Duke and Kansas square off Tuesday night in the annual State Farms Champions Classic. Kansas is the defending national champions and ranked #6 while Duke, which also made last spring’s Final Four, comes in at #7.
You might think Kansas would be favored, but Duke is currently listed as a -1.5 favorite at ESPN, and ESPN’s analytics machine has Duke’s odds of winning at 56.4 percent to 43.6 for Kansas. However, Vegas oddsmakers flip that to KU at -1.5.
Kentucky and Michigan State will play in the undercard at 7:00 while Duke and Kansas are set to go at 9:30.