Grambling Tigers vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 12/9/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grambling Tigers vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Friday, December 9, 2022

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) is the site where the Vanderbilt Commodores (5-4) will meet the Grambling Tigers (5-3) on Friday.

The Grambling Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Incarnate Word and went home with a win by a final score of 72-39 in their last game. Grambling finished with a 52.8% field goal percentage (28 out of 53) and made 7 of 14 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 9 of their 18 shots for a rate of 50.0%. Concerning hauling in boards, they earned 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 19 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to defending, Grambling allowed their opponent to shoot 24.1% from the floor on 14 of 58 shooting. Incarnate Word recorded 6 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. In addition, Incarnate Word grabbed 36 rebounds (16 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Incarnate Word ended up going 42.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 19 attempts. They also made 3 of their 19 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 19 while Incarnate Word accounted for 14 personal fouls.

Shawndarius Cowart is a guy who was important for the contest. He notched 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and collected 6 rebounds. He finished the game at 63.6% from the field and distributed 4 assists.

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Grambling will enter this matchup with a mark of 5-3 for the season. They cough up possession 15.3 times per game and as a team are committing 19.5 personal fouls per game. As a team, Grambling is snagging 39.1 boards per contest and has accounted for 105 dimes for the season, which is 286th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Tigers are hitting 33.3% from downtown (41 of 123) and 62.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 67.9 points per outing (282nd in the country) while connecting on 43.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing 16.0 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are giving up 26.5% on shots from distance while they are 50th in college hoops in opponents points per game (62.3). The Tigers are giving up a shooting percentage of 36.6% (166 of 453) and they surrender 36.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 62nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 91 relinquished for the campaign.

For their last game, the Vanderbilt Commodores got the victory with a final of 75-74 against Pittsburgh. When it comes to rebounding, Vanderbilt permitted Pittsburgh to snag 25 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 48.0% from three-point range by shooting 12 out of 25 and ended up shooting 14 of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Commodores permitted Pittsburgh to bury 24 out of 50 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.0% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Commodores walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 70 from the field which had them at 40.0%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Vanderbilt converted 10 of 31 attempts (32.3%). They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.0%. Pittsburgh was called for 16 fouls for the contest which got the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Commodores were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in the matchup.

Liam Robbins was important for the Commodores in this contest. He scored 14 points in his 29 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for this contest. He knocked down 5 out of 12 in this contest giving him a rate of 41.7%, and totaled 9 rebounds.

Vanderbilt has a mark of 5-4 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Commodores are connecting on 43.3% from the field, which ranks them 240th in the nation. Vanderbilt has accumulated 617 points on the year (68.6 per game) and they collect 36.3 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 12.6 times per game (250th in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. The Commodores are committing 18.1 fouls every game and they connect on 62.9% from the charity stripe.

The Vanderbilt defense gives up 30.4% on three-point shots (59 of 194) and opponents are converting on 69.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.3 assists and 35.0 boards every game, which ranks them 177th and 224th in the nation. The Commodores on defense are ranked 151st in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 67.3. They are able to force 12.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.2% from the field (165th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Grambling

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