Our first colossal heavyweight matchup of the college basketball season is Tuesday as the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils face the No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks. We have highlighted the odds, movements, and our college basketball best bets for Tuesday.
Since 2011, the Champions Classic has been one of the premier early season events in college basketball. In addition to two of the sport's biggest blue bloods in Duke and Kansas facing off, the Kentucky Wildcats also face the Michigan State Spartans in a doubleheader in Indianapolis on Tuesday.
Here are our best bets for Tuesday's college basketball slate (odds via BetMGM and FanDuel Sportsbook; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
Tuesday's College Basketball Schedule and Odds
(odds via DraftKings Sportsbook)
- Kentucky (-285) vs. Michigan State (+240)
- Winthrop (+1300) vs. Auburn (-2800)
- Buffalo (+1700) vs. UConn (-5000)
- Gardner-Webb (+1600) vs. North Carolina (-4500)
- San Diego State (-195) vs. Stanford (+165)
- Duke (-120) vs. Kansas (+100)
- Alabama (-750) vs. South Alabama (+550)
Tuesday's College Basketball Best Bets
- Moneyline: Kentucky (-250 via BetMGM) vs. Michigan State ?????
- Spread: Appalachian State +6.5 (-110 via BetMGM) vs. Louisville ????
- Total: James Madison-Howard Over 154.5 (-106 via FanDuel) ????
- Upset: Stanford (+172 via FanDuel) vs. San Diego State ???
- Prop Pick: Purdue team total Over (OFF) ????