I like the value on the Jayhawks in a neutral site (East Coast) game against the top team in the country. I think this is probably the best Gonzaga team yet, but this isn't a great spot for them to start the season. They should win the game, but there's a little value on the other side, especially if you get +4.5 like I did in a few spots. I make Gonzaga -3.1 points better in this spot. Take the points.

Now Gonzaga has the bullseye after all these years. That's a totally different spot than the Zags are used to on the national stage. I'll take points with Kansas for sure.

If this terrific matchup between the No. 6 Jayhawks and No. 1 Zags were any other day but Thanksgiving, I would be in attendance as it's played in Fort Myers, Fla. This could be Mark Few's most talented team yet at Gonzaga and he landed the highest-ranked recruit in school history in Jalen Suggs. That said, KU's Bill Self always has multiple five-star recruits on the roster, and he might have the nation's top defensive player in Marcus Garrett. It's obviously hard to get a true feel on these openers, especially at a neutral site, but every projection/model I have checked (including SL's) has it a two-point game. It is a 10:30 a.m. Pacific time start for the West Coast Zags, so we'll take the 4. Kansas is 4-2 vs. top-ranked teams under Self.