Indiana vs North Texas picks, predictions, odds for Week 1 game

The North Texas Mean Green and Indiana Hoosiers play on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana, in a game on the college football Week 1 schedule.

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Check out these college football Week 1 picks and college football Week 1 predictions for the game, which can be seen at 9 a.m. MST on FOX (stream with FUBO).

Indiana is a 41.5-point favorite over North Texas in college football Week 1 odds for the game, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.

The over/under (point total) for the game is set at 55.5 points.

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Sporting News: Indiana 56, North Texas 10

Bill Bender writes: "The defending national champions have a huge spread to cover here — but when has that stopped Curt Cignetti? Josh Hoover should have success against a North Texas defense that is starting over with Neal Brown. The Hoosiers won six games by more than 40 points last season."

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Bill Speros writes: "The defending national champion Hoosiers lost eight starters on offense and four on defense. Sure, Curt Cignetti reloaded. But even those 16-0 Hoosiers finished just 10-6 ATS. This game falls too early in the season for North Texas, which underwent a complete gut-job in the offseason, to offer any meaningful opposition. A 40.5-point number off a 55.5-point total gives too much credit to the Mean Green newbies. This one has a 51-3 feel."

Dimers.com: Indiana 48, North Texas 8

It writes: "After extensive simulations, our model gives North Texas a win probability of 1%, while Indiana has a win probability of 99%."

ESPN: Indiana has a 98.2% chance to defeat North Texas on Saturday

The site gives the Mean Green a 1.8% shot at winning the college football Week 1 game.

Sports Betting Dime: Indiana 32.7, North Texas 26.4

The site's formula predicts that the Hoosiers will beat the Mean Green in the Week 1 college football game.

Indiana football quarterback Josh Hoover throws the ball on Aug. 5, 2026 during fall camp.

College Football News: Indiana 48, North Texas 6

Pete Fiutak writes: "It’s not like Indiana is looking to make a statement — it knows what it is — but it’ll look and play the part from the start. Curt Cignetti will make up something to get grouchy about, but Hoover will look fantastic – even with an interception that everyone will overly focus on – the defense will dominate the North Texas backfield, and everything will look just fine for the defending national champs."

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