Alabama Crimson Tide vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 1/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN

The Alabama Crimson Tide (15-2) are traveling to Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Tuesday where they will meet the Vanderbilt Commodores (9-8).

The Alabama Crimson Tide faced off with LSU and earned the victory with a final of 106-66 in their last contest. Alabama ended the game with a 46.1% field goal percentage (35 out of 76) and made 20 of their 54 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Crimson Tide knocked down 16 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 48 with 19 of them being offensive. They also distributed 19 assists for the contest while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning defending, Alabama let their opponent shoot 29.5% from the floor on 18 out of 61 shooting. LSU distributed 12 assists and had 4 steals for this game. Furthermore, LSU pulled down 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. LSU finished 75.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 22 of their 29 attempts. They buried 8 of 21 attempts from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Crimson Tide ended up walking away with 21 while LSU accumulated 18 personal fouls.

Brandon Miller is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up with 31 points on 11 of 16 shooting. He played for 24 mins and also grabbed 9 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 68.8% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Alabama comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 15-2 this year. They currently have an average of 84.4 points per game (10th in Division 1) while hitting 44.6% from the floor. The Crimson Tide are connecting on 35.5% on shots from 3-point land (177 of 498) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Alabama is collecting 45.9 boards per game and has racked up 258 dimes on the campaign, which is 113th in the nation in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 15.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.1 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Crimson Tide have forced 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 28.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 193rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.5). The Crimson Tide are allowing a shooting percentage of 37.6% (422 of 1,123) and they surrender 37.8 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 35th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 180 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Vanderbilt Commodores took home the win by a final score of 97-84 when they played Arkansas. The Commodores corralled 19 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the game. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. Arkansas was called for 30 personal fouls in the game which got the Commodores to the free throw line for a total of 36 shots. They were able to make 29 of those for a percentage of 80.6%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Vanderbilt converted 10 out of their 18 tries (55.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Commodores walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 56 from the floor which had them shooting 51.8%. The Commodores allowed Arkansas to convert 31 of their 63 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 49.2% in this game. They finished the game shooting 38.9% from downtown by going 7 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 24 from the free throw line (62.5%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Vanderbilt allowed Arkansas to grab 25 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Tyrin Lawrence was important for the Commodores in the game. He knocked down 7 of 14 in this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accumulated 2 assists in this game.

Vanderbilt has a record of 9-8 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Commodores are connecting on 43.8% from the field, which is ranked 228th in college basketball. Vanderbilt has scored 1,239 pts so far this season (72.9 per game) and they snag 37.9 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 12.4 times per contest (256th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. The Commodores have committed 17.1 fouls per game and they go 70.6% from the free throw line.

The Vanderbilt defense surrenders 31.2% on shots from beyond the arc (112 of 359) and their opposition makes 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 12.6 assists and 33.9 boards every game, which ranks 182nd and 164th in those categories on the defensive end. The Commodores defensively are ranked 196th in college basketball in PPG given up with 69.5. They have forced 10.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (146th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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