The 2025 NIT bracket is down to the semifinals and the first of the two matchups will feature the North Texas Mean Green taking on the UC Irvine Anteaters. North Texas is 27-8 on the season and had to grind out wins over Furman, Arkansas State and Oklahoma State on the way to the semis. Meanwhile, UC Irvine is 31-6 with wins over North Colorado, Jacksonville State and UAB on its march to the 2025 NIT semifinals.

Tipoff from historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, is set for 7 p.m. ET. The Mean Green are 1.5-point favorites in the latest North Texas vs. UC Irvine odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 128.5. Before making any North Texas vs. UC Irvine picks, you won't want to miss the college basketball predictions from red-hot college basketball expert Bruce Marshall.

For years, the Vegas-based Marshall was synonymous with The Gold Sheet, the famed sports betting newsletter. With a background in play-by-play work and sports information while in college, Marshall joined TGS in 1981 when hired by the legendary Mort Olshan and served as executive editor for many years. Marshall now supplies his unique and colorful brand of football and basketball analysis to SportsLine members.

Marshall enters this week on a 101-73-1 roll (+1984) over his last 175 college basketball picks. Anybody who's followed his picks could be WAY UP!

For North Texas vs. UC Irvine, Marshall is leaning Under on the total, and he also found a critical X-factor that has him jumping on one side of the spread. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see these picks before locking in any NIT picks of your own.

So who wins UC Irvine vs. North Texas, and which side of the spread should you back? Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the North Texas vs. UC Irvine spread you need to jump on, all from a red-hot college basketball expert that is on a 101-73-1 (+1984) run over his last 175 college hoops picks!