College basketball futures odds, picks, best bets: Proven expert fading Kansas Jayhawks in 2022-23

The 2022-23 men's college basketball season tips off Monday. The Big 12 will be looking for a third straight national championship. North Carolina and Kentucky are the 9-1 co-favorites in the latest Caesars Sportsbook's men’s collegebasketball futures. Five SEC teams are in top 25, led by Kentucky at No. 4. SportsLine expert Matt Severance is a 106-73-4 on his last 183 against-the-spread college Basketball picks.

Severance is not expecting much from Kansas this season. The defending champions lost a lot of talent. They are ranked fifth in the nation. Self is suspended for the first four games. He brought in another stellar recruiting class. Jalen Wilson, Dajuan Harris Jr. and Mitch Lightfoot are the only key contributors from last year.

Severance has picked his winner of the NCAA Tournament 2023 and has found great value on a team that he says "may well be the best team in school history." He also has a couple of value plays you might want to consider, including a massive 100-1 longshot.