RecapsWeek of Nov 2, 2026
Kentucky week of Nov 2: Five of you picked Tennessee
Kentucky beat Manhattan 85-57 and James Madison 89-80 at home, then lost 34-6 at Tennessee. It was the first week of the Bluegrass State of Mind Prediction League, and 14 fans got on the board.
Basketball: four right on the number
Kentucky beat Manhattan on Tuesday before the league opened, so that game carried no picks.
Friday against James Madison was the league's first game. All 10 fans who picked had Kentucky, and the picks spread across three ranges: 4 of you on 8 to 12, 3 on 13 to 18 and 3 on 19 to 25. Kentucky won 89-80, by 9. The four who said 8 to 12 had the exact range and 5 points each: 5 HorseWheel, Gigi, MattyTheGreek and WildCat530.
Room 302 all had the winner, and all three went bigger than the final. Dillon had Kentucky by 13 to 18, one range off, for 3 points. Mason had 19 to 25 and Kolton 26 or more, for 2 each.
Football: Saturday night at Tennessee
The league's first football game drew a pick from all 14 fans. Nine of you backed Kentucky, five of them by 8 to 14. Five backed Tennessee. Tennessee won 34-6, by 28, which lands in the 22 to 28 range, and nobody in the league had it that big.
The five who picked Tennessee had Tennessee winning by 14 or less, and each took 2 points for the right winner. Room 302 stayed with Kentucky, Dillon and Mason by 1 to 3 and Kolton by 4 to 7, and took no points from the game.
The standings after week one
5 HorseWheel and MattyTheGreek are T-1st on 7 points, the only two fans with an exact range and the right winner in both games. Gigi and WildCat530 are T-3rd on 5. Brad T is fifth, also on 5, and twheeler sixth on 4.
Four fans had the right winner in both the basketball and the football game: 5 HorseWheel, MattyTheGreek, Brad T and twheeler. All four earned the Dual Threat badge for it.
Room 302 are further back. Dillon is T-7th on 3, and Kolton and Mason are T-10th on 2. See the full standings.
All 14 fans in the league joined this week. Pick who wins and by how much, in football and basketball. It is free to play, and the board is wide open after one week. Think you can beat Room 302? Join the Bluegrass State of Mind Prediction League.
Next up: Kentucky plays at Kansas on Tuesday, Nov 10, tip-off 9:30 PM ET, with 8 of you already in, and football hosts Florida on Saturday, Nov 14, a game whose kickoff time hasn't been set yet.