Tennessee Volunteers vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 1/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt) in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN

The Tennessee Volunteers (11-5) are headed to Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt) on Tuesday where they will play the Vanderbilt Commodores (10-6).

The Tennessee Volunteers faced off with Kentucky and took a loss by a final of 107-79 in their last game. Tennessee ended the game having earned a 53.4% FG percentage (31 of 58) and knocked down 11 of 23 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Volunteers knocked down 6 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 54.5%. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned 22 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 17 dimes for this game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of defense, Tennessee allowed the other team to shoot 67.9% from the floor on 38 of 56 shooting. Kentucky dished out 19 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. In addition, Kentucky collected 23 boards (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Kentucky ended up shooting 95.2% at the charity stripe by making 20 of their 21 tries. They also buried 11 of their 18 attempts from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Volunteers ended up walking away with 17 and Kentucky totaled 14 fouls.

Santiago Vescovi is a player who was a major factor in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 27 mins and also totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up scoring 20 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Tennessee will take the court with a win-loss mark of 11-5 so far this season. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Tennessee is snagging 37.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 278 assists for the campaign, which ranks 27th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Volunteers are shooting 33.0% on shots from 3-point land (145 of 440) and 66.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.5 points per game (98th in the country) while going 44.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Volunteers are forcing 18.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.4 fouls. They are ranked 132nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 186 surrendered for the season. The Volunteers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (364 of 877) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 33.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 59th in D-1 in PPG allowed (63.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Vanderbilt Commodores walked away with a victory by a final of 73-66 when they played Georgia. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Vanderbilt allowed Georgia to get 35 overall (8 offensive). They finished the game shooting 30.0% from beyond the arc by going 6 out of 20 and finished the contest at 8 of 10 at the charity stripe (80.0%). The Commodores permitted Georgia to bury 26 of their 58 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 44.8% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Commodores walked away from this one shooting 27 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.2%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Vanderbilt made 9 of their 30 tries (30.0%). They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 52.6%. Georgia earned 16 fouls for this game which took the Commodores to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Commodores earned 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 26 for the matchup.

Jordan Wright was important for the Commodores for the contest. He accumulated 20 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 6 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 8 of 13 for this contest for a rate of 61.5%, and earned 12 rebounds.

Vanderbilt has a win-loss record of 10-6 for the year. The Commodores are committing 16.5 personal fouls every game and they go 71.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.3 times per contest (308th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 12.4 times per game. Vanderbilt has earned 1,123 points on the season (70.2 per contest) and they snag 34.9 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Commodores are hitting on 41.3% from the field, which has them ranked 307th in college basketball.

The Commodores on the defensive end are ranked 63rd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 63.6. They are forcing their opponents into 16.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (134th in college basketball). The Vanderbilt defense gives up 31.0% from downtown (112 of 361) and opponents are converting on 73.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 12.4 dimes and 34.8 total boards per game, which ranks them 168th and 187th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tennessee

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