Sparty has played one team of consequence, losing to Kansas by eight. That helped its metrics, but Izzo’s squad shot just 34.8% from the field and 12.5% from deep in that game. Memphis, on the other hand, already has a few quality wins (UNLV, San Francisco, not to mention UConn).

It is the ESPN Events Invitational as we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Minnesota-Wichita State prediction and pick.