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00:00Let's start, Joe, with the first of two games tonight in the ATL.
00:08It is number one, Kansas and Michigan State.
00:12Tom Izzo, of course, we know what he brings to this matchup.
00:16And of course, Bill Self and the top-ranked Jayhawks, who did survive an incredible comeback
00:22attempt from North Carolina at home in the fog in a great top-ten tilt on Friday night.
00:28He remains perfect at 2-0, 92-89.
00:31Michigan State has won both of its two games to start this year as well.
00:36Sporty booked as a six-and-a-half point underdog in Atlanta, total at 150 and a hook.
00:42How do you break down the matchup between the Jayhawks and the Spartans?
00:47It feels, I mean, if we're being honest, it feels like kind of a low number for Kansas
00:51here given the fact that I've talked to a number of guys that follow Michigan State
00:56basketball and they are all on the consensus that this is one of the worst Michigan State
01:01teams that Tom Izzo has had in a very, very long time.
01:06They're unranked.
01:08They said none of the Michigan State starters right now would even sniff the floor for Kansas,
01:14which has already faced number nine, North Carolina.
01:17In the meantime, you've got Michigan State, who's played who exactly?
01:21Nobody.
01:22They're only shooting about 25% from deep.
01:27This is, we'll learn whether or not that's the true narrative here from Michigan State,
01:32but all indicators are this is not, I mean, Tom Izzo aside, this is not a good Michigan
01:39State team.
01:40And given what we've already seen from Kansas, it would be hard not to want to lay that number
01:44here tonight.
01:45Yeah, I would agree with you, Joe.
01:47There's no doubt the KU is more battle-tested.
01:50Michigan State though has looked good in its opening two games of this year against Monmouth
01:55and Niagara.
01:56I understand, but the Spartans have been booked as at least a 20 point favorite in both.
02:01They've covered the number both times.
02:02They've scored at least 81 points.
02:04They had 96 against Niagara late last week, I believe on Thursday night, KU has scored
02:12at least 87 in both of its two games, the fifth most efficient offense in the country.
02:17And that is Kansas, 150 and a half also feels just a little bit like.