Highlighted Games for Thursday, Nov 20th

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EXEMPT TOURNAMENTS

-PUERTO RICO TIPOFF. Texas A&M is a team that seems to have gotten a lot of preseason love, and this tournament is a chance for them to break out.  They play Dayton today, and if they win they’ll likely get another quality opponent in UConn, who faces College of Charleston.  George Mason v West Virginia and New Mexico v Boston College make up the other side of the bracket.  The opening game between Texas A&M and Dayton is big because it’s a notable neutral court win for whoever pulls it off, and the chance to most likely face another quality opponent.

-CHARLESTON CLASSIC.  Akron opens against USC, and they’re a good team that could use some wins of note away from home, including a potential match up against a very good Miami FL team, who takes on Drexel in their first game.  Penn State v Charlotte and Cornell v South Carolina rounds out what appears to be a rather weak bottom part of the bracket.

 

OTHER ACTION

-TEXAS V IOWA (2K Classic).  I believe Texas is overrated at #10, but I still think they’re good and expect them to be able to beat Iowa tonight.  It’s a chance for a notable neutral floor win for both teams.

-SMU AT INDIANA.  SMU really struggled in their opener at Gonzaga.  This is a chance to see what they look like against a decent, but not great, team on the road.  If they’re a top 25 caliber team, this is the kind of game you’d expect them to be able to win.

-SYRACUSE V CALIFORNIA (2K Classic). Both teams could use a quality neutral floor win.

-WINTHROP AT SAVANNAH STATE.  This is pointed out simply because Winthrop can improve to 3-0 and they already have a road win against Clemson.

-SOUTHERN MISS AT ALABAMA.  It’s early, but both teams are unbeaten at 2-0.

-DENVER AT SAINT MARY’S.  Both teams are unbeaten, and both have potential

 

BUY GAMES

Detroit @ Michigan.  This is technically part of the Legends Classic, but it has all the appearances of a buy game.

-UMES @ VCU (Legends Classic)

-Navy @ Providence.  Providence can improve to 3-0

-Jacksonville @ NC State.  NC State can improve to 3-0

-Grambling State @ Purdue

-Fordham @ Maryland.

-Bucknell @ Villanova (Legends Classic).  Bucknell has a good program, but this year’s edition seems to be lacking.  Nova is a potential #1 seed.

-CSU Bakersfield @ San Diego State

-Nicholls State @ UCLA

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