North Texas vs San Diego State Picks and Prediction for Saturday December 27 2025

By: Eddie Kline Published 12/21/2025, 01:05 AM ET

North Texas Preview

An intriguing college football matchup will take place on Saturday afternoon, when the North Texas Mean Green battle the San Diego State Aztecs in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl. Make sure you are ready for all the football action with our college football picks. The 25th-ranked Mean Green (11-2) rank third nationally in passing offense and are scoring 44.8 points per game. In the American Championship, North Texas was outscored by 17 points during the second quarter of a 34-21 loss against 20th-ranked Tulane.

North Texas freshman QB Drew Mestemaker completed 21 of 34 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns. Mestemaker was intercepted three times, including one that was returned to give the Green Wave a commanding 31-7 advantage. WR Miles Coleman added 125 receiving yards and a score for the Mean Green.

San Diego State Preview

The San Diego Aztecs were promised an AztecFast offense when head coach Sean Lewis took the job last season. However, the Aztecs (9-3) have enjoyed success as a result of a defense that ranks seventh nationally and is allowing just 12.6 points per game. Last time out, San Diego State managed just three points after halftime during a 23-17 double overtime loss at New Mexico.

San Diego State junior RB Lucky Sutton carried 22 times for a game-high 110 yards and a touchdown. WR Donovan Brown hauled in five receptions for 91 yards and a score. Edge Niles King added 2.5 sacks for the Aztecs, who committed nine penalties for 73 yards.

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North Texas vs San Diego State

North Texas head coach Eric Morris departed for the same position at Oklahoma State. The Mean Green will be without star QB Drew Mestemaker and potentially several other key skill players, who could all follow their coach to Stillwater. Take the Aztecs to win outright as a small underdog. Final Score Prediction, San Diego State Aztecs win 30-24. Betting on sports and on North Texas is easy, but even easier if you use the best sportsbooks. Make sure you know about how the fans are looking on prediction markets for San Diego State with the Novig promo code. Make sure when you place your bet on North Texas vs San Diego State you are using the BetMGM bonus code.

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