NCAAF Best Bet - North Texas Mean Green -5
(NCAAF) Mean Green (NTX) vs. Owls (FAU),
Point Spread: -5.00 | -110.00 Mean Green (NTX) (Away)
Result: Loss
Florida Atlantic comes in off a bye, giving them two weeks to prepare for this game. The Owls also had a little momentum as they beat Wagner ahead of the bye but beating a FCS program doesn't move the needle much. This is a team that was thrashed by UConn, a team that no one confuses with a football power, a few weeks ago. Their only win over a FBS team was over FIU, a team with their own problems.They now have to face North Texas, a team that averages 511.8 yards of offense and has seen Chandler Morris throw for 16 scores already this season. Florida Atlantic hasn't been hurt by the pass because teams run the ball down their throats (222.4 yards per game, 5.2 yards per carry) with regularity. If the Owls try to stop the pass, North Texas can do damage on the ground as well. Meanwhile, Florida Atlantic is brutal on third downs offensively, so if the Mean Green stop the run early, the Owls are in trouble. North Texas wins by double figures.