Thanksgiving week is filled with college basketball tournaments, some of which take players outside the United States to the Bahamas. The Battle 4 Atlantis includes a number of top teams in Nassau, and we have put two of those games on your sports betting list for this week. Memphis and Virginia Tech also play on Wednesday in the Upsie NIT Season Tip-Off.
We have previews for each game as you put together your college basketball Betting.
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Loyola-Chicago vs Michigan State
Wednesday, November 24 | 12:00 pm ET, ESPN
Imperial Arena, Nassau
Sister Jean’s Loyola-Chicago Ramblers are off to a perfect 4-0 start this season, but Michigan State represents their first signature opponent of the season. They beat Illinois-Chicago on Saturday, 80-63, behind 22 points from Ryan Schwieger. Lucas Williamson added 16 points and six boards, Braden Norris chipped in a dozen points, and Tate Hall pulled down eight boards.
Michigan State started the season with an 87-74 loss to then-#3 Kansas but has since run off three wins in a row, including a 21-point win at Butler. On Saturday, Michigan State struggled with shooting, hitting a season-worst 44 percent of their shots, but even so the Spartans ran all over Eastern Michigan, 83-59, behind 19 points, a dozen boards and four blocks out of Marcus Bingham Jr. The Spartans put their stamp on the game with a 7-0 run at the end of the first half to go into the locker room up 18. Malik Hall scored 15 points, Max Christie added 13 and Gabe Brown had 10. The Spartans forced 23 turnovers, converting those into 26 points.
Final Score Prediction: Michigan State 70, Loyola-Chicago 61 : Bet the Game Today
#22 Connecticut vs #19 Auburn
2:30 pm ET, ESPN
Imperial Arena, Nassau
Auburn last took the floor with a 58-52 victory over South Floridaon Friday, while UConn routed Binghamton in their last game, 87-63. Auburn had to fight their way back from a seven-point halftime deficit and a nine-point deficit midway through the second half, but the Tigers were able to sort it out behind 15 points from K.D. Johnson and 13 from Zep Jasper. The start was a bit muddled, as Auburn turned the ball over five times in the first five minutes and did not score for the first 5:17 of the game.
UConn also got off to a slow start, missing 13 of their first 14 shots of the night, but they were only down 7-4 at that point and pulled out to a 15-point halftime lead and cruised down the stretch against Binghamton. Tyrese Martin put up 15 points and 11 boards, along with four assists, three steals and a block. Adama Sanogo put up a dozen points, Jordan Hawkins added 11 and Andre Jackson had nine points and eight boards.
Final Score Prediction: UConn 78, Auburn 72 : Bet the Game Today
#9 Memphis vs Virginia Tech
Wednesday, November 24 | 9:30 pm ET, ESPN2
Barclays Center, Brooklyn
Memphis meets Virginia Tech in Gotham after having beaten Western Kentucky, 74-62, on Friday. The Tigers’ offense relies heavily on Emoni Bates, who is shooting 41.7 percent from behind the arc, including a 6 for 17 mark over his last three contests. Memphis uses a lot of ball distribution, often taking the extra pass to get the better shot, as demonstrated by their assist tally. In their last three games, they have 43 assists on 85 buckets (50.6 percent). They average 78.2 possessions per game, tenth most in Division I. They play a faster pace than Virginia Tech, as they average 65.1 possessions per game, ranking 306th.
Virginia Tech relies heavily on Storm Murphy, Keve Aluma and Justyn Mutts, who have scored 44 percent of the Hokies’ points so far this season. Mutts shoots 40 percent from behind the arc. Memphis has more talent, more speed and better shooters, so they should be able to skate toa win.
Final Score Prediction: Memphis 84, Virginia Tech 7 : Bet the Game Today
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