North Texas vs Memphis Prediction College Football Picks 10/19/24

The North Texas Mean Green and the Memphis Tigers meet in week 8 college football action from Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Saturday night. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a North Texas vs. Memphis prediction.

North Texas Recap

The North Texas Mean Green come into this one looking to build on their three-game win streak after picking up a 41-37 win over FAU last time out. After this game, North Texas will head home to take on Tulane.

Mean Green Keeping Pace In AAC Hunt

Chandler Morris has thrown for 1,979 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions on 64.4% passing while Shane Porter has a team-high 220 rushing yards. DT Sheffield leads the Mean Green with 34 receptions for 443 yards and 7 touchdowns while Damon Ward Jr. has 288 receiving yards with 2 TDs. Blair Conwright, Dalton Carnes, and Wyatt Young all have 200+ receiving yards while another two North Texas receivers have 100+ receiving yards. On defense, Jayden Hill has a team-high 43 total tackles including 28 solo tackles. Chavez Brown and Roderick Brown each have a team-high 3 sacks as well this season. As a unit, North Texas’ defense has combined for 11 sacks and 5 interceptions so far this season.

Why the North Texas Mean Green will win

• North Texas has won seven of its last eight games.
• North Texas has covered the spread in each of its last eight October games as an underdog.
• Memphis has failed to cover the spread in three of its last four home games against conference opponents.

Memphis Recap

The Memphis Tigers come into this one looking to keep their momentum going after a 21-3 win over USF last time out to improve to 5-1 on the year. After this game, Memphis welcomes Charlotte to town for a matchup next week.

Tigers Trying To Keep Ball Rolling

Seth Henigan has thrown for 1,547 yards, 9 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions on 65.1% passing while Mario Anderson Jr. has rushed for a team-high 456 yards and 8 touchdowns. Brandon Thomas also has 254 rushing yards and 5 scores as well this season. Roc Taylor has a team-high 26 receptions for 375 yards while three additional Tigers have 200+ receiving yards and two more Tigers have 100+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Chandler Martin has a team-high 42 total tackles including 23 solo tackles and 4 sacks and Elijah Herring has 3.5 sacks. As a unit, Memphis’ defense has combined for 15 sacks and 4 interceptions so far this season.

Why the Memphis Tigers will win

• Memphis has won each of its last nine games as a home favorite.
• The home team has covered the spread in each of North Texas’ last four games.

North Texas vs. Memphis Prediction

I’m on North Texas here. I know the Tigers are on a roll and frankly, I’m not used to this kind of Memphis team, one that wins games with strong defensive efforts. That being said, I do think Memphis puts up points on the Mean Green here, but this North Texas offense has the firepower to go shot for shot with whoever they’re up against and I think it’s going to be an entertaining track meet, but in the end, this is just a case of too many points. Give me the Mean Green here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: North Texas +12