North Texas @ UC Irvine picks

This Over/Under total opened as high as 130 points and has since dropped to 128 points with initial action on the Under. Even with that adjustment, there’s still plenty of headroom for the Under considering the majority of game projections come in below that number. Forecasts range from 125 to as high as 137 combine points but the bulk of those models side with a low-scoring finish in Indianapolis tonight. Both teams are anchored in defense. Mean Green limit their miscues with the basketball (10.4 turnovers per game) for the most part and clean the defensive glass (97thDef Reb %). That means very few second-chance buckets and points off turnovers. The Anteaters have size inside, anchoring their interior defense on 7-foot center Bent Leuchten. UC Irvine is among the best defenses in the country at defending the rim and holds opponents to a second-lowest 2-point field goal percentage in the land (43.2%).