The North Texas Mean Green (0-0) take on an FCS opponent, the Lamar Cardinals (0-0), on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at DATCU Stadium.

The Mean Green are very heavy favorites (currently -27.5) in their matchup against the Cardinals, with the over/under at 63.5 points. (On the moneyline, the Mean Green are -5556 and the Cardinals are +1750.)

Below you can find our betting primer for this this contest between the Mean Green and the Cardinals, and discover all of our expert picks here, too!

North Texas vs. Lamar betting lines

• Spread favorite: Mean Green (-27.5)
• Moneyline: Mean Green (-5556), Cardinals (+1750)
• Total: 63.5 points

North Texas vs. Lamar betting info and stats

• North Texas was 5-8-0 against the spread last year.
• Last season, eight of North Texas’ 13 games hit the over.
• Lamar beat the spread five times in 10 games last year.
• Last year, four of Lamar’s 10 games went over the point total.

North Texas vs. Lamar key players

North Texas Mean Green

• Last season Chandler Morris put up 3,774 passing yards (314.5 per game), a 63.3% completion percentage, 31 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He also added 242 rushing yards on 60 carries with four rushing TDs (averaging 20.2 rushing yards per game).
• Last year Shane Porter took 97 carries for 648 yards (49.8 per game) and scored five touchdowns.
• Makenzie McGill ran for 470 yards on 78 carries (36.2 yards per game), with 10 rushing touchdowns last year.
• DT Sheffield hauled in 66 catches for 822 yards (68.5 per game) while being targeted 93 times. He also scored 11 touchdowns.
• Damon Ward Jr. amassed 755 yards on 41 grabs with four touchdowns. He was targeted 73 times, and averaged 62.9 receiving yards per game.
• Blair Conwright’s stat line last year: 542 receiving yards, 40 catches, seven touchdowns, on 54 targets.
• Roderick Brown did his thing last season with an incredible stat line of 4.5 sacks, 4.0 TFL and 23 tackles.
• Jaylen Smith went to work last year, collecting 71 tackles, 3.0 TFL, and one interception.
• Brian Nelson II intercepted four passes last year while also totaling 46 tackles, 2.0 TFL, and four passes defended.

Lamar Cardinals

• Robert Coleman passed for 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions while throwing for 1,775 yards by the end of last campaign (147.9 ypg). He also scored six touchdowns on 23.7 rushing yards per game.
• Khalan Griffin averaged 105.3 rushing yards and collected seven rushing touchdowns.
• Sevonne Rhea was targeted three times per game and piled up 553 receiving yards and six touchdowns over the course of 2024.
• Kyndon Fuselier caught 31 passes last season on his way to 513 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
• Izaha Jones caught 19 passes on his way to 242 receiving yards and one touchdown a season ago.
• Jalen Freeman proved to be a menacing defender last year, recording 3.0 sacks, three tackles.
• Kristian Pugh put together a strong stat line last year, tallying 10 tackles and 1.0 TFL.
• Last year DeJuan Lewis intercepted four passes to go along with six tackles.