The college basketball season is entering its fourth full week and one of the most exciting times of the year has arrived. The jewel of the non-conference portion of the season is Feast Week, the stretch of the calendar right before Thanksgiving when a slew of MTEs (otherwise known as Multi Team Events) match up some of the nation's best squads for a chance at a mini-tournament experience to help them prep for March Madness.

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Iowa State Cyclones vs. Auburn Tigers in the 2024 Maui Invitational on Monday night

My analysis The Maui Invitational is one of the toughest preseason tournaments in college basketball, with four of the Top 10 teams in the nation taking part. The Iowa State Cyclones and Auburn Tigers both come into their first-round matchup with undefeated records, though they’ve gotten here by slightly different means.