North Texas vs Western Michigan (WMU) Picks and Prediction for Saturday, September 6, 2025
The North Texas Mean Green (1-0) pay a visit to Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Waldo Stadium on Saturday to play the Western Michigan Broncos (0-1). North Texas opened its regular season with a 51-0 victory over the Lamar Cardinals, while Western Michigan lost its first game of the season 23-6 to the Michigan State Spartans. North Texas WR Landon Sides is questionable. Western Michigan does not have any players listed on its injury report. Make sure to read this in-depth North Texas Mean Green vs Western Michigan Broncos prediction. Exciting vibes? Get ready with our free NCAAF picks for North Texas Mean Green vs. Western Michigan (WMU) Broncos prediction and stay ahead of the game.
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North Texas looked tough on both sides of the line of scrimmage
The North Texas Mean Green scored 51 points in its season opener, behind 133 yards rushing and 329 yards passing for 462 yards of total offense. The North Texas defense was tough on its opening game opponent, Lamar, allowing just 31 yards rushing and 88 yards passing for 119 total yards. The Mean Green shut out the Cardinals.
After one game of the season, North Texas starting quarterback, Drew Mestemaker has thrown for 329 yards with three touchdowns. Mestemaker was not sacked in the first game. Kiefer Sibley leads North Texas on the ground with 38 yards rushing and one touchdown. Cameron Borner has a team-best 98 yards receiving with one touchdown reception, while Wyatt Young has 97 yards receiving and two touchdown receptions. Linebacker Ethan Wesloski leads North Texas with seven tackles. The North Texas defense has three sacks and one interception
Western Michigan needs more production from its offense, but its defense held its own
The Western Michigan Broncos scored just six points in the first game of the season, behind 29 yards rushing and 188 yards passing for 217 yards of total offense. The Western Michigan defense gave up 23 points, on 181 yards rushing and 155 yards passing for 336 total yards.
Western Michigan used two quarterbacks in the opening game of the season. Brady Jones threw for 97 yards and one interception, while Broc Lowry threw for 91 yards. Jones was sacked three times, and Lowry was sacked once. Jalen Buckley is the leading rusher with 21 yards. Baylin Brooks had 85 yards receiving to lead the Broncos. The Broncos offense generated just two field goals. On defense, safety Tate Hallock has a team-best 9 tackles. Western Michigan did not record a sack or intercept a pass in the loss to Michigan State
North Texas vs. Western Michigan Pick
| # | Handicapper | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Earle Sports Bets | +2,298.00 |
| 2 |  Ross Benjamin | +1,840.00 |
| 3 |  Rob Vincilleti | +1,757.00 |
| 4 |  David Hess | +1,745.00 |
| 5 |  Dan Kaiser | +987.00 |
Spread Pick for North Texas vs. Western Michigan
- North Texas Mean Green (4 units)
The North Texas Mean Green’s offense will be too much for the Western Michigan Broncos’ defense to contain. At the same time, North Texas’ defense will shut down a below-average Western Michigan offense, which produced just two field goals in its loss to Michigan State in the first game of the season. North Texas will use its strong passing game, which is currently ranked 15th in the nation, with 329 yards in the first game, to march up and down the field. North Texas scored 51 points, which is 23rd, and the defense did not give up any points. Western Michigan performed as good as can be expected on defense against Michigan State in the first game of the season, but will face a very tough North Texas passing game. In addition, the Western Michigan offense gained just 29 yards on the ground, and North Texas gave up just 31 yards rushing to Lamar in the first game.
Over/Under Pick for North Texas vs. Western Michigan
- Under (5 units)
Full game total prediction analysis Although Western Michigan lost to Michigan State in its first game of the season, the Broncos gave up just 23 points against a tough opponent. The Broncos scored just six points, and the total of 29 points finished under. North Texas shut out its first opponent, Lamar. The Mean Green will score their share of points, but not enough to push the total over, as North Texas’ defense will contain the Western Michigan offense.
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