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-VILLANOVA VS VCU (Legends Classic). These are two teams that are ranked in the top 15 that may be underrated. It should be a good one as both look to pick up a high caliber quality win away from home.
-EAST CAROLINA VS GREEN BAY (Gulf Coast Showcase). Green Bay is a good team that cannot afford many losses because their conference doesn’t offer any opportunities at big wins.
-PURDUE VS KANSAS STATE (Maui Invitational). K State lost to a pretty good looking Long Beach State team last week, and Purdue hasn’t lost yet. Still a lot of question marks for both these teams, and how they do in this tournament should answer a lot of those.
-EVANSVILLE VS FRESNO STATE (Gulf Coast Showcase). Evansville is a team we liked to be a surprise this year, and they’re unbeaten so far.
-CLEMSON VS LSU (Paradise Jam). Both these teams are off to a very rough start, and you get the sense that despite it being November, this is a pivotal game.
-GEORGIA STATE VS CHICAGO STATE (Hall of Fame Classic). Georgia State is a team we really liked that is off to a rather disappointing start. They cannot afford to stub their toes in this one.
-MISSOURI VS ARIZONA (Maui Invitational). Mizzou hasn’t looked that strong this year, and Arizona has looked fantastic. The former will struggle to make the NCAAs, and the latter is a possible #1 seed caliber team.
-MARIST VS FGCU (Gulf Coast Showcase). FGCU is having a great year and is looking to remain unbeaten.
-GARDNER WEBB VS OLD DOMINION (Paradise Jam). Old Dominion had looked really good this season, but were surprisingly pummeled by an Illinois State team that seemingly came out of nowhere. Still, to finish third is a good result for them.
-SANTA CLARA VS MICHIGAN STATE (Orlando Classic). Michigan State may need to be on upset alert. They haven’t looked as good as what we’re used to seeing, and Santa Clara may be better than what people realize.
-ARIZONA STATE VS MARYLAND (Hall of Fame Classic). Both teams come in unbeaten, and this is perhaps the biggest test for each so far.
-MURRAY STATE AT XAVIER. Xavier has looked pretty good so far, and beat SFA rather handily in their last game. Murray has been inconsistent. They appear to be a good team, but this is one of their few chances at a high caliber win.
-EASTERN WASHINGTON AT INDIANA. This one could get fun. It’s technically a buy game, but Eastern Washington is perhaps the best team in the Big Sky, and it’ll be interesting to see what they can do against an unbeaten IU team. Despite all their off the court trouble, Indiana is unbeaten and has a pretty impressive win over SMU.
-SFA AT BAYLOR. SFA has had two chances at notable wins and missed them both. They really need to pick up a win like this if they want to be in the discussion for an at-large.
-BUCKNELL VS TOLEDO (Legends Classic). Toledo fell on the road at Oregon, and simply cannot afford to lose to teams that don’t appear to be tournament teams.
-HAWAII VS SAN FRANCISCO. (Gulf Coast Showcase). Neither team appears to be that strong, but both come into this game with good records, so they’re off to a good start.
-OREGON STATE VS OKLAHOMA STATE (MGM Grand Main Event). Both teams are unbeaten, so it’s a good test for both.
-OREGON VS MICHIGAN (Legends Classic). Both teams are unbeaten. I wasn’t that big on Oregon, but they have won some games against decent competition, albeit at home. Michigan should be good this year, but they haven’t looked dominant in their early games like you would expect.
-BYU VS SAN DIEGO STATE (Maui Invitational). It’ll be fun watching these formal conference rivals square off in a big test early. San Diego State has already played and beaten some good teams, and this is BYU’s biggest test yet. Furthermore, the winner advances to the winners bracket in Maui, which will provide them more opportunities at big wins. You kind of get the feeling that BYU needs it more since they don’t have quite as many opportunities as San Diego State.
-SETON HALL VS ILLINOIS STATE (Paradise Jam). I can’t say that I expected to see either team in the finals, but both have looked good and won impressively in the semifinals.
-ALABAMA VS IOWA STATE (Hall of Fame Classic). Both teams come in unbeaten. Iowa State has looked a lot better and beat a pretty good Georgia State team, but this is a chance for Alabama to pick up a big win and make a huge statement.
-AUBURN VS TULSA (MGM Grand Main Event). Both teams could really use a big early season win away from home.
-NJIT AT MARQUETTE. Marquette needs to rebound from a surprising loss to Omaha against our adopted team this year.
-PEPPERDINE AT IOWA. It’s a buy game, but one of these teams is unbeaten and it isn’t Iowa.
-WESTERN MICHIGAN AT SAN DIEGO. Western Michigan comes in unbeaten, and San Diego has a lot of experience and could be a force in the West Coast Conference.
