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.

Kentucky got their first big win of the season over No. 6 Duke in the Champions Classic, and it was Mark Pope's first signature statement victory as head coach

The Mark Pope era at Kentucky is off to an impressive start. Pope’s Wildcats upset No. 6 Duke in a 77-72 thriller Tuesday night at the State Farm Champions Classic in Atlanta, earning the former BYU head coach his first major highlight back at his alma ...