The Kansas Jayhawks (5-2) and No. 16 Tennessee Volunteers (7-0) meet in the third-place game of the Players Era Festival Wednesday evening. Tip from MGM Grand Garden Arena is set for 7 p.m. ET (TNT). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA basketball odds around the Kansas vs. Tennessee odds and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Jayhawks, who lost 78-66 to the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils Nov. 18 before this tournament, beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 71-61 Monday and then the Syracuse Orange 71-60 Tuesday, covering as a 5.5-point and a 4.5-point favorite, respectively. The Under (142.5) and (145.5) cashed in both games. Kansas is 4-3 against the spread (ATS).

The Volunteers throttled the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 85-60 Monday,

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