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Even though the Old Spice and Directv Classics take a break, there's still plenty of tournament action on tap this Thanksgiving Saturday. The most noteworthy: the Battle 4 Atlantis final.

Happy Thanksgiving! If you get bored of football, or are ready to ignore it like me, three of the biggest early season tournaments tip off today with a full lineup of quarterfinals.

Thanksgiving Eve is highlighted by a surprise final in the Maui Invitational and the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

RealGM.com has released its preseason tournament odds, and only one mid-major squad has been given more than a 15 percent chance of winning its bracket. Are the little guys getting snubbed already?

The NIT Tip-off bracket has been released and we break down which mid-major team has the best shot to reach Madison Square Garden. And could North Texas' Tony Mitchell make an early national name for himself?

In which BracketCat serves up a heaping helping of Thanksgiving weekend leftovers.

In which conference mates Kansas, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech all derp it up on a national stage.

In which 24 hours of basketball were played and KU got beat at its own game.

Blogging the Bracket's Chris Dobbertean comments on the similarity between the 2011 NIT Season Tip-Off host school lineup and the field for the 2010 76 Classic.

Blogging the Bracket's Chris Dobbertean takes a look at the college basketball slate for Thanksgiving Eve, which features the Maui Invitational final and the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals.