Appalachian State vs North Texas Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/20/24

The Appalachian State Mountaineers and the North Texas Mean Green meet Friday in college basketball action from the Super Pit. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Appalachian State vs. North Texas prediction.

Appalachian State Recap

The Appalachian State Mountaineers come into this one looking to bounce back from a 68-62 loss to Louisiana last time out. After this game, App State will kick off the new year with a game at home against Troy.

Mountaineers Lose Back-To-Back Games

CJ Huntley leads the Mountaineers in scoring with 14.1 PPG along with 5.1 RPG while Myles Tate has 13.4 PPG with 4.7 RPG and a team-high 4.9 APG and 2.3 SPG to lead the Mountaineers in assists and steals as the only other double-digit scorer for App State so far this season. Dior Conners has 7.9 PPG and Jalil Beaubrun has 7.6 PPG with 5.3 RPG to lead the Mountaineers on the glass. As a team, App State is averaging 70.5 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field, 34% from three, and 62.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Appalachian State Mountaineers will win

• North Texas has lost seven of its last eight Friday games.
• Appalachian State has won 14 of its last 18 night games.

North Texas Recap

The North Texas Mean Green come into this one looking to build on an 83-42 win over Mississippi Valley State last time out. After this game, North Texas will take on Houston Christian at home.

Mean Green Get Back On Track

Atin Wright leads the Mean Green in scoring with 13.1 PPG while Brenen Lorient has 10.5 PPG with 3.7 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for North Texas up to this point in the year. Latrell Jossell has 9.4 PPG while Johnathan Massie has 8.9 PPG with a team-high 5.2 RPG to lead the Mean Green on the glass. Jasper Floyd also has a team-high 4 APG to lead the Mean Green in assists up to this point in the year. As a team, North Texas is averaging 68.5 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field, 36.4% from three, and 74.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Texas Mean Green will win

• North Texas has won each of its last 11 games against non-conference opponents at The Super Pit.
• Appalachian State has lost three of its last four games.

Appalachian State vs. North Texas Prediction

I’m with Appalachian State here. I just think this is a ton of points to give up when this game is going to be played at a pace as slow as molasses and that there are a lot of games that North Texas wins comfortably, but comfortably to UNT is like 8 or 9 points. I think App State is decent enough offensively to get the cover here, so give me the Mountaineers and the points.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Appalachian State +12.5