Arkansas Razorbacks vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 1/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: Youtube TV

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) is the site where the Vanderbilt Commodores (8-8) will compete against the Arkansas Razorbacks (12-3) on Saturday.

The Arkansas Razorbacks faced off with Auburn and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-59 in their last contest. Arkansas wrapped up the contest with a 33.9% field goal percentage (19 out of 56) and converted 2 of their 16 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Razorbacks made 19 of 32 tries for a percentage of 59.4%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 42 with 15 of them being offensive. They also distributed 9 assists for the game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In terms of defending, Arkansas let their opponent shoot 43.6% from the floor on 24 out of 55 shooting. Auburn doled out 13 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Auburn pulled down 30 boards (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Auburn finished the contest at 77.3% at the free throw line by burying 17 of their 22 attempts. They also buried 7 of 21 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Razorbacks finished with 21 and Auburn recorded 20 personal fouls.

Anthony Black is a guy who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 30 mins and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 45.5% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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Arkansas enters this contest with a win-loss record of 12-3 for the campaign. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Arkansas is pulling in 36.5 boards per game and has 203 assists so far this season, which ranks 255th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Razorbacks are shooting 28.7% on 3-pointers (71 of 247) and 70.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 76.2 pts per contest (88th in D-1) while shooting 47.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Razorbacks are forcing their opponents into 16.9 turnovers every game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They are conceding 29.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 37th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (62.9). The Razorbacks are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.4% (339 of 818) and they relinquish 30.9 boards per game as a unit. They rank 14th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 149 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Vanderbilt Commodores took a loss by a final score of 77-68 when they faced Tennessee. The Commodores earned 16 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 26 for the contest. They also turned it over 7 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. Tennessee committed 15 fouls in this game which got the Commodores to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 90.0%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Vanderbilt knocked down 6 out of 27 tries (22.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Commodores ended up shooting 22 out of 58 from the field which had them shooting 37.9%. The Commodores allowed Tennessee to bury 28 of 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 48.3% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from downtown by shooting 7 of 21 and finished the game at 14 out of 15 at the free throw line (93.3%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Vanderbilt allowed Tennessee to get 34 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Liam Robbins ended up having an impact for the Commodores for this game. He made 4 of 9 for this contest giving him a rate of 44.4%, and had 7 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 24 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in the game.

Vanderbilt has a mark of 8-8 for the year. The Commodores commit 16.9 fouls every game and they shoot 69.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.6 times per game (250th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per game. Vanderbilt has scored 1,142 pts for the year (71.4 per contest) and they snag 37.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Commodores are hitting on 43.3% from the floor, which ranks them 251st in D-1.

The Commodores on the defensive end are ranked 174th in college hoops in points given up per game with 68.6. They are able to force 10.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (125th in college basketball). The Vanderbilt defense gives up 30.8% on 3-point shots (105 of 341) and their opponents are making 71.8% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.8 dimes and 34.1 rebounds per game, ranking them 195th and 186th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas

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