Kansas vs. Kentucky Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 10

The No. 17 Kansas Jayhawks (2-0) visit the No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats (2-0) at United Center, starting at 9:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. The Jayhawks are 5.5-point favorites in the game. The point total in the matchup is 155.5.

Kansas heads into this matchup after an 89-45 victory against Middle Tennessee on Friday. Trey Kaufman-Renn's team-high 17 points paced Kansas in the win. In its most recent matchup on Friday, Kentucky earned an 89-80 victory over James Madison. Zoom Diallo scored a team-best 16 points for Kentucky in the victory.

Kansas vs. Kentucky Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. ET
• Where: United Center in Chicago, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Kansas -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Kansas -278
• Moneyline underdog: Kentucky +225
• Over/Under: 155.5 points

How to watch Kansas vs. Kentucky

• TV Channel: ESPN
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Betting the Over/Under: Kansas vs. Kentucky

• Last season, Kansas' games finished over 155.5 points scored, its current matchup's over/under, eight (out of 35) times.
• Last season, 18 of Kentucky's 36 matchups went over 155.5 total points scored.
• These teams averaged a combined 155.6 points per game a season ago, 0.1 more points than the total of 155.5 set for this matchup.
• The Jayhawks and the Wildcats saw their opponents average a combined 12.1 fewer points per game last season than the over/under of 155.5 set in this matchup.
• The average total Kansas had set in matchups last year was 11.3 fewer points than this outing's point total.
• Kentucky's games in 2025 averaged a total of 154.8 points, 0.7 fewer than the point total in this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Kansas vs. Kentucky

• Kansas went 21-14-0 ATS last season.
• The Jayhawks were favored by 5.5 points or more 15 times last season, and covered the spread in nine of those contests.
• Kentucky went 18-18-0 ATS last season.
• The Wildcats covered the spread four times last year (4-4 ATS) when playing as at least 5.5-point underdogs.
• Kentucky was 9-9 against the spread, and 14-4 overall, at home last season.
• At home last year, as a 5.5-point underdog or greater, Kentucky was 6-8 ATS.
• Kansas was 5-6 against the spread, and 5-6 overall, away from home last season.
• Kansas had one win ATS (1-1) as a 5.5-point favorite or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Kansas vs. Kentucky

• Kansas finished with an 18-4 record in games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 81.8% of those games).
• In games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -278 or shorter, the Jayhawks had an 11-1 record (winning 91.7% of their games).
• Kansas has an implied moneyline win probability of 73.5% in this matchup.
• Kentucky was an underdog 12 times last season and won twice.
• The Wildcats entered three games last season as an underdog by +225 or more and were 1-2 in those contests.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 30.8% chance of a victory for Kentucky.