-TEXAS AT CONNECTICUT. Both teams come into this game ranked. Texas has looked pretty good, but this is by far their toughest test of the year so far, so we’ll see if they’re really the #7 overall team.
-ARMY AT DUKE. This is a buy game, but Army is unbeaten. I think they’re way overmatched, but they do appear to be one of the better teams in the Patriot League.
-KANSAS VS MICHIGAN STATE (Orlando Classic). Two solid teams that could end up on the #4 line or better. We had out doubts about Michigan State, but they’ve looked pretty strong so far.
-PROVIDENCE AT KENTUCKY. Providence is unbeaten and has looked really strong, but Kentucky is ranked #1, deservedly so, and it’s going to be tough for anyone to beat them on their home court.
-VALPARAISO AT PORTLAND (Challenge In Music City). Valpo is 6-1 and Portland is still unbeaten, so the winner of this is off to a great start with a lot of momentum built up.
-HARTFORD AT YALE. Neither team is expected to end up inside the bubble, but for now both have good records.
-STANFORD AT DEPAUL. Both come in with just one loss, but Stanford has been the more impressive team.
-RICHMOND AT NORTHERN IOWA. I really like this Northern Iowa team and expect that they’ll remain unbeaten after beating a pretty good Richmond team at home.
-IONA AT ARKANSAS. Iona has just one loss, and that came at Wofford, but they don’t have any wins of note yet. If they pull this one off, it will go a long way toward helping their at large chances. Arkansas has looked really impressive this year.
-TENNESSEE VS MARQUETTE (Orlando Classic). Both these teams need this one to build up some momentum.
-XAVIER VS LONG BEACH STATE (Wooden Legacy). These two faced each other earlier in the year, but that was on a neutral floor. If Long Beach can pull off this one it’ll be their second notable win against a really tough schedule.
-CALIFORNIA AT FRESNO STATE. A chance for Cal to pick up a road win and improve to 5-1.
-RHODE ISLAND VS GEORGIA TECH (Orlando Classic). Both teams have just one loss and could use this win as a momentum boost.
-PORTLAND STATE AT OREGON. It’s a buy game, but Portland State does come in at 4-0.
-UTEP VS WASHINGTON (Wooden Tradition). Both teams come in unbeaten, and UTEP has a nice win against Xavier on their profile. We weren’t expecting much out of Washington, but if they win this it’ll be impossible to ignore them.
-LIPSCOMB AT COLORADO. Buy game.
-DELAWARE AT VILLANOVA. Buy game.
-VMI AT MARYLAND. Buy game. Maryland can start off 7-0 if they pull out the wins.
-MONMOUTH AT SMU. SMU has been kind of disappointing so far and needs to start turning it around.