North Texas vs Florida Atlantic Prediction, Game Preview, and Betting Lines

North Texas has quietly rolled to 4-1 with a big enough offense to be deep in the hunt for the American Athletic Conference title over the next several weeks.

The defense couldn’t hold up against Texas Tech, but everything clicked against Wyoming and Tulsa.

The Mean Green haven’t faced anyone great, though - that’s coming with a trip to Memphis next week with Tulane to follow.

Florida Atlantic overcame a disappointing start by winning two of its last three games. It got rocked by UConn, but it has just enough of a defense to battle at home to keep this close throughout. With three of the next four games on the road, it can’t afford a misfire here.

North Texas vs Florida Atlantic Preview

North Texas vs Florida Atlantic How to Watch
Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024
Game Time: 7:00 pm ET
Venue: FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
How to Watch: ESPN2
Florida Atlantic (2-3), North Texas (4-1)
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North Texas vs Florida Atlantic: Who Will Win

Neither team can do much on third downs, but Florida Atlantic really, really can’t convert hitting just 26% of its chances.

Both teams get it with a ton of penalties - these two will combine for at least 15 in this - and both teams will run well, but the lack of an Owl pass rush will be costly.

The Mean Green deep passing game will get enough time to work to come up with more explosion than FAU will.

But it’ll be a back-and-forth fight. Expect a whole lot of big plays and plenty momentum swings, but North Texas will come up with a few more.

North Texas vs Florida Atlantic Prediction, Betting Lines

North Texas 40, Florida Atlantic 34
Line: North Texas -5.5, o/u: 58.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
North Texas vs Florida Atlantic Must See Rating: 2.5

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