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College basketball Week 8 predictions for every Top 25 game

ByMike Phillips|
Dec 22, 2021; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers guard Wendell Green Jr. (1) goes for a shot as Murray State Racers guard Tevin Brown (10) goes for the block during the second half at Auburn Arena. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 22, 2021; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers guard Wendell Green Jr. (1) goes for a shot as Murray State Racers guard Tevin Brown (10) goes for the block during the second half at Auburn Arena. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports

The SEC takes center stage this week as a litany of excellent matchups highlight this week’s college basketball schedule. Here are some predictions for those Top 25 games and more.

The Christmas break is over for college basketball and the Week 8 schedule is a solid one. COVID has wreaked some more havoc as programs have had to go on pause after returning to campus but the SEC looks to take center stage thanks to some incredible matchups this week.

Read on for a full look at predictions for all the games featuring teams ranked inside the AP Top 25 poll. As always, the games listed here were on the schedule as of post time but recent developments with COVID mean that any contest can be postponed or canceled at any time.

College basketball Week 8 Top 25 predictions

Note: Projected winners are listed in bold.

Tuesday, Dec. 28

  • Alabama State at No. 25 Texas Tech – 2:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Network/ESPN+
  • North Alabama at No. 4 Gonzaga – 5:00 p.m. ET – Root Sports
  • UCONN at No. 23 Xavier – 7:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • Northwestern State at No. 1 Baylor – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Network/ESPN+
  • Incarnate Word at No. 17 Texas – 8:30 p.m. ET – Longhorn Network

Wednesday, Dec. 29

  • High Point at No. 10 Michigan State – 3:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Nicholls at No. 3 Purdue – 5:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 16 LSU at No. 11 Auburn – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
  • No. 15 Seton Hall at No. 21 Providence – 7:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • Missouri at No. 18 Kentucky – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Illinois State at No. 24 Wisconsin – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network+
  • No. 14 Tennessee at No. 19 Alabama – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • Temple at No. 22 Villanova – 9:00 p.m. ET – FS1

Thursday, Dec. 30

  • No. 4 Gonzaga at San Diego – 10:00 p.m. ET – Root Sports

Friday, Dec. 31

  • High Point at No. 18 Kentucky – 12:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network

Saturday, Jan. 1

  • West Virginia at No. 17 Texas – 12:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
  • No. 1 Baylor at No. 8 Iowa State – 2:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
  • No. 22 Villanova at No. 15 Seton Hall – 2:00 p.m. ET – CBS
  • No. 21 Providence at DePaul – 2:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • Oklahoma State at No. 25 Texas Tech – 4:00 p.m. ET- Big 12 Network/ESPN+
  • TCU at No. 6 Kansas – 5:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Network/ESPN+
  • No. 4 Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount – 7:00 p.m. ET – Root Sports+

Sunday, Jan. 2

  • No. 10 Michigan State at Northwestern – 2:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 12 Houston at Temple – 5:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • No. 13 Ohio State at Nebraska – 6:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network

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