Concerns about Kentucky may ultimately prove to be valid. But at 3-0 with a marquee win, the Wildcats’ national title odds have already moved up to +2200, which rank 10th-best overall. They have just the fourth-best odds to win the SEC at +1400, though we can expect those to also shorten soon if Pope and the Wildcats keep it up.

No. 18 Kentucky picked up an early signature win over No. 6 Duke in the Champions Classic Tuesday. Follow for a recap of scores, highlights and more:

You can follow a Kentucky men’s basketball list on X/Twitter by clicking here. I will also be posting to Threads at @johnclay21. Duke was just 3-for-12 from 3-point range in the first half, but Blue Devils were 15-for-25 on 2-pointers for 48.