Kentucky Wildcats vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 1/24/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) is the location where the Vanderbilt Commodores (10-9) will try to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats (13-6) on Tuesday.

The Kentucky Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Texas A&M and walked away with a win by a score of 76-67 in their last game. Kentucky finished the game having earned a 40.3% FG percentage (27 of 67) and converted 11 of their 32 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 11 of 17 tries for a percentage of 64.7%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 36 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 14 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to defense, Kentucky allowed the other team to go 49.0% from the floor on 24 out of 49 shooting. Texas A&M recorded 10 assists and had 6 steals in the game. On top of that, Texas A&M pulled down 29 boards (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Texas A&M went 100.0% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 16 shots. They converted 3 of their 16 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Concerning personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 13 and Texas A&M recorded 18 personal fouls.

Antonio Reeves is one guy who was a major factor for the game. He accounted for 23 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 28 minutes played and collected 1 rebound. He finished the contest at 47.1% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Kentucky will enter this game with a win-loss record of 13-6 this season. They are giving up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Kentucky is grabbing 39.5 boards per game and is sitting with 309 dimes this year, which is 54th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are connecting on 36.8% on 3-pointers (140 of 380) and 68.1% from the free throw line. They average 76.1 pts per contest (83rd in the country) while hitting 45.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Wildcats are forcing 12.8 turnovers every game and they draw 16.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 55th in D-1 in giving up assists with 213 relinquished this year. The Wildcats defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.7% (460 of 1,078) and they surrender 31.2 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 33.5% on 3-point shots and they are 120th in D-1 in PPG allowed (67.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Vanderbilt Commodores walked away with a victory by a final of 85-82 against Georgia. The Commodores were able to corral 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. Georgia earned 24 fouls for the game which got the Commodores to the free throw line for 29 attempts. They were able to make 21 of the free throws for a rate of 72.4%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Vanderbilt knocked down 10 of their 21 attempts (47.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Commodores ended up shooting 27 for 56 from the field which had them sitting at 48.2%. The Commodores permitted Georgia to convert 26 out of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.1% in this game. They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 27 and ended up going 21 out of 28 from the free throw line (75.0%). In reference to how they rebounded, Vanderbilt allowed Georgia to grab 33 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Ezra Manjon ended up being a major contributor for the Commodores in this contest. He made 8 of 12 for this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the game.

Vanderbilt has a mark of 10-9 for the season. The Commodores commit 17.4 fouls per game and they hit 71.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 12.2 times per contest (268th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 11.9 times per game. Vanderbilt has 1,390 pts this year (73.2 per contest) and they grab 37.8 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Commodores are hitting on 43.1% from the field, which ranks them 266th in college basketball.

The Commodores are ranked 223rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 70.6. They are forcing 11.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (147th in D-1). The Vanderbilt defense concedes 31.0% on shots from distance (129 of 416) and opponents are connecting on 71.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.7 dimes and 34.9 rebounds every game, which is ranked 185th and 230th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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