Hawaii Warriors vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 8/26/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hawaii Warriors vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Commodores (-18)

Total/Over-Under: 54

FirstBank Stadium is where the Vanderbilt Commodores (5-7 last year) will attempt to beat the Hawaii Warriors (3-10 last season) on Saturday, August 26, 2023. Vanderbilt is 18-point favorites. The total has been set at 54.

The Hawaii Warriors finished the season having a 3-10 mark. In their last matchup, the Warriors took on the San Jose State Spartans and went home with a loss by a final score of 27-14. Dedrick Parson led the offense in rushing for the Warriors with 12 attempts for 28 yards (2.3 yards per attempt). Brayden Schager went 25/45 with 230 yards through the air and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 105.8 and ended the contest with no interceptions. Against the run, the Warriors gave up 191 yds on 40 tries, which calculates to 4.8 yds per run allowed. Hawaii allowed 17 completions on 26 tries for a total of 208 yards, and a completion percentage of 65.4%. On the day, they tallied 71 plays which gave them 273 yds. The Hawaii Warriors ran the ball a total of 26 different times and recorded 43 yds, which came out to an average of 1.7 yards per tote.

When talking about scoring, the Hawaii Warriors averaged 19.8 PPG. As a team they had an average of 137.2 yds on the ground, which was 86th in D-1. The Warriors earned 4,456 total yards over the course of last year. Hawaii earned 13 passing touchdowns and 16 rushing touchdowns. Hawaii tallied 244 1st downs as an offense, and they were hurt by 73 penalties for 653 yds. They gave the ball to the opposition 20 different times.

Concerning yards through the air, the Warriors conceded 2,922 yards which ranked them 73rd in Division 1. In their 13 games, they gave up 224.8 yards per outing via the pass and surrendering a completion percentage of 64.0%. They yielded 437.5 yards/outing which ranked them 117th in D-1. They allowed 21 touchdowns through the air and 29 touchdowns on the ground. The opposition ran for 5.6 yards per rushing attempt and 212.7 rushing yards per contest last season. For the season, they gave up 2,765 rushing yards through 13 contests. The Warriors were ranked 123rd in college football when it comes to team defense, allowing 34.7 PPG.

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The Commodores wrapped up their season having a 5-7 record. When they last stepped on the field, the Commodores walked away with a loss by a score of 56-0 against the Tennessee Volunteers. AJ Swann walked away from the contest with 79 yds on 11/17 passing while his quarterback rating was 103.7. He didn't throw any picks and his Y/A was 4.6. Re'Mahn Davis carried the football 21 times for 60 yards, finishing the contest with 2.9 yds per attempt for Vanderbilt. The Commodores ended up finishing with 254 yards on 77 plays (3.3 yds per play). Vanderbilt ran for 3.1 yds per carry, finishing with 147 yards on 47 attempts. Vanderbilt conceded 31 rushing attempts for 362 yds (11.7 yds per rush). The Commodores secondary allowed a completion percentage of 54.5%, surrendering 151 yds on 12 out of 22 through the air.

In terms of this team's ability to score points, the Commodores ranked 89th in D-1 maintaining an average of 24.6 points per outing. Last season, the Commodores threw for a total of 2,248 yards through the air in addition to an average of 187.3 passing yards per outing, putting them at 112th in D-1. The Vanderbilt Commodores maintained an average of 347.3 yards per outing, ranking them 101st in the nation. The Vanderbilt offense accrued 553 penalty yards on 64 infractions, which ranked 104th in the nation in terms of helping out the opposition.

Vanderbilt gave up a total of 2,050 rushing yards (170.8 yards per contest) as well as 25 touchdowns rushing last season. They allowed 29 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 290.5 yards per outing, ranking them 128th in college football. The Commodores defense was on the field for 796 plays, which had them sitting 18th in the nation. The Commodores allowed 36.0 points per game, which put them in 125th in the nation. Last year, they relinquished 432 total points.

Who will win tonight's Warriors/Commodores college football game against the spread?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Commodores -18

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