Vanderbilt Commodores vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 1/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: SECN

The Vanderbilt Commodores (8-4) are en route to Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday where they will meet the Arkansas Razorbacks (10-3).

The Vanderbilt Commodores played BYU and earned the victory with a final of 69-67 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Commodores walked away with 16 while BYU finished the game with 22 fouls. They also buried 8 of their 20 tries from 3-point range. BYU finished the contest at 73.3% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 15 shots. On top of that, BYU collected 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. BYU distributed 13 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. With regard to defense, Vanderbilt allowed their opponent to shoot 41.4% from the floor on 24 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they collected 31 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Commodores knocked down 13 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. Vanderbilt finished the contest having earned a 39.3% FG percentage (24 out of 61) and buried 8 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc.

Myles Stute is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and collected 7 boards. He ended up walking away with 14 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Vanderbilt will enter this game with a record of 8-4 so far this year. They turn it over 12.2 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Vanderbilt is pulling down 37.0 boards per contest and has accumulated 128 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 321st in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Commodores are connecting on 29.5% on three-point shots (93 of 315) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. They average 69.9 pts per game (234th in college basketball) while hitting 40.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Commodores are forcing 16.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 fouls. They concede 31.4% from 3-point land while they are 35th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (60.7). The Commodores defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 39.1% (251 of 642) and they concede 34.8 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 93rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 140 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Arkansas Razorbacks went home defeated by a final of 81-68 against Mississippi State. The Razorbacks recorded 18 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. Mississippi State was called for 12 fouls for this contest which took the Razorbacks to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 71.4%. When talking about three-point attempts, Arkansas knocked down 8 of 27 attempts (29.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Razorbacks finished shooting 25 for 59 from the field which had them at 42.4%. The Razorbacks allowed Mississippi State to bury 27 out of their 59 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 45.8% in the matchup. They finished 29.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 5 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 28 from the free throw line (78.6%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Arkansas permitted Mississippi State to get 36 overall (14 on the offensive glass).

Stanley Umude ended up being a factor for the Razorbacks for the game. He knocked down 7 of 12 in this matchup giving him a rate of 58.3%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 26 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Arkansas has a mark of 10-3 on the season. The Razorbacks are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.9 times per game (54th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per game. Arkansas has 1,046 pts so far this season (80.5 per contest) and they collect 38.2 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Razorbacks are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks 89th in college basketball.

The Arkansas defense allows 36.0% on 3-pointers (117 of 325) and opponents are making 73.7% of their foul shots. They surrender 14.1 assists and 31.9 total rebounds per game, ranking them 277th and 69th in those categories on the defensive end. The Razorbacks on defense are ranked 230th in D-1 in points given up per game with 70.6. They are forcing 14.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the field (223rd in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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