What a treat! A No. 1 vs. 2 opener at a neutral site, Madison Square Garden. This is the third straight season Michigan State's game in the Champions Classic has involved the No. 1 team in the country. They played close games against No. 1 Kansas and Duke the last two seasons. But this time Michigan State is top-ranked and the Spartans are on a 27-12 spread run, including 24-10 ATS as a favorite. A young Kentucky squad is ranked No. 2 for the second straight year. Kentucky is inexperienced, with a starting five that features two freshmen and two sophomores. And a year ago they got roasted by Duke in a marquee opener, 118-84. Under Izzo, Sparty is 397-249 ATS as a favorite and 157-139 in non-conferecne games. Back the more experienced team with the better coach and a superior defense. Play Michigan State.
This pick was released to clients on November 05, 2019 at 2:34PM ET.
CBB
Michigan State vs. Kentucky
November 5, 2019
9:30 PM Eastern
1 unit on Michigan State -3 (-105) (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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