Proving it’s never too early for degenerate behavior, an online sports book has established West Virginia as a five-touchdown favorite in the Aug. 30 season-opener against Villanova. And proving there’s no limit to degenerate behavior, another sports book has provided a draft-night debate about who will get picked first: Joe Alexander or Danilo Gallinari.

If gambling were legal — and clearly, it’s not; these Web sites are just creative hobbies for people — one would be inclined to say the Wildcats can’t keep up and we’ll see what Gallinari is wearing first.