Dartmouth Big Green vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 12/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Dartmouth Big Green vs Vanderbilt Commodores
Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023
Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN
TV: ESPN+
The Vanderbilt Commodores (4-8) are hosting the Dartmouth Big Green (4-8) at Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Saturday.
The Dartmouth Big Green faced Sacred Heart and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-57 in their last game. Dartmouth walked away from the contest having earned a 37.7% FG percentage (20 of 53) and buried 4 of 22 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Big Green knocked down 13 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 54.2%. With regard to getting rebounds, they collected 39 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 9 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to defense, Dartmouth allowed the other team to shoot 44.1% from the field on 26 out of 59 shooting. Sacred Heart earned 10 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Moreover, Sacred Heart had 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Sacred Heart went 81.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of 11 attempts. They made 6 of 13 tries from long range. In relation to fouls, the Big Green ended up with 12 while Sacred Heart finished the game with 18 fouls.
Dusan Neskovic is a guy who was important for this game. He ended up shooting 35.7% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He played 22 mins played and totaled 5 rebounds. He notched 19 points on 5 of 14 shooting.
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Dartmouth will enter this game with a record of 4-8 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 13.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Dartmouth is grabbing 35.4 boards per game and has racked up 132 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 322nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Big Green are shooting 26.0% on 3-point shots (78 of 300) and 69.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 62.3 points per outing (355th in the country) while shooting 40.2% from the field.
Defensively, the Big Green are able to force 11.1 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 32.5% on 3-point shots and they are 109th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (67.8). The Big Green defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.5% (310 of 712) and they surrender 35.5 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 139th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 145 conceded so far this season.
In their last game, the Vanderbilt Commodores took a loss by a score of 77-75 when they played Memphis. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Vanderbilt permitted Memphis to pull down 32 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 36.0% from downtown by going 9 out of 25 and ended up going 26 of 35 from the charity stripe (74.3%). The Commodores permitted Memphis to make 21 of 55 tries from the floor which had them shooting 38.2% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Commodores shot 24 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9%. When talking about three-point shots, Vanderbilt converted 10 of their 26 tries (38.5%). They were able to convert 17 of those for a rate of 77.3%. Memphis committed 20 fouls in this matchup which got the Commodores to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Commodores snagged 28 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 34 for the game.
Ezra Manjon pitched in for the Commodores for this contest. He knocked down 7 of 11 in this matchup giving him a rate of 63.6%, but wasn't able to grab a board. He accumulated 22 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for the contest.
Vanderbilt has a win-loss mark of 4-8 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Commodores are shooting 39.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 338th in the nation. Vanderbilt has accounted for 821 points for the year (68.4 per game) and they average 36.5 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 10.5 times per game (338th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.4 times per contest. The Commodores have committed 15.1 personal fouls per game while shooting 71.4% from the charity stripe.
The Commodores on the defensive end are ranked 225th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 72.5. They are able to force 11.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the floor (256th in college basketball). The Vanderbilt defense gives up 40.0% on 3-point shots (98 of 245) and opponents are converting on 76.8% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.8 assists and 35.4 rebounds per game, which is 197th and 209th in the country.
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dartmouth
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