The North Dakota State Bison (0-1) travel to Lawrence to battle the defending National Champion No. 5 Kansas Jayhawks (0-0) Thursday at 8 p.m. (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the North Dakota State vs. Kansas odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Kansas starts its championship defense against a North Dakota State team coming in off a season-opening 76-58 loss to No. 10 Arkansas. The Bison did cover as 22.5-point underdogs.
This will be another challenging game as Kansas is the winningest program in college basketball history. The Bison will look to get out of this game unscathed as they hope to make an impression in the Summit League and make the NCAA Tournament.