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College basketball Week 7 predictions for every Top 25 game

ByMike Phillips|
LAWRENCE, KANSAS - DECEMBER 17: K.J. Adams Jr. #24 of the Kansas Jayhawks shoots against Race Thompson #25 of the Indiana Hoosiers in the first half at Allen Fieldhouse on December 17, 2022 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KANSAS - DECEMBER 17: K.J. Adams Jr. #24 of the Kansas Jayhawks shoots against Race Thompson #25 of the Indiana Hoosiers in the first half at Allen Fieldhouse on December 17, 2022 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

The holidays mean a shorter week of action in college basketball. Here’s who will win each Top 25 game in Week 7 of the season.

Week 6 was a heavyweight one in terms of college basketball action as many of the top non-conference games left on the schedule took place, with many coming on Saturday afternoon. The Saturday before Christmas is usually a high point of the college basketball season, which makes sense since the week prior to the holiday is usually a slower one in the sport.

The action from the weekend did lead to a bit of a shakeup in the AP Top 25 poll as two new teams leaped into the Top 5 while Marquette and Arizona State entered the poll for the first time this season. Let’s take a look at how each Top 25 game scheduled for this week will play out.

Week 7 College Basketball Top 25 Predictions

Note: Projected winners listed in bold.

Tuesday, Dec. 20

  • Battle In The Vault – Drake vs. No. 15 Mississippi State – 5:00 p.m. ET – Baller TV
  • Georgetown at No. 2 UCONN – 6:30 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 14 Duke at Wake Forest – 6:30 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • Jackson State at No. 9 Alabama – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Elon at No. 18 Indiana – 7:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 24 Marquette at Providence – 7:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network
  • Northwestern State at No. 12 Baylor – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+
  • No. 6 Virginia at No. 22 Miami – 8:30 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • Montana State at No. 5 Arizona – 8:30 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
  • Montana at No. 11 Gonzaga – 9:00 p.m. ET – Root Sports+

Wednesday, Dec. 21

  • UC Davis at No. 13 UCLA – 5:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
  • Austin Peay at No. 8 Tennessee – 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+/SEC Network+
  • No. 21 Virginia Tech at Boston College – 6:30 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • Florida A&M at No. 19 Kentucky – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • McNeese at No. 3 Houston – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • Louisiana at No. 7 Texas – 8:00 p.m. ET – Longhorn Network
  • New Orleans at No. 1 Purdue – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
  • UNC Asheville at No. 10 Arkansas – 9:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • No. 20 TCU at Utah – 9:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Mountain
  • No. 23 Auburn at Washington – 9:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
  • No. 25 Arizona State at San Francisco – 10:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network

Thursday, Dec. 22

  • Harvard at No. 4 Kansas – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • Morgan State at No. 5 Arizona – 8:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
  • No. 16 Illinois at Missouri – 9:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network

Friday, Dec. 23

  • Kennesaw State at No. 18 Indiana – 7:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Grambling State at No. 17 Wisconsin – 9:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network

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