The Maryland men’s basketball team is technically the underdog against Sweet 16 opponent Kansas on Thursday night. The Terps are a No. 5 seed playing the top-ranked team in the tournament, and they’re getting about 6.5 points in Vegas spreads.
But they don’t care about any of that.
"I don’t really feel like we’re the underdog," junior forward Robert Carter said during Tuesday’s media session, before they flew Wednesday morning to Kentucky. "I feel like we’re one of the best teams in the country playing another team that’s one of the best in the country.