North Texas at Tulsa

TULSA (Interstat) — North Texas will visit Tulsa on Thursday for an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Okla. The Mean Green enter at 2-2, while the Golden Hurricane are 3-1. North Texas is the visiting team, and Tulsa is the home team. The game will be played at Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Okla.

North Texas most recently defeated Houston Christian 63-14. Tayven Jackson passed for 270 yards and one touchdown. Chaston Ditta passed for 75 yards and rushed for 5 yards with one passing and one rushing touchdown. Chris Jimerson Jr. passed for 55 yards and rushed for 41 yards and one touchdown. Earlier this season, North Texas lost at Texas State 49-35, beat UNLV 44-6 and lost at Indiana 52-16. North Texas scored 63 points against Houston Christian, 44 against UNLV, 35 at Texas State and 16 at Indiana.

Tulsa most recently lost at Arkansas 34-6. Dexter Williams II passed for 176 yards and rushed six times for 8 yards. Damari Alston rushed nine times for 27 yards, caught three passes for 16 yards and scored one touchdown. Trequan Jones rushed six times for 22 yards, returned two kickoffs for 29 yards and made one tackle. Earlier, Tulsa beat Texas A&M-Commerce 42-0, won at Sam Houston 23-17 and beat Oklahoma State 24-10. Tulsa scored 6 points at Arkansas, 42 against Texas A&M-Commerce, 23 at Sam Houston and 24 against Oklahoma State.

North Texas quarterback Tayven Jackson is a player to watch. He passed for 270 yards and one touchdown against Houston Christian, 483 yards and three touchdowns at Texas State, and 192 yards while rushing six times for 22 yards at Indiana. Tulsa quarterback Dexter Williams II is also a player to watch. He passed for 176 yards and rushed six times for 8 yards against Arkansas. In the win over Texas A&M-Commerce, he passed for 164 yards, rushed three times for 9 yards and scored three touchdowns.

North Texas will host Charlotte next, visit Navy, host Florida Atlantic, host Rice, visit Texas-San Antonio, visit Tulane and host UAB. Tulsa will visit Navy, visit Rice, host Army, visit Tulane, host Florida Atlantic, host Charlotte and visit Texas-San Antonio. The Golden Hurricane will seek to defend Chapman Stadium, and the Mean Green will aim for a road victory. North Texas will aim for its third win of the season, and Tulsa will seek its fourth.

Interstat’s game simulator projects North Texas 45, Tulsa 38. North Texas has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +1.5. The over/under for the game is 57.5.