Tennessee Volunteers vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 2/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN

The Vanderbilt Commodores (11-12) will take on the Tennessee Volunteers (19-4) at Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Wednesday.

The Tennessee Volunteers took the court against Auburn and walked away with a win by a score of 46-43 in their last contest. Tennessee wrapped up the game having earned a 27.0% FG percentage (17 of 63) and made 2 of their 21 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Volunteers buried 10 of 17 attempts for a rate of 58.8%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 43 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about defending, Tennessee allowed the other team to shoot 23.6% from the field on 13 out of 55 shooting. Auburn earned 5 assists and had 9 steals in the game. Moreover, Auburn snagged 40 rebounds (7 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Auburn ended up going 73.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 19 shots. They also made 3 of their 27 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Volunteers walked away with 14 and Auburn finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Josiah-Jordan James is a player who was a factor in the matchup. He finished 41.7% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He played 31 mins and pulled down 14 boards. He recorded 15 points on 5 out of 12 shooting.

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Tennessee will play this game with a mark of 19-4 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.8 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Tennessee is grabbing 40.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 387 dimes this year, which ranks 26th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Volunteers are shooting 32.3% on three-point shots (175 of 542) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.3 points per outing (161st in the country) while hitting 43.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Volunteers are forcing 16.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They surrender 21.9% on three-point shots and they rank 1st in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (54.6). The Volunteers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 34.3% (419 of 1,220) and they concede 32.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 5th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 203 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Vanderbilt Commodores got the victory with a final of 74-71 when they played Ole Miss. The Commodores earned 23 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 5 times, while getting 1 steal in the game. Ole Miss committed 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Commodores to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 65.0%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Vanderbilt made 7 out of 22 attempts (31.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Commodores ended up going 27 for 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.5%. The Commodores permitted Ole Miss to knock down 27 of their 74 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.5% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 38.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 10 out of 26 and finished the contest at 7 of 7 from the free throw line (100.0%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Vanderbilt permitted Ole Miss to snag 36 in all (15 offensive).

Liam Robbins pitched in for the Commodores in the game. He made 5 out of 15 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 12 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 32 mins on the court and accumulated 2 assists for this contest.

Vanderbilt has a record of 11-12 so far this season. The Commodores are committing 16.7 fouls per contest while shooting 71.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.8 times per game (296th in the country) and they turn it over 11.5 times per contest. Vanderbilt has scored 1,627 points so far this year (70.7 per game) and they pull down 36.8 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Commodores are shooting 41.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 317th in the nation.

The Commodores defensively are ranked 252nd in Division 1 in PPG given up with 72.0. They are forcing 10.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (190th in the country). The Vanderbilt defense gives up 32.6% from downtown (169 of 518) and their opposition knocks down 71.6% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.5 assists and 35.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 232nd and 284th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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