Tennessee vs Kansas Prediction 11/26/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Tennessee Volunteers and the Kansas Jayhawks meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Tennessee Volunteers vs. Kansas Jayhawks prediction.

Tennessee Volunteers Recap

The Tennessee Volunteers come into this game looking to add on to their 76-73 win over Houston last time out to sit at 7-0 on the year.

Volunteers Looking To Stay Unbeaten

Nate Ament leads the Vols in scoring and rebounding with 18.8 PPG and 8.4 RPG along with 3.2 APG and 2.2 SPG while Ja’Kobi Gillespie has 16.6 PPG with 2.6 RPG and a team-high 6 APG to lead the Vols in the assist department. J.P. Estrella has 14 PPG with 6.8 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Tennessee up to this point in the year. Felix Okpara has 8.8 PPG with 6.4 RPG as well this season. As a team, Tennessee is averaging 90 PPG on 50.2% shooting from the field, 35% from three and 77.4% from the foul line this season.

Kansas Jayhawks Recap

The Kansas Jayhawks come into this game looking to build on their 71-60 win over Syracuse last time out to improve to 5-2 on the year.

Jayhawks Win Back-To-Back Games

Darryn Peterson has 21.5 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 3 APG in 2 games so far while Flory Bidunga has 16.4 PPG with a team-high 7.4 RPG to lead the Jayhawks in rebounding. Tre White has 5.2 PPG with 2.2 RPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Kansas so far this season. Melvin Council Jr. has 8.6 PPG with 2.6 RPG and a team-high 5.8 APG to lead Kansas in assists and Bryson Tiller has 8.4 PPG with 5.2 RPG. As a team, Kansas is averaging 77.4 PPG on 49.1% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three and 71.8% from the foul line so far this season.

Kansas Jayhawks @ Tennessee Volunteers Betting Trends: November 26, 2025

Why the Tennessee Volunteers will win

• Tennessee has won each of its last 10 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Kansas has lost four of its last five games against AP-ranked opponents.
• Tennessee has won the first half in each of its last nine games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Kansas Jayhawks will win

• Kansas has won seven of its last eight day games against non-Conference opponents.
• Tennessee has lost three of its last four day games against the Big 12 Conference.
• Kansas has won the first half in nine of its last 10 day games against non-Conference opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Tennessee’s last six games have produced a total of 145+ points.
• Eight of Kansas’ last 10 games at a neutral venue have produced a total of 144+ points.

Matchup/League Facts

• Tennessee is one of only four teams to reach the Elite 8 in each of its last two NCAA Tournament appearances.
• Tennessee is one of only six teams to reach the Sweet 16 in each of its last three NCAA Tournament appearances.
• Kansas ranks T361st among Division 1 teams for opponent turnovers per game this season (8.4).
• Kansas ranks 9th among Division 1 teams for opponent three-point percentage this season (24.1%).

Tennessee Volunteers vs. Kansas Jayhawks Prediction

I’m on Tennessee here. I just think the Volunteers are the better team that’s been more battle-tested to this point while Kansas played Syracuse and Notre Dame in their first two games, two below average ACC teams. This is also a spot where I think Kansas missing Darryn Peterson’s scoring punch is going to be missed against a stout Tennessee defense. Give me the Vols in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Tennessee -3.5