The Maryland men's basketball team has opened as a 7-point underdog for Thursday's Sweet 16 game against top overall NCAA Tournament seed Kansas, according to new odds.
It's not surprising that Maryland isn't the betting favorite here. The Jayhawks are the tournament's consensus best team, and they'll be playing close to home in Louisville, Ky. They have won 16 games in a row, their last loss coming at Iowa State on Jan. 25. They've had no great trouble at all in the first two rounds of this tournament, blowing out No. 16 seed Austin Peay and then pulling away from No.