SE Louisiana Lions vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 12/30/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SE Louisiana Lions vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Friday, December 30, 2022

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN+

The Vanderbilt Commodores (6-6) are welcoming the SE Louisiana Lions (6-7) at Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Friday.

The SE Louisiana Lions faced Southern and earned the victory with a final of 80-62 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Lions ended up finishing with 16 and Southern accounted for 17 fouls. They also buried 9 of 31 attempts from 3-point land. Southern finished 50.0% when shooting free throws by burying 7 of 14 attempts. Additionally, Southern pulled down 23 boards (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Southern dished out 15 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Regarding the defense, SE Louisiana allowed their opponent to shoot 45.1% from the field on 23 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 20 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 6 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lions converted 11 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 78.6%. SE Louisiana finished the contest with a 49.2% field goal percentage (30 out of 61) and converted 9 out of their 18 shots from distance.

Roger McFarlane is someone who was a factor for this game. He ended up shooting 53.8% from the floor and earned 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and pulled down 8 rebounds. He racked up 20 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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SE Louisiana comes into this contest with a record of 6-7 this season. They currently have an average of 77.8 points per outing (81st in the nation) on 45.7% from the field. The Lions are connecting on 38.1% on shots from distance (115 of 302) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, SE Louisiana is pulling down 34.2 boards per game and has earned 177 dimes so far this season, which ranks 159th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Lions are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.0 fouls. They are ranked 338th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 208 conceded on the year. The Lions defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.5% (336 of 739) and they relinquish 35.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 35.5% from 3-point land and they rank 327th in the country in points per game from their opponents (75.6).

In their last game, the Vanderbilt Commodores took home the win by a final score of 70-62 when they faced Alabama A&M. The Commodores were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. Alabama A&M committed 17 personal fouls in the game which took the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to make 18 of those for a rate of 78.3%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Vanderbilt made 8 of 34 attempts (23.5%). Overall, the Commodores finished shooting 22 out of 57 from the floor which had them shooting 38.6%. The Commodores permitted Alabama A&M to make 26 of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8% in this game. They shot 40.0% from distance by going 6 of 15 and ended up going 4 out of 9 at the free throw line (44.4%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Vanderbilt permitted Alabama A&M to pull down 24 in total (7 offensive).

Liam Robbins pitched in for the Commodores for this contest. He made 4 of 8 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 9 rebounds. He recorded 14 points in his 15 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in the game.

Vanderbilt has a mark of 6-6 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Commodores are hitting on 42.6% from the floor, which ranks them 277th in Division 1. Vanderbilt has 815 pts so far this year (67.9 per game) and they pull in 36.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 12.1 times per contest (281st in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per game. The Commodores have committed 17.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 67.3% from the charity stripe.

The Commodores on defense are ranked 133rd in college hoops in points given up per game with 66.8. They are able to force 11.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (149th in the country). The Vanderbilt defense surrenders 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc (78 of 246) and their opponents are making 68.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 12.3 assists and 34.2 rebounds every game, which is ranked 167th and 194th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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