Pittsburgh Panthers vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 12/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN

The Vanderbilt Commodores (4-4) will play the Pittsburgh Panthers (6-3) at Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers faced North Carolina State and went home with a win by a final score of 68-60 in their last contest. Pittsburgh walked away from the contest having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 54) and converted 6 of their 22 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Panthers knocked down 12 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 32 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 10 assists for the contest while creating 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of defense, Pittsburgh allowed their opponent to shoot 35.0% from the floor on 21 out of 60 shooting. North Carolina State dished out 9 assists and had 8 steals for the game. In addition, North Carolina State grabbed 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. North Carolina State finished the game at 63.2% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 19 attempts. They also converted 6 of their 27 attempts from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Panthers walked away with 17 while North Carolina State finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Jamarius Burton is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He played for 38 minutes played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He shot 64.3% from the field and also recorded 4 assists.

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Pittsburgh enters this one with a record of 6-3 this year. They are turning it over 14.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Pittsburgh is grabbing 39.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 126 assists for the season, which is 121st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Panthers are connecting on 32.8% on shots from 3-point land (76 of 232) and 73.6% from the free throw line. They average 72.7 pts per game (176th in Division 1) while going 43.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Panthers are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 233rd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 112 conceded this year. The Panthers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 40.4% (217 of 537) and they concede 34.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 29.2% on shots from distance while they are 130th in D-1 in points per game allowed (66.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Vanderbilt Commodores walked away with a victory by a final of 65-62 when they played Wofford. With respect to rebounding, Vanderbilt permitted Wofford to get 28 in total (5 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 18 and ended up shooting 8 of 12 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Commodores permitted Wofford to convert 24 out of 56 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Commodores shot 26 out of 53 from the field which had them shooting 49.1%. In relation to shooting from distance, Vanderbilt made 8 out of 23 tries (34.8%). They were able to bury 5 of those for a rate of 55.6%. Wofford had 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 9 tries. They also gave up possession 14 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Commodores recorded 26 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in this matchup.

Liam Robbins ended up being a major contributor for the Commodores in the matchup. He made 5 out of 9 in the game giving him a rate of 55.6%, and added 9 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 dimes for this game.

Vanderbilt has a mark of 4-4 for the season. The Commodores have committed 18.1 fouls every game and they go 61.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.4 times per game (254th in the nation) and they cough up possession 13.3 times per contest. Vanderbilt has accounted for 542 points on the campaign (67.8 per contest) and they pull in 36.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Commodores are hitting on 43.8% from the floor, which is ranked 219th in college basketball.

The Commodores on defense are ranked 131st in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 66.5. They are forcing 11.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (136th in college hoops). The Vanderbilt defense gives up 27.8% on 3-point attempts (47 of 169) and their opposition knocks down 69.5% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.4 assists and 35.5 boards per game, which is 183rd and 246th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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