SpreadFlorida Atlantic coveredFlorida Atlantic +15.5, by 8.5
TotalOver 78.589 scored, 10.5 over
Closing line, DraftKings.
Game review
North Texas beat Florida Atlantic 48-41, with the game swinging in the third quarter after a tied halftime. The Mean Green outscored FAU 17-7 in that period to build the cushion they needed.
Tayven Jackson threw for 404 yards and four touchdowns, Jahiem White ran for 193 yards and two scores, and Justin Stevenson added 119 receiving yards and a touchdown for North Texas. FAU’s Caden Veltkamp threw for 452 yards and five touchdowns with one interception, and Easton Messer caught 16 passes for 189 yards and three scores. North Texas won the ground battle 240 rushing yards to 71 and held possession for 35:05, which helped offset FAU’s 523 total yards.
For bettors, North Texas -15.5 did not cover, and Florida Atlantic covered by 8.5. The 78.5 total went over by 10.5.
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Florida Atlantic vs North Texas pre-game preview
The betting market has North Texas at -13.5 with a total of 77.5; the DraftKings opener was UNT -12.5 with a total of 69.5. The last meeting went to North Texas, 41-37 at Florida Atlantic on October 12, 2024, and FAU is 0-1 in the last one meeting.
Florida Atlantic is 5-2 straight up and 4-3 against the spread this season, with an O/U of 6-1; its last 10 is 5-5 SU, 4-3 ATS, 6-1 O/U, and its most recent game was a 51-49 win over Rice. North Texas is 5-2 SU and 5-2 ATS with a 6-1 O/U; its last 10 is 7-3 SU, 6-3 ATS, 6-2 O/U, and it most recently won 49-39 at Navy.
The defensive ranks are notable: FAU allows 258.1 rushing yards per game, ranked 135th of 136, and UNT allows 172.7, ranked 107th. Jahiem White’s anytime touchdown prop is priced at -700 and has cleared in 9 of his last 9, a notable market detail given FAU’s rushing defense rank.
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Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.
Florida Atlantic Owls
Caden Veltkamp QB306.4 pass yds · 2.3 TD per game
Date
Opp
CMP/ATT
YDS
TD
INT
RUSH
10/24
vs RICE
29/37
339
3
1
5
10/17
@ ARMY
33/48
318
3
1
-17
10/3
vs TXSO
13/16
247
4
0
2
9/27
@ ULM
30/39
313
2
0
2
9/19
vs FIU
24/36
202
0
0
-23
Splits
Season
Road
2025
vs UNT
Pass yds
297.3 (7)
302.3 (3)
304.0 (12)
–
Pass TD
2.6 (7)
2.0 (3)
2.0 (12)
–
Leonard Farrow RB45.3 rush yds · 2.0 rec per game
Date
Opp
ATT
YDS
TD
REC
REC YDS
10/24
vs RICE
17
86
0
4
28
10/17
@ ARMY
6
41
0
1
1
10/3
vs TXSO
2
13
0
–
–
9/27
@ ULM
14
75
1
–
–
9/19
vs FIU
5
17
1
1
9
Splits
Season
Road
2025
vs UNT
Rush yds
45.3 (7)
55.7 (3)
–
–
Rec
2.0 (4)
1.5 (2)
–
–
Easton Messer WR8.3 rec · 99.7 yds per game
Date
Opp
TGT
REC
YDS
TD
10/24
vs RICE
–
12
162
2
10/17
@ ARMY
–
14
102
1
10/3
vs TXSO
–
4
88
1
9/27
@ ULM
–
4
15
0
9/19
vs FIU
–
7
83
0
Splits
Season
Road
2025
vs UNT
Rec
8.0 (7)
8.3 (3)
8.7 (12)
–
Rec yds
100.3 (7)
63.3 (3)
87.7 (12)
–
Kelby Valsin WR6.2 rec · 77.3 yds per game
Date
Opp
TGT
REC
YDS
TD
10/24
vs RICE
–
7
78
0
10/17
@ ARMY
–
7
89
1
10/3
vs TXSO
–
7
126
3
9/27
@ ULM
–
9
123
0
9/19
vs FIU
–
6
56
0
Splits
Season
Road
2025
vs UNT
Rec
7.7 (7)
8.7 (3)
1.0 (3)
–
Rec yds
97.0 (7)
