They have very few weaknesses and have more talent than many of the past NCAA champions. The impressive part is that even though their team is so dependent on freshman, they play like a veteran squad that has known each other for years. They rarely make freshman mistakes, and there's no me-first attitude at all—just a commitment to winning. Kansas is a quality team, but they are going up against one of the greatest teams college basketball has ever seen.
The Jayhawks are simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, and will not be able to stop Kentucky' march toward the title. The Wildcats will win by eight points and capture the school's first national title since and their eighth overall. Follow NicholasGoss Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! The Champions Classic is an annual double-header between four of the premier programs in the sport: Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State — three of which are ranked in the preseason AP Top 25 poll , and the fourth, Michigan State, is first among "others receiving votes.
Click or tap here for the full opening day men's basketball scoreboard for Tuesday, Nov. Michigan State was first among "others receiving votes" in the preseason AP poll.
The Spartans' roster will look different this season as they enrolled talented shooting guard Max Christie and Northeastern transfer Tyson Walker, who averaged You can read more here about how Spartans coach Tom Izzo is handling the unusually modest expectations around his program entering In the 14 games Kansas and Michigan State have met, each team has won seven times, but the Spartans hold a advantage over the Jayhawks in the Champions Classic. The last time the two schools met in the event, Kansas won in The men's basketball season was an unusual one because both Duke and Kentucky missed the NCAA tournament, something that hadn't happened for the Blue Devils since and for the Wildcats since As the preseason AP poll suggests, with Duke at No.
Duke enrolled one of the most talented freshman classes in the country, headlined by power forward Paolo Banchero, who could prove to be the best freshman in the country and potentially a national player of the year candidate. He'll be joined by fellow elite freshmen AJ Griffin, a small forward, and shooting guard Trevor Keels.
The Duke-Kentucky series has been a competitive one historically, with the Wildcats holding a advantage. Duke holds a edge over Kentucky in the Champions Classic, with the Blue Devils most recently defeating the Wildcats on the opening night of the season, when Duke's freshman trio of R.
Barrett, Zion Williamson and Cam Reddish combined for 83 points — only one point less than Kentucky's total as a team. OddsShark computer pick: Get college basketball picks on every game via the OddsShark computer. College basketball betting trends. Kansas is ATS in its past seven games. The total has gone over in 16 of Kansas' past 23 games.
Kentucky is ATS in its past nine games. All college basketball odds and betting trends according to Bleacher Report's official odds partner, OddsShark. Check out OddsShark on Twitter and Instagram or head to YouTube for more betting picks and analysis on this week's top games. The Jayhawks have been enjoying the Champions Classic as of late, going the past six years. The only loss in that stretch was two years ago when KU lost by two vs.
Duke but had 28 turnovers. That Kansas team would go on to lose just two more games before the season was cut short in due to the COVID pandemic. On Tuesday, Kansas had only nine turnovers, zero coming from Agbaji, which Self told me was a huge step forward in his development. Even better, Kansas managed to get 44 points in the paint, even though Agbaji -- a dynamic two-way wing -- was the game's leading scorer with It was also Agbaji's eighth time cracking the point barrier, but this was probably the best game of his career; he'd never had as many as 29 until Tuesday night.
As my column from Tuesday night highlighted, Agbaji's progress is based a lot in his belief to be an alpha, to be tough, to be commanding with the ball. He is now most definitely a dude. Maybe that dude. You know the kind: reliable every single night and unafraid to take on any challenge.
Self made sure to note the throwback nature of his best player's ascent. Growing into a great player over three or four years used to be the way. The atmosphere in the sport has washed away much of that, but there's still room for it if we allow it. There's some guys, even though they could be a one-and-done, they've had experiences that some juniors and seniors hadn't had yet through the circuit and all this stuff. This dude [Agbaji] didn't start for his AAU team.
He was top -- I think he was th when we [recruited him]. Just wait until Jalen Wilson returns from suspension. To me, Kansas looked like the best team at Madison Square Garden. Despite a nine-win season last time around, an opening night loss to Duke shouldn't have Wildcats fans all that worried. Calipari said there were some easy shots missed, and the fact new point guard Sahvir Wheeler played almost the entire game was a mistake. At least in retrospect. Not his fault; that's on me.
Kentucky went with seven guys, playing Wheeler 38 minutes and Kellan Grady Good gains.
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