Faculty basketball will get prepared for one more weekend of convention play with marquee matchups Saturday together with a showdown between two of the highest applications from the Mountain West. New Mexico will put its good 5-0 report in opposition to convention opponents on the road when it hosts San Diego State on CBS.
Eighteen of the highest 25 applications will likely be in motion this weekend, and the theme will likely be ranked groups hitting the highway. Seven of the highest 10 groups will likely be enjoying away from their residence gymnasium, with the highest matchup being No. 5 Alabama dealing with No. 10 Texas A&M in Faculty Station.
One other ranked-on-ranked matchup on the weekend slate will see No. 14 Mississippi State host No. 6 Kentucky. The Wildcats opened SEC play with an exhilarating win over Florida at residence earlier than falling to Georgia in a midweek conflict. In the meantime, Mississippi State has began convention play with wins over South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
Arkansas is off to an 0-2 begin underneath first-year coach John Calipari in convention play. The Razorbacks face No. 8 Florida at residence. No. 1 Tennessee, recent off its first loss to that very same Florida crew, will journey to Austin to face Texas.
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4 p.m. | ESPN,  fuboTV (Strive totally free) — Arkansas opened convention play with two powerful attracts. The Razorbacks confronted No. 1 Tennessee on the highway and No. 23 Ole Miss at residence. Calipari hasn’t dropped three straight SEC video games for the reason that 2020-21 season when he was the top man at Kentucky. Florida is coming off an emotional win over No. 1 Tennessee earlier this week. This looks as if the proper storm for Arkansas to drag off the house upset. Prediction: Arkansas ML
6 p.m. | ESPN,  fuboTV (Strive totally free) — The final undefeated crew in faculty basketball suffered its first loss earlier this week when Tennessee misplaced to Florida. The Volunteers opened SEC play with a blowout win over Arkansas earlier than falling to 14-1 general with the loss to the Gators. In the meantime, Texas is 0-2 in SEC play, with losses to Texas A&M and Auburn. Even at residence, this can be a powerful draw for the Longhorns in opposition to a crew hungry to avenge their first loss. Prediction: Tennessee -5.5
8 p.m. | ESPN,  fuboTV (Strive totally free) — Alabama is not being talked about sufficient regardless of being 13-2 and 2-0 in SEC play. The Crimson Tide have received their final seven video games since dropping to Oregon in Las Vegas throughout Thanksgiving week. Texas A&M star guard Wade Taylor lV missed the final recreation in opposition to Oklahoma as a result of an undiclosed damage and will not be obtainable vs. the Tide both. With out Taylor Alabama will cowl and win outright. Prediction: Alabama -1.5
8:30 p.m. | SEC Community,  fuboTV (Strive totally free) — This has the potential to be the most effective recreation of the day. Mississippi State (regardless of being ranked No. 14) is underrated, in my view. The one downside for Mississippi State is how elite Kentucky’s offense is underneath first-year coach Mark Pope. Give me Kentucky to win and canopy on the highway. Prediction: Kentucky +5
1 p.m. | CBS, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports activities App and Paramount+ with Showtime (strive it free) — The Pit is among the hardest locations to play in faculty basketball. San Diego State received a recreation in a hostile highway setting at Boise State final weekend, however this will likely be a unique problem. New Mexico star Donovan Dent averages 19.3 factors and is among the finest guards within the nation. This recreation will go right down to the wire, however I will give the sting to New Mexico due to its home-court benefit. Decide: New Mexico -3
2 p.m. | Fox,  fuboTV (Strive totally free) — UConn is due for a bounceback after dropping a heartbreaker to Villanova earlier this week. UConn star ahead Alex Karaban missed each free throws together with his crew down one, which led to a 68-66 loss. Georgetown has been one of many extra shocking groups in faculty basketball and sits at 3-1 in Large East play. UConn covers and wins on the highway. Prediction: UConn -3.5
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