Note: I’ve decided to use the KenPom Top 25 just because I find it much more accurate than the AP, plus, its updated daily
These picks will be updated every day.
Monday, 12/10
No featured games for today
Tuesday, 12/11
#16Villanova (8-2) @
Pennsylvania (8-2) – 7 PM ET, ESPN2
Prediction: Villanova
Wednesday, 12/12
Lipscomb (7-2) @
Louisville (6-3) – 7 PM ET, ESPN3
Prediction: Louisville
LSU (7-2) @
Houston (8-0) – 9 PM ET, ESPN2
Prediction: Houston
San Diego (8-2) @
Oregon (5-3) – 10 PM ET, Pac-12 Network
Prediction: Oregon
Thursday, 12/13
No featured games for today
Friday, 12/14
No featured games for today
Saturday, 12/15
#6
Gonzaga (9-1) @ #7
North Carolina (7-2) – 7 PM ET, ESPN2
One of the final few blockbuster matchups of nonconference play will come Saturday night in a rematch of the 2017 National Championship. Gonzaga travels to the Dean to talk on a UNC team that has fallen a little short of expectations so far, coming in 3rd place at the Las Vegas Invitational over Thanksgiving, and dropping a road game against Michigan by 17, although that one is a little more understandable given that the Wolverines rank 2nd in my weekly power rankings on twitter (@crazysportdude). This will start a tough stretch for the Tar Heels as they will take on four top 100 teams in a row before jumping into ACC play. Gonzaga, on the other hand, has been one of the most inconsistent teams I’ve seen this year, even before the loss to Tennessee, I had them 5th in my power rankings. On the one hand, they dominated Duke for 30 minutes, but on the other, they were down double digits to Creighton on the road, needed a buzzer beater to beat Washington, and had a game with #104 Illinois go to the final minutes in Maui. I’d probably pick them on a neutral, but the Bulldogs are just way too inconsistent for me to have confidence that they will go to Chapel Hill and walk away with a victory. Give me North Carolina in a high scoring, close game.
Prediction: North Carolina
#20Villanova (8-3) @ #2
Kansas (8-0) – 12 PM ET, ESPN
Prediction: Kasnsas
Old Dominion (7-3) @ #18
Syracuse (7-2) – 12 PM ET, ESPN3
Prediction: Syracuse
Nortre Dame (6-3) vs #14
Purdue (6-4) in Indianapolis, IN – 1:30 PM ET, CBS
Prediction: Notre Dame
Rutgers (5-4) vs
Seton Hall (6-3) in Newark, NJ – 2 PM ET, FS1
Prediction: Seton Hall
NC State (8-1) vs
Penn State (5-4) in Atlantic City, NJ – 2 PM ET, ESPNU
Prediction: NC State
Butler (7-2) vs #25
Indiana (8-2) in Indianapolis, IN – 3:45 PM ET, CBS
Prediction: Butler
Belmont (7-1) @
UCLA (7-2) – 5 PM ET, Pac-12 Network
Prediction: UCLA
Arizona State (7-1) @
Georgia (5-3) – 6 PM ET, SEC Network
Prediction: Arizona State
#11Virginia Tech (8-1) vs
Washington (7-3) in Atlantic City, NJ – 7 PM ET, ESPNU
Prediction: Virginia Tech
Cincinnati (9-1) @ #22
Mississippi State (8-1) – 8:30 PM ET, SEC Network
Prediction: Mississippi State
South Dakota State (9-3) @ #5
Nevada (10-0) – 9 PM ET, ESPN3
Prediction: Nevada
USC (5-4) vs
Oklahoma (8-1) in Tulsa, OK – 9 PM ET, ESPNU
Prediction: Oklahoma
Baylor (5-3) @
Arizona (7-3) – 11 PM ET, ESPN2
Prediction: Arizona
LSU (7-3) vs
Saint Mary’s (7-4) in Las Vegas, NV – 11 PM ET, ESPNU
Prediction: LSU
Sunday, 12/16
Rhode Island (4-3) vs
West Virginia (6-3) in Uncasville, CT – 1 PM ET, CBSSN
Prediction: West Virginia
#19Nebraska (8-2) vs
Oklahoma State (4-5) in Sioux Falls, SD – 7 PM ET, BTN
Prediction: Nebraska