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Lee Kostroski
REASON FOR PICK: PLAY ON 8* Sun Belt Game of the Week - North Texas +5 over South Alabama, Thursday at 8:00 PM EST
UNT was expected to be one of the best teams in the Sun Belt but disappointed early. The started the conference season with a 1-3 record losing one of those games by 6-points and the other two in overtime. After that they ripped of four straight wins to push themselves near the top of the Sun Belt West. Now they have lost two straight games to the hottest team in the league and the best team in the league.
That “hottest” team is Troy who beat North Texas one week ago for their 5th straight win. The Trojans then beat Denver last Saturday and they now have won 6 in a row. UNT had a 4-point lead in that game with 4:00 minutes remaining but went scoreless from that point on and lost. The best team in the conference is Western Kentucky and this Mean Green team had the Hilltoppers on the ropes at home on Saturday. UNT led the ENTIRE game including a 10-point margin with just 8:00 minutes remaining. The still led with under 1:00 minute to go but lost by 4. One of their key players, forward Eric Tramiel, whom head coach Johnny Jones calls their “best player” as of late was limited to only 10 minutes in the second half which really hurt the Green. Thus, if it weren’t for a few late collapses this team would have a 6-game winning streak.
South Alabama hasn’t had much of a home court advantage this year as their record in the Mitchell Center stands at 6-5. In conference play they are just 1-4 SU at home. Two of those losses have come by wide margins as Troy destroyed the Jaguars 94-70 and Middle Tennessee State also dominated in Mobile winning by 15. Their only home win came against New Orleans by just 3 points. The Privateers are just 4-7 in conference play. It was a down to the wire game in which USA led by just 1-point with under 1:00 minute remaining. If they hadn’t held on, this Jaguar team would be sitting at four straight losses. They are not playing well shooting just 39% as a team over their last five games. They are facing a team that is playing well despite their two straight losses. Because of that, we are getting great value with UNT as a dog here. Take the points.
REASON FOR PICK: PLAY ON 8* Sun Belt Game of the Week - North Texas +5 over South Alabama, Thursday at 8:00 PM EST
UNT was expected to be one of the best teams in the Sun Belt but disappointed early. The started the conference season with a 1-3 record losing one of those games by 6-points and the other two in overtime. After that they ripped of four straight wins to push themselves near the top of the Sun Belt West. Now they have lost two straight games to the hottest team in the league and the best team in the league.
That “hottest” team is Troy who beat North Texas one week ago for their 5th straight win. The Trojans then beat Denver last Saturday and they now have won 6 in a row. UNT had a 4-point lead in that game with 4:00 minutes remaining but went scoreless from that point on and lost. The best team in the conference is Western Kentucky and this Mean Green team had the Hilltoppers on the ropes at home on Saturday. UNT led the ENTIRE game including a 10-point margin with just 8:00 minutes remaining. The still led with under 1:00 minute to go but lost by 4. One of their key players, forward Eric Tramiel, whom head coach Johnny Jones calls their “best player” as of late was limited to only 10 minutes in the second half which really hurt the Green. Thus, if it weren’t for a few late collapses this team would have a 6-game winning streak.
South Alabama hasn’t had much of a home court advantage this year as their record in the Mitchell Center stands at 6-5. In conference play they are just 1-4 SU at home. Two of those losses have come by wide margins as Troy destroyed the Jaguars 94-70 and Middle Tennessee State also dominated in Mobile winning by 15. Their only home win came against New Orleans by just 3 points. The Privateers are just 4-7 in conference play. It was a down to the wire game in which USA led by just 1-point with under 1:00 minute remaining. If they hadn’t held on, this Jaguar team would be sitting at four straight losses. They are not playing well shooting just 39% as a team over their last five games. They are facing a team that is playing well despite their two straight losses. Because of that, we are getting great value with UNT as a dog here. Take the points.
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