Kansas Jayhawks vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas (-5.5)

The Kansas Jayhawks (2-0) are hitting the road to United Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Kentucky Wildcats (2-0). Kansas opens this game as 5.5-point favorites. The total comes in at 155.5.

The Kansas Jayhawks took the court against MTSU and took home the win by a score of 89-45 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Jayhawks walked away with 10 while MTSU finished the game with 18 fouls. They also buried 7 of 27 attempts from three-point range. MTSU finished the game shooting 44.4% at the charity stripe by converting 4 of their 9 attempts. In addition, MTSU pulled down 28 rebounds (12 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. MTSU recorded 10 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. With regard to defending, Kansas let their opponent shoot 25.0% from the floor on 17 out of 68 shooting. They also distributed 17 dimes in this matchup while creating 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Jayhawks knocked down 12 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 54.5%. Kansas ended the contest having earned a 62.5% FG percentage (35 out of 56) and converted 7 out of their 19 shots from beyond the arc.

Trey Kaufman-Renn is a guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up going 87.5% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes. He saw the court for 18 mins and collected 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 7 of 8 shooting.

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Kansas comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 2-0 this season. They are averaging 92.0 points per outing (64th in the country) on 60.3% from the floor. The Jayhawks are hitting 36.4% on shots from downtown (16 of 44) and 53.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Kansas is pulling down 45.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 32 dimes on the season, which ranks 202nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 12.5 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Jayhawks are forcing 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.0 fouls. They are giving up 33.3% on three-point shots and they are ranked 29th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (55.0). The Jayhawks are allowing a FG percentage of 28.5% (39 of 137) and they surrender 34.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 161st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 25 surrendered so far this year.

When they last played, the Kentucky Wildcats got the victory with a final of 89-80 against James Madison. In the matter of team rebounding, Kentucky permitted James Madison to collect 28 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished 33.3% from three-point range by connecting on 15 of 45 and finished the contest at 11 of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). The Wildcats permitted James Madison to convert 27 out of their 68 attempts from the floor which had them at 39.7% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Wildcats went 32 for 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.8%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Kentucky knocked down 10 out of 28 attempts (35.7%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throws for a rate of 78.9%. James Madison committed 17 fouls for this game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They turned it over 6 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Wildcats recorded 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this matchup.

Zoom Diallo was important for the Wildcats for the matchup. He made 7 out of 11 in this matchup for a rate of 63.6%, and earned 3 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 22 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 assists in the matchup.

Kentucky has a mark of 2-0 for the season. The Wildcats commit 16.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 80.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 17.0 times per game (124th in D-1) and they are turning it over 10.5 times per game. Kentucky has accounted for 174 pts for the season (87.0 per game) and they average 40.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats are connecting on 52.0% from the field, which ranks them 47th in college.

The Kentucky defense allows 31.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (22 of 71) and opponents are converting on 60.5% of their foul shots. They surrender 13.0 assists and 31.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 210th and 91st in the nation. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 148th in college in PPG allowed with 68.5. They are able to force 10.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 37.7% from the field (92nd in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas (-5.5)

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