Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 12/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) is where the Vanderbilt Commodores (3-4) will go up against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs (1-5) on Saturday.

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs faced off with Tennessee State and went home with a win by a final score of 85-83 in their last contest. Alabama A&M walked away from the contest with a 43.1% field goal percentage (25 of 58) and made 4 out of their 13 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 31 of 39 attempts for a rate of 79.5%. Regarding rebounding, they collected a total of 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 10 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. With respect to the defense, Alabama A&M allowed 41.4% from the field on 29 out of 70 shooting. Tennessee State distributed 19 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. Additionally, Tennessee State snagged 33 boards (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Tennessee State ended up going 65.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 26 tries. They also made 8 out of their 24 tries from downtown. In reference to fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 19 and Tennessee State finished the game with 24 fouls.

Omari Peek is a player who was important for this game. He notched 20 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He played for 26 mins and also pulled down 3 boards. He went 54.5% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Alabama A&M enters this one with a win-loss record of 1-5 this year. They have an average of 69.5 pts per game (279th in Division 1) while hitting 39.0% from the field. The Bulldogs are hitting 26.7% from downtown (24 of 90) and 70.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Alabama A&M is grabbing 35.5 rebounds per contest and has totaled 62 dimes this year, which is 340th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 21.2 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 21.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 320th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 109 conceded for the campaign. The Bulldogs defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.7% (170 of 349) and they concede 38.2 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 39.9% on shots from distance and they are 360th in college hoops in points per game allowed (87.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Vanderbilt Commodores took a defeat with a final score of 80-62 against Boston College. In regard to rebounding, Vanderbilt permitted Boston College to grab 31 in total (7 on the offensive side). They went 50.0% from three-point range by going 10 of 20 and finished the game at 12 out of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). The Commodores permitted Boston College to bury 29 of 56 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 51.8% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Commodores finished the game shooting 20 for 55 from the field which had them shooting 36.4%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Vanderbilt buried 6 out of 20 tries (30.0%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.2%. Boston College was called for 17 fouls for the contest which got the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They gave up possession 8 times, while getting 2 steals for this game. The Commodores were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in the game.

Ezra Manjon was important for the Commodores for this contest. He had 16 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 dimes for the contest. He converted 5 out of 10 for the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Vanderbilt has a win-loss record of 3-4 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Commodores are hitting on 40.1% from the floor, which ranks 326th in college basketball. Vanderbilt has 492 points so far this season (70.3 per contest) and they average 38.1 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 10.4 times per contest (326th in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per contest. The Commodores commit 15.0 fouls every game while shooting 73.3% from the charity stripe.

The Vanderbilt defense surrenders 41.5% on shots from 3-point land (56 of 135) and their opponents are converting on 71.6% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.6 dimes and 32.9 boards per game, ranking them 198th and 97th in college hoops. The Commodores on the defensive end are ranked 260th in the country in PPG surrendered with 74.6. They are forcing their opponents into 9.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (324th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alabama A&M

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