Kentucky vs. Manhattan Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 3

The No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) host the Manhattan Jaspers (0-0) at Rupp Arena, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The Wildcats are 33.5-point favorites in the game. The point total is set at 158.5 for the matchup.

Kentucky went 22-14 a season ago. Manhattan finished 12-20 over the course of the 2025-26 season.

Kentucky vs. Manhattan Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky
• Spread favorite: Kentucky -33.5
• Moneyline favorite: Kentucky -100000
• Moneyline underdog: Manhattan +8000
• Over/Under: 158.5 points

How to watch Kentucky vs. Manhattan

• TV Channel: SEC Network+
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Betting the Over/Under: Kentucky vs. Manhattan

• Kentucky and its opponent combined to score over 158.5 points, the current matchup's over/under, in 16 of 36 games last season.
• Manhattan played nine games last year (29% of chances) in which the teams combined to score more than 158.5 points.
• The Wildcats and the Jaspers combined to average 4.0 fewer points per game a season ago than the total of 158.5 set for this matchup.
• Opponents of the two teams averaged a combined 5.3 fewer points per game (153.2) last season than this matchup's total of 158.5 points.
• The average over/under Kentucky had set in matchups last year was 3.7 fewer points than this outing's point total.
• The average point total for Manhattan in 2025 was 5.5 points fewer than this game's over/under.

Betting the Spread: Kentucky vs. Manhattan

• Kentucky went 18-18-0 ATS last season.
• The Wildcats had an ATS record of 3-2 when playing as at least 33.5-point favorites last season.
• Manhattan put together an 11-20-0 record against the spread last season.
• At home last year, Kentucky was 9-9 against the spread and 14-4 overall.
• As a 33.5-point favorite or more at home last season, Kentucky was 3-2 ATS.
• Away from home last season, Manhattan was 3-12 overall and 4-11 against the spread.

Betting the Moneyline: Kentucky vs. Manhattan

• Kentucky was the moneyline favorite 23 total times last season. It finished 19-4 in those games.
• The Wildcats played as a moneyline favorite of -100000 or shorter in only one game last season, which they won.
• The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives Kentucky a 99.9% chance to win.
• Manhattan was an underdog 22 times last season and won five, or 22.7%, of those games.
• The Jaspers were not a bigger underdog last season than the +8000 moneyline set for this game.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Manhattan has a 1.2% chance to win.