Who’s playing
North Texas Mean Green @ High Point Panthers
Current record: North Texas 6-2, High Point 8-2.
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What you need to know
High Point will be in front of its home fans on Friday, but developments suggest they may need home court advantage. They are scheduled to host the North Texas Mean Green at Qubein Center starting at 8pm ET. The Panthers are averaging 75.6 points per game this season and are showing off their offensive prowess.
Pundits expected High Point to head home after the win, but UNCG confirmed that would not happen. High Point suffered a crushing loss at the hands of UNCG, 72-68. Oddsmakers couldn’t decide on a winner but posted an over/under of 139.5 points.
Meanwhile, North Texas’ winning streak unfortunately came to an end at three on Friday. They lost to Utah State 61-57.
High Point’s loss dropped their record to 8 wins and 2 losses. As for North Texas, the loss drops their record to 6-2.
This contest is shaping up to be a close one. High Point has been incredibly accurate this season, shooting 48.5 percent from the field per game. However, North Texas is a different story, shooting just 41.6 percent from the field this season. Given that High Point has a significant advantage in that area, North Texas will need to find a way to close the gap.
odds
North Texas is a slim 2.5-point favorite against High Point, according to the latest college basketball odds.
Oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this matchup, as the game started with the Mean Green as 3.5-point favorites.
The over-under is 128.5 points.
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