Kansas vs Kentucky: Final Score, Spread Result and Our Read
Kansas beat Kentucky 89-69 in the Champions Classic nightcap at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Kansas was a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 155.5 in our Monday snapshot, so the Jayhawks covered and the game went over.
No. 15 Kansas is 3-0 and No. 24 Kentucky is 2-1. It was Kentucky's first game away from Rupp Arena this season.
Kansas vs Kentucky final score and recap
| Team | Halftime | Final |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 46 | 89 |
| Kentucky | 36 | 69 |
Tre White scored a career-high 30 points, 23 of them after halftime, and Tyran Stokes had 23, per CBS Sports and the Associated Press.
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored the last four points of the first half to make it 46-36. Kansas then opened the second half with a run of 12 straight points, per KU Sports.
Kansas outscored Kentucky 22-0 in points off turnovers, per CBS Sports. Attendance was 18,891.
Kansas vs Kentucky odds before tipoff
| Book | Spread | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opener | Kansas -5.5 | -278 / +225 | 155.5 |
| DraftKings | Kansas -5.5 (-110) | -278 / +225 | 155.5 |
| FanDuel | Kansas -5.5 (-102) | -220 / +180 | 155.5 |
| BetRivers | Kansas -5.5 (-112) | -265 / +195 | 155.5 |
| Caesars | Kansas -5.5 (-110) | -250 / +205 | 155.5 |
Lines are from SportsbookReview's odds board, cross-checked against Covers and the DraftKings numbers quoted by RG.org on Monday. We left out the Fanatics column, which showed the teams reversed against every other book.
The best Kentucky moneyline is +225 at DraftKings, and FanDuel has Kansas cheapest at -220. Our free plays for the day are on the free picks page.
What the odds implied for Kansas vs Kentucky
What the rating systems said about Kansas vs Kentucky
| Source | Projected score | Margin | Kansas win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market (DraftKings) | Kansas 80.5, UK 75 | Kansas 5.5 | 70.5% |
| KenPom | Kansas 83, UK 76 | Kansas 7 | 73% |
| T-Rank (Bart Torvik) | Kansas 81, UK 74 | Kansas 6.8 | 73% |
| Massey Ratings | Kansas 77, UK 75 | Kansas 2.5 | 57% |
KenPom and T-Rank sat about a point past the market on the Kansas side. Massey sat 3 points on the Kentucky side. Kansas won by 20, well past all of them.
The total was the same story before the game: T-Rank projected 155 and Massey 151.5 against 155.5. The teams combined for 158.
How Kansas and Kentucky got here
| Team | Record | Opening win | AP rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 2-0 | 95-65 vs Fordham | No. 17 |
| Kentucky | 2-0 | 85-57 vs Manhattan | No. 23 |
Kansas also beat Middle Tennessee at Allen Fieldhouse on Friday. In the Fordham opener, fifth-year guard Tre White scored 22 and freshman Tyran Stokes and transfer Leroy Blyden Jr. added 15 apiece, per Field Level Media.
Kentucky beat James Madison on Friday after its opener against Manhattan, where senior forward Milan Momcilovic scored 24, per Saturday Down South and the AP.
The Tyran Stokes storyline
Stokes, the consensus No. 1 recruit in the class and a Louisville native, picked Kansas over Kentucky in April, per the Associated Press. He scored 23 in his first game against the program that recruited him hardest.
Kansas pairs Stokes with a veteran core of White, Melvin Council Jr. and Purdue transfer Trey Kaufman-Renn. Kentucky's inside answer starts with Malachi Moreno, per A Sea of Blue.
Kansas vs Kentucky head to head
Kansas has now won three straight against Kentucky and is 4-2 against the Wildcats in the Champions Classic, per Kentucky's postgame notes. Kentucky still leads the all-time series 24-13.
Neither team announced an absence before the game in the previews we checked.
Kansas covered easily and the game went over by 2.5 points. Our free plays are on the free picks page and our handicapped card is on the premium picks page.