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Picks for Thanksgiving week games

With two weekends of the 2014-15 college basketball season in the books, opinions about teams and players are beginning to crystallize.

Kentucky is indeed as good as we thought they could be. Kansas, Syracuse and the defending champion UConn Huskies have some work to do. Gonzaga’s Kevin Pangos (23 assists without a turnover in four games) is back to his pre-injury form and Duke’s talented freshman group (Jahlil Okafor, Tyus Jones and Justise Winslow) looks downright frightening.

As we head into Feast Week, new narratives will be formed and some opinions are bound to change. Here’s a look at the games, teams and players I’ll have my eye on as the college basketball calendar creeps toward December.

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Monday


7 p.m. (ESPNU) -- Villanova Wildcats vs. Virginia Commonwealth Rams

This is a battle of top-25 teams, and the winner should get Michigan on Tuesday at the Barclays Center. The question will be whether Ryan Arcidiacono can handle the Rams' relentless defensive pressure.

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