DMN Preview NT vs Troy

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Preview: North Texas at Troy

2:30 p.m., Movie Gallery Stadium, KWRD-FM (100.7), KNTU-FM (88.1)

07:25 PM CDT on Friday, October 27, 2006

By BRETT VITO / Denton Record-Chronicle

North Texas (2-5, 1-2) at Troy (2-4, 1-0)

Line: Troy by 10

What's on the line

UNT – The Mean Green has lost four of its last five games and is looking to turn its season around.

TROY – The Trojans are one of four unbeaten teams in Sun Belt Conference play.

Who's hot

UNT – Junior running back Jamario Thomas has rushed for at least 119 yards in three of the last four games.

TROY – Freshman RB Justin Brooks rushed for a career-high 64 yards and two TDs in a win over Louisiana-Monroe last week.

Who's not

UNT – The offense is 119th in Division I-A in total yards (202.7 per game).

TROY – The defense is last in the Sun Belt with an average of 381.2 yards allowed a game.

Stat that tells the story

North Texas has not scored more than 13 points in its four road games.

Key matchup

Troy QB Omar Haugabook vs. UNT secondary: Haugabook ranks second in the Sun Belt with an average of 175 passing yards. UNT's defensive backfield that will be without safety Roy Loren (broken hand).

UNT wins if

The Mean Green can find a way to get an offense that is averaging just 11.7 points a game on course.

Troy wins if

The Trojans can avoid a letdown after a win over Louisiana-Monroe to open Sun Belt play last week.

Predicted score

Troy 24, UNT 10