9.3 Off. Rebounds 10.1 49th
202nd 7.2 3pt Made 8.2 84th
330th 11.0 Assists 13.7 130th
49th 10.6 Turnovers 12.5 246th

  
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