Originally <a href='/showthread.php?p=21022158'>posted</a> on 01/29/2014:

I guess what I'm trying to get at, what has really changed in the past few weeks that somebody would lay 8.5 with Kansas? Has Kansas really impressed that much against inferior competition to the point where you would lay 8.5 against a team like Iowa State? Why should a healthy Kane and company be 8.5 point dogs against Kansas? What has changed so much to warrant this point spread? Home court really means that much? Usually these games hover around 5/5.5/6. Iowa state being down double digits at half while riding a 3 game losing streak and coming back to knock off Kansas State was impressive to me. They could have packed it in but they didn't. It showed me a lot. You always have to keep in mind, it's just one bet for me. I'm not suggesting anybody go all in on Iowa State but to give them this many points is ridiculous.