North Texas has won 13 in a row. A fact the oddsmaker is well aware of. So there is line inflation with the Mean Green.

Louisiana Tech has won four of its last five games. The Bulldogs were favored in the first meeting this season between these teams and should have won the game. They blew a 17-point second-half lead and lost, 63-62. So there is strong revenge motivation.

The Bulldogs might have the Conference USA Player of the Year in big man Kenneth Lofton Jr., who averages 16.7 points and 10.7 rebounds. North Texas likes to pound inside. That's a big part of the Mean Green offense. Lofton, a huge wide body at 275 pounds, can make that difficult.

Discounting a 63-60 loss to UTEP, the Bulldogs are averaging 86.5 points in their last four games.

Louisiana Tech has been strong on the road covering 16 of its last 22 away contests.