101.3 (3)
11.7 (3)
–
North Texas Mean Green
Tayven Jackson QB268.5 pass yds · 2.1 TD per game
Date
Opp
CMP/ATT
YDS
TD
INT
RUSH
10/24
@ NAVY
17/23
305
3
1
-8
10/10
vs CLT
24/31
349
5
0
8
10/2
@ TLSA
23/38
310
4
2
-1
9/26
vs HCU
16/18
270
1
0
-1
9/19
@ TXST
43/57
483
3
1
-2
Splits
Season
Home
2025
vs FAU
Pass yds
306.0 (7)
284.0 (3)
195.5 (11)
–
Pass TD
2.6 (7)
2.7 (3)
0.9 (11)
–
Jahiem White RB112.0 rush yds · 3.5 rec per game
Date
Opp
ATT
YDS
TD
REC
REC YDS
10/24
@ NAVY
20
174
2
4
58
10/10
vs CLT
12
105
1
2
37
10/2
@ TLSA
30
217
1
2
12
9/26
vs HCU
11
133
4
3
17
9/19
@ TXST
16
34
1
7
56
Splits
Season
Home
2025
vs FAU
Rush yds
121.1 (7)
120.7 (3)
66.5 (2)
–
Rec
3.9 (7)
2.3 (3)
1.5 (2)
–
Justin Stevenson WR5.9 rec · 94.6 yds per game
Date
Opp
TGT
REC
YDS
TD
10/24
@ NAVY
–
8
209
2
10/10
vs CLT
–
9
122
2
10/2
@ TLSA
–
5
50
2
9/26
vs HCU
–
5
69
1
9/19
@ TXST
–
10
122
0
Splits
Season
Home
2025
vs FAU
Rec
5.9 (7)
5.3 (3)
–
–
Rec yds
94.6 (7)
78.0 (3)
–
–
Corri Milliner WR4.3 rec · 66.3 yds per game
Date
Opp
TGT
REC
YDS
TD
10/2
@ TLSA
–
3
49
0
9/26
vs HCU
–
3
65
0
9/19
@ TXST
–
7
80
1
9/12
vs UNLV
–
3
65
0
9/5
@ IU
–
4
66
0
Splits
Season
Home
2025
vs FAU
Rec
4.0 (5)
3.0 (2)
4.8 (5)
–
Rec yds
65.0 (5)
65.0 (2)
68.2 (5)
–
Records
Team
Record
ATS
O/U
Home
Away
Florida Atlantic
5-2
4-3
6-1
4-0
1-2
North Texas
5-2
5-2
6-1
3-0
2-2
This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.
Florida Atlantic vs North Texas head-to-head
Florida Atlantic are 0-1 in the last 1 meeting. Last time: Florida Atlantic lost 37-41 on October 12, 2024.
Date
Venue
Florida Atlantic result
ATS
O/U
Oct 12, 24
Florida Atlantic home
L 37-41
–
–
Recent form
Florida Atlantic Owls: last 10 (5-5, 4-3 ATS, O/U 6-1)
Date
Opponent
Result
ATS
O/U
Oct 24, 26
vs RICE
W 51-49
L -9.5
O 55.5
Oct 17, 26
@ ARMY
L 24-56
L +2.5
O 55.5
Oct 3, 26
vs TXSO
W 66-10
W -47.5
O 62.5
Sep 26, 26
@ ULM
W 45-17
W -11.5
O 58.5
Sep 19, 26
vs FIU
W 16-10
W -5.5
U 62.5
Sep 12, 26
vs NAVY
W 38-30
W +4.5
O 59.5
Sep 5, 26
@ FLA
L 21-66
L +26.5
O 59.5
Nov 29, 25
vs ECU
L 3-42
–
–
Nov 22, 25
vs CONN
L 45-48
–
–
Nov 15, 25
@ TULN
L 24-35
–
–
North Texas Mean Green: last 10 (7-3, 6-3 ATS, O/U 6-2)
Date
Opponent
Result
ATS
O/U
Oct 24, 26
@ NAVY
W 49-39
W -3
O 60.5
Oct 10, 26
vs CLT
W 50-10
W -27.5
O 58.5
Oct 1, 26
@ TLSA
W 45-44
L -3
O 56.5
Sep 26, 26
vs HCU
W 63-14
W -38.5
O 60.5
Sep 19, 26
@ TXST
L 35-49
L +3
O 62.5
Sep 12, 26
vs UNLV
W 44-6
W +3
U 58.5
Sep 5, 26
@ IU
L 16-52
W +39.5
O 57.5
Dec 5, 25
@ TULN
L 21-34
L -1.5
U 66.5
Nov 28, 25
vs TEM
W 52-25
W -20.5
–
Nov 22, 25
@ RICE
W 56-24
–
–
Injury report
No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 2:19 PM ET.
Matchup ranks
What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.
Florida Atlantic defense
North Texas defense
Points allowed per game
35.8 (130th of 136)
31.9 (121st of 136)
Passing yards allowed per game
212.9 (70th of 136)
234.8 (98th of 136)
Rushing yards allowed per game
255.9 (135th of 136)
160 (95th of 136)
Total yards allowed per game
468.8 (134th of 136)
394.8 (107th of 136)
Venue and weather
DATCU Stadium · Denton, TXOutdoor
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