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College basketball Week 3 predictions for every Top 25 game: Who wins Gonzaga-UCLA clash of titans?

ByMike Phillips|
UNCASVILLE, CT - NOVEMBER 21: Zach Edey #15 of the Purdue University Boilermakers pulls in a rebound over Jermaine Samuels #23 of the Villanova Wildcats during the second half of a game at Mohegan Sun Arena on November 21, 2021 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)
UNCASVILLE, CT - NOVEMBER 21: Zach Edey #15 of the Purdue University Boilermakers pulls in a rebound over Jermaine Samuels #23 of the Villanova Wildcats during the second half of a game at Mohegan Sun Arena on November 21, 2021 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)

MTEs dominate the schedule with Thanksgiving approaching. Here’s some college basketball Week 3 predictions for all the scheduled Top 25 action.

The college basketball season is kicking into high gear with Thanksgiving coming up. A deep roster of Multi-Team Events, or MTEs for short, highlight a stellar week of action for teams inside the AP Top 25.

Here is a list of predictions for all of the Top 25 action on tap for Week 3 of the college basketball season. It is worth mentioning that only games that are scheduled are picked, which will omit later matchups in events like the Maui Invitational and the Battle 4 Atlantis.

College basketball Week 3 predictions for Top 25 games

Note: Projected winners listed in bold

Monday, Nov. 22

  • Butler vs. No. 12 Houston – 4:30 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • Ohio State vs. No. 21 Seton Hall – 6:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 14 Illinois vs. Cincinnati – 6:30 p.m. ET – ESPNEWS
  • Albany at No. 10 Kentucky – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network+/ESPN+
  • No. 2 UCLA vs. Bellarmine – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • California vs. No. 23 Florida – 8:30 p.m. ET – FS1
  • The Citadel at No. 5 Duke – 9:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • No. 13 Arkansas vs. Kansas State – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPNEWS
  • No. 1 Gonzaga vs. Central Michigan – 11:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
  • Dixie State vs. No. 24 USC – 11:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network

Tuesday, Nov. 23

  • No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 2 UCLA – 10:00 p.m. ET – ESPN

Wednesday, Nov. 24

  • No. 22 UConn vs. No. 19 Auburn – 2:30 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Tarleton at No. 20 Michigan – 7:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 25 Xavier vs. Iowa State – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
  • No. 6 Baylor vs. Arizona State – 7:30 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • California Baptist at No. 8 Texas – 8:30 p.m. ET – Longhorn Network
  • Texas Southern at No. 18 BYU – 9:00 p.m. ET – BYUtv
  • No. 9 Memphis vs. Virginia Tech – 9:30 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Thursday, Nov. 25

  • North Texas vs. No. 4 Kansas – 2:30 p.m. ET – ESPN Family of Networks
  • No. 10 Alabama vs. Iona – 5:00 p.m. ET – ESPN Family of Networks
  • No. 24 USC vs. Saint Joseph’s – 9:30 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Friday, Nov. 26

  • Omaha at No. 3 Purdue – 2:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network+
  • Tennessee Tech at No. 15 Tennessee – 3:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network+/ESPN+
  • North Florida at No. 10 Kentucky – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • UT Rio Grande Valley at No. 14 Illinois – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network+
  • No. 5 Duke vs. No. 1 Gonzaga – 10:30 p.m. ET – ESPN

Saturday, Nov. 27

  • Northern Iowa at No. 16 St. Bonaventure – 2:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • No. 2 UCLA at UNLV – 5:00 p.m. ET – Stadium
  • Sacramento State at No. 17 Arizona – 7:30 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
  • No. 18 BYU at Utah – 9:30 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network

Sunday, Nov. 28

  • Bethune-Cookman at No. 21 Seton Hall – 12:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • Troy at No. 23 Florida – 12:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Pennsylvania at No. 13 Arkansas – 4:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • No. 7 Villanova vs. La Salle – 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

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