-SAVANNAH STATE AT LOUISVILLE. Buy game
-RIDER AT KANSAS. Buy game
-BROWN AT ILLINOIS. Buy game
Highlighted Games for Monday, Nov 24th
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-VILLANOVA VS VCU (Legends Classic). These are two teams that are ranked in the top 15 that may be underrated. It should be a good one as both look to pick up a high caliber quality win away from home.
-EAST CAROLINA VS GREEN BAY (Gulf Coast Showcase). Green Bay is a good team that cannot afford many losses because their conference doesn’t offer any opportunities at big wins.
-PURDUE VS KANSAS STATE (Maui Invitational). K State lost to a pretty good looking Long Beach State team last week, and Purdue hasn’t lost yet. Still a lot of question marks for both these teams, and how they do in this tournament should answer a lot of those.
-EVANSVILLE VS FRESNO STATE (Gulf Coast Showcase). Evansville is a team we liked to be a surprise this year, and they’re unbeaten so far.
-CLEMSON VS LSU (Paradise Jam). Both these teams are off to a very rough start, and you get the sense that despite it being November, this is a pivotal game.
-GEORGIA STATE VS CHICAGO STATE (Hall of Fame Classic). Georgia State is a team we really liked that is off to a rather disappointing start. They cannot afford to stub their toes in this one.
-MISSOURI VS ARIZONA (Maui Invitational). Mizzou hasn’t looked that strong this year, and Arizona has looked fantastic. The former will struggle to make the NCAAs, and the latter is a possible #1 seed caliber team.
-MARIST VS FGCU (Gulf Coast Showcase). FGCU is having a great year and is looking to remain unbeaten.
-GARDNER WEBB VS OLD DOMINION (Paradise Jam). Old Dominion had looked really good this season, but were surprisingly pummeled by an Illinois State team that seemingly came out of nowhere. Still, to finish third is a good result for them.
-SANTA CLARA VS MICHIGAN STATE (Orlando Classic). Michigan State may need to be on upset alert. They haven’t looked as good as what we’re used to seeing, and Santa Clara may be better than what people realize.
-ARIZONA STATE VS MARYLAND (Hall of Fame Classic). Both teams come in unbeaten, and this is perhaps the biggest test for each so far.
-MURRAY STATE AT XAVIER. Xavier has looked pretty good so far, and beat SFA rather handily in their last game. Murray has been inconsistent. They appear to be a good team, but this is one of their few chances at a high caliber win.
-EASTERN WASHINGTON AT INDIANA. This one could get fun. It’s technically a buy game, but Eastern Washington is perhaps the best team in the Big Sky, and it’ll be interesting to see what they can do against an unbeaten IU team. Despite all their off the court trouble, Indiana is unbeaten and has a pretty impressive win over SMU.
-SFA AT BAYLOR. SFA has had two chances at notable wins and missed them both. They really need to pick up a win like this if they want to be in the discussion for an at-large.
-BUCKNELL VS TOLEDO (Legends Classic). Toledo fell on the road at Oregon, and simply cannot afford to lose to teams that don’t appear to be tournament teams.
-HAWAII VS SAN FRANCISCO. (Gulf Coast Showcase). Neither team appears to be that strong, but both come into this game with good records, so they’re off to a good start.
-OREGON STATE VS OKLAHOMA STATE (MGM Grand Main Event). Both teams are unbeaten, so it’s a good test for both.
-OREGON VS MICHIGAN (Legends Classic). Both teams are unbeaten. I wasn’t that big on Oregon, but they have won some games against decent competition, albeit at home. Michigan should be good this year, but they haven’t looked dominant in their early games like you would expect.
-BYU VS SAN DIEGO STATE (Maui Invitational). It’ll be fun watching these formal conference rivals square off in a big test early. San Diego State has already played and beaten some good teams, and this is BYU’s biggest test yet. Furthermore, the winner advances to the winners bracket in Maui, which will provide them more opportunities at big wins. You kind of get the feeling that BYU needs it more since they don’t have quite as many opportunities as San Diego State.
-SETON HALL VS ILLINOIS STATE (Paradise Jam). I can’t say that I expected to see either team in the finals, but both have looked good and won impressively in the semifinals.
-ALABAMA VS IOWA STATE (Hall of Fame Classic). Both teams come in unbeaten. Iowa State has looked a lot better and beat a pretty good Georgia State team, but this is a chance for Alabama to pick up a big win and make a huge statement.
-AUBURN VS TULSA (MGM Grand Main Event). Both teams could really use a big early season win away from home.
-NJIT AT MARQUETTE. Marquette needs to rebound from a surprising loss to Omaha against our adopted team this year.
-PEPPERDINE AT IOWA. It’s a buy game, but one of these teams is unbeaten and it isn’t Iowa.
-WESTERN MICHIGAN AT SAN DIEGO. Western Michigan comes in unbeaten, and San Diego has a lot of experience and could be a force in the West Coast Conference.
-SAVANNAH STATE AT LOUISVILLE. Buy game
-RIDER AT KANSAS. Buy game
-BROWN AT ILLINOIS. Buy game