A 2022 Conference USA Tournament battle is on tap between the North Texas Mean Green and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at 12:30 p.m. ET on Friday at the Ford Center at The Star. Louisiana Tech is 23-9 while North Texas is 24-5. The Mean Green are the top seed in the Conference USA Western Division; Louisiana Tech is the No. 3 seed.  

The Mean Green are favored by 5 points in the latest North Texas vs. Louisiana Tech odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under is set at 123.5. Before you make any Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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