While nonconference runaways — er, litmus tests — remain on many schools’ schedules, early December thankfully brings the return of league play and various interconference clashes.

Today’s best bets examine some of those high-profile tangles while admitting several others could have made the cut.

Here we go.

Iowa at No. 7 Michigan State — 7 p.m. ET

Iowa is unbeaten under first-year coach Ben McCollum and another Drake export, senior guard Bennett Stirtz , who earned MVP of the recent Acrisure Classic in Palm Desert, Calif.

Michigan State hasn’t lost, either, racking up wins against ranked foes Arkansas, Kentucky, and North Carolina along the way.

With point guard Jeremy Fears and his nation-leading 9.7 assists running the show, the Spartans stay perfect with an array of talent that

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