NCAA Basketball: Picks for Day 25 of the 2024-25 season

Some more tournaments start today for some Thanksgiving Hoops. There are going to be some good games and there could be some mid majors beating power 5 teams today.

By Bryan Mauro | Nov 28, 2024

Nov 25, 2024; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks guard D.J. Wagner (21) reacts after a score in the second half against the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas won 109-35. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images / Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images

I didn’t think today was going to be anywhere near as exciting as yesterday was. I was very wrong. The day started in the Bahamas at the Battle 4 Atlantis, with Louisville beating Indiana by 30. The Hoosiers didn’t look interested and appeared to have the same problems they did last year. Then Gonzaga was all out of sorts and lost a game to West Virginia that they should not have lost.

Auburn blew out another opponent when they beat Memphis to win the Maui Invitational. Iowa State blew out Colorado, Oregon blew out San Diego State, Michigan State beat North Carolina in Overtime, Texas A&M beat Creighton, and Alabama beat Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights showed very well and impressed. Michigan won the Fort Myers Tip-Off by beating Xavier. The Big Ten has looked impressive so far. Finally, SMU won the Acrisure Championship.

Yesterday, I went 42-17 in my picks. That does not include the very late games in Maui and Vegas. That brings my 24-day total to 825-264 overall. There are a decent number of games today, and some tournaments are starting. The Battle 4 Atlantis continues. The ESPN Events Invitational, Rady’s Children’s Invitational, Acrisure Classic, Acrisure Invitational, NIT Season Tip-Off, Arizona Tip-Off, Western Slam, and the Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase all begin tomorrow. Picks for day 25, November 28, 2024, are below.

Louisville over West Virginia

Wichita State over Minnesota

Rhode Island over UT Arlington

Gonzaga over Indiana

Florida over Wake Forest

Purdue over NC State

Utah Valley over North Dakota State

Arkansas over Illinois

TCU over Santa Clara

Arizona over Oklahoma

Ole Miss over BYU

Utah State over St. Bonaventure

Washington over Colorado State

Butler over Northwestern

Providence over Davidson

UC Irvine over Kennesaw State

North Texas over Northern Iowa

Saint Mary’s over USC

Mississippi State over UNLV

Kent State over Towson

New Mexico over Arizona State

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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Enjoy the time with your families. Gonzaga and Indiana look good on paper, but Indiana is likely going to get blasted. The Bulldogs are upset, and Indiana doesn’t guard the three-point line. Arkansas and Illinois and Florida and Wake Forest are both games that are going to be great and could be close throughout. There is a lot of star power in those games, and anything can happen in those games. Enjoy your turkey, and enjoy your hoops.

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