’Tis the season for far-too-early holiday programming and gigantic college basketball point spreads.

We deal in some of the latter here, and by having a vested interest in these or other games, you, too, can do your part to ward off the former.

Seriously, “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (Freeform, 6:45 p.m.) shouldn’t air opposite anything on Nov. 17, let alone tonight’s early tips.

So bet, humbugs and otherwise.

WOMEN: NO. 5 LSU AT TULANE, 7 p.m.

Tulane’s Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse holds just 3,600 fans, and you’d best believe it will exceed capacity as in-state rival LSU visits in a marquee matchup.

While even the sunniest of Green Wave backers shouldn’t expect to put the “L” in “Kim Mulkey” with a colossal upset, this one also shouldn’t be the rout oddsmakers

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