North Texas at Florida Atlantic

North Texas is 5-1 in the American Athletic Conference standings while Florida Atlantic is 6-1. North Texas is on a 7-1 SU, 5-2 ATS run coming off a 68-66 victory over SMU as an underdog. The defense is No. 1 in the conference in points given up (58.7 per game) and second in field goal shooting allowed (.386%). The offense is third from 3-point land (.359%). North Texas is 34-21 ATS versus winning teams, 37-23 ATS after a victory, and 19-9 ATS when playing just its second game in a week. Florida Atlantic is sixth in the conference in points given up, 10th in field goal shooting allowed (.434%), and 11th at defending beyond the arc (.342%). They're a poor free-throw shooting team, 11th in the conference at 70%. Florida Atlantic is 1-8 ATS when playing just its second game in a week and the last three meetings between these rivals have been close final scores of 66-62, 50-46, and 54-51. Play North Texas.