LSU Tigers vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 2/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Saturday, February 5, 2022

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt) in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN

Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt) is the site where the Vanderbilt Commodores (11-10) will take on the LSU Tigers (16-6) on Saturday.

The LSU Tigers faced off with Ole Miss and took a loss by a final of 76-72 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 22 and Ole Miss totaled 16 personal fouls. They converted 9 of 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. Ole Miss walked away from this one shooting 74.2% when shooting free throws by making 23 of their 31 tries. On top of that, Ole Miss snagged 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Ole Miss recorded 8 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. In regard to defense, LSU allowed the other team to shoot 52.4% from the field on 22 of 42 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Tigers converted 8 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 61.5%. LSU ended the game having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (28 out of 65) and knocked down 8 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc.

Darius Days is someone who was a factor in this game. He finished the game shooting 47.1% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He played 34 mins played and collected 13 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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LSU enters this one with a mark of 16-6 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, LSU is pulling in 39.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 275 assists for the season, which ranks 175th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are connecting on 32.8% on three-point shots (148 of 451) and 71.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.9 points per contest (147th in D-1) while connecting on 43.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing 18.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.2 fouls. They are giving up 27.5% on shots from distance and they rank 13th in the nation in opponents PPG (60.0). The Tigers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 37.1% (444 of 1,196) and they surrender 34.9 boards per contest as a unit. They are 117th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 240 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Vanderbilt Commodores took a loss by a score of 77-70 against Kentucky. The Commodores earned 29 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 34 for this game. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. Kentucky had 17 personal fouls in the game which took the Commodores to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 65.2%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Vanderbilt made 7 of their 16 tries (43.8%). Overall, the Commodores walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 52 from the field which had them shooting 46.2%. The Commodores permitted Kentucky to convert 22 out of 57 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.6% for the matchup. They shot 44.4% from beyond the arc via 8 of 18 and finished the game at 25 of 35 at the free throw line (71.4%). Regarding team rebounding, Vanderbilt permitted Kentucky to collect 29 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Scotty Pippen pitched in for the Commodores in this game. He earned 33 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists in this contest. He converted 11 of 23 in this game giving him a rate of 47.8%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Vanderbilt has a win-loss record of 11-10 for the season. The Commodores are committing 17.6 personal fouls per game and they go 68.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.0 times per contest (316th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. Vanderbilt has accumulated 1,441 points for the campaign (68.6 per contest) and they collect 34.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Commodores are hitting on 41.5% from the field, which ranks them 303rd in the country.

The Commodores on defense are ranked 76th in college basketball in PPG given up with 65.3. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (115th in college basketball). The Vanderbilt defense concedes 30.3% on three-point shots (145 of 478) and opponents are converting on 71.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.8 dimes and 35.3 boards every game, which ranks 196th and 216th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LSU

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