Manhattan Jaspers vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Manhattan Jaspers vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

Rupp Arena is where the Kentucky Wildcats (22-14 last year) will go up against the Manhattan Jaspers (12-20 last season) on Tuesday.

The Manhattan Jaspers took the court against Fairfield and went home with a loss by a final score of 71-60 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Jaspers ended up with 14 while Fairfield recorded 8 personal fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 27 attempts from 3-point land. Fairfield shot 73.3% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of 15 tries. Moreover, Fairfield snagged 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Fairfield distributed 14 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. In the matter of defense, Manhattan allowed the other team to shoot 38.5% from the field on 25 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes in this game as well as creating 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 28 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Jaspers knocked down 10 of 12 tries for a rate of 83.3%. Manhattan finished the game with a 41.8% FG percentage (23 of 55) and made 4 of 17 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Terrance Jones is one player who came through in this contest. He recorded 16 points on 5 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He went 38.5% from the floor and distributed 4 assists.

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Manhattan comes into this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 12-20 last year. They averaged 74.0 points per outing (229th in Division 1) while shooting 42.6% from the floor. The Jaspers shot 32.4% on 3-point shots (230 of 709) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. As a group, Manhattan grabbed 33.2 rebounds per contest and tallied 411 assists throughout last season, which was 272nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 10.7 times per game and as a group committed 14.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Jaspers forced their opponents into 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 17.0 fouls. They conceded 36.5% on shots from downtown while they were 313th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (78.9). The Jaspers allowed and opponent field goal percentage of 46.6% (936 of 2,010) and they relinquished 38.3 boards per game as a team. They were 359th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 572 surrendered last year.

In their last game, the Kentucky Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 82-63 when they faced Iowa State. When it comes to how they rebounded, Kentucky permitted Iowa State to pull down 26 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished 32.1% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 28 and ended up going 17 of 24 at the free throw line (70.8%). The Wildcats permitted Iowa State to make 28 out of 61 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.9% for this game. When the game finished, the Wildcats ended up going 21 for 45 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.7%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Kentucky buried 9 of 25 attempts (36.0%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.6%. Iowa State had 16 fouls for the game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They coughed it up 19 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. The Wildcats earned 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the game.

Denzel Aberdeen ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for this contest. He buried 6 out of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and earned 1 rebound. He accumulated 20 points in his 37 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for this game.

Kentucky had a mark of 22-14 last year. The Wildcats committed 18.4 fouls per game and they shot 72.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 15.9 times per game (66th in the country) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 10.8 times per contest. Kentucky totaled 2,898 pts throughout last season (80.5 per game) and they averaged 37.4 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats hit 46.6% from the field, which was ranked 86th in Division 1.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court were 193rd in college hoops in points allowed per game with 74.3. They were able to force 10.8 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (82nd in college). The Kentucky defense allowed 31.8% on 3-point attempts (273 of 858) and their opponents converted on 73.3% of their free throw attempts. They relinquished 17.5 dimes and 34.4 boards every game, which was ranked 279th and 185th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kentucky

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