Vanderbilt Commodores vs Florida Gators Prediction, 2/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Florida Gators

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: SECN

The Florida Gators (13-10) are hosting the Vanderbilt Commodores (11-12) at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday.

The Vanderbilt Commodores faced Ole Miss and took home the win by a score of 74-71 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Commodores ended up finishing with 10 while Ole Miss finished the game with 16 fouls. They buried 10 of their 26 tries from distance. Ole Miss finished the game at 100.0% at the free throw line by making 7 of 7 shots. In addition, Ole Miss totaled 36 rebounds (15 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Ole Miss earned 11 assists and had 4 steals in this game. In regard to defense, Vanderbilt allowed 36.5% from the field on 27 out of 74 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 4 turnovers and earning 1 steal. With respect to pulling down boards, they collected 36 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Commodores buried 13 of 20 attempts for a rate of 65.0%. Vanderbilt ended the contest having earned a 43.5% FG percentage (27 of 62) and converted 7 of their 22 3-point attempts.

Liam Robbins is someone who played a role for the matchup. He went 33.3% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and also pulled down 12 rebounds. He notched 19 points on 5 out of 15 shooting.

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Vanderbilt heads into this one with a mark of 11-12 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Vanderbilt is pulling down 36.8 rebounds per contest and has totaled 271 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 312th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Commodores are shooting 32.1% on shots from downtown (184 of 573) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. They average 70.7 pts per game (201st in college basketball) on 41.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Commodores are forcing 10.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are ranked 199th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 310 surrendered for the season. The Commodores are allowing a FG percentage of 43.6% (592 of 1,359) and they concede 35.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 32.6% on 3-point shots and they are 252nd in the country in PPG allowed (72.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Florida Gators took a defeat with a final score of 72-67 when they faced Kentucky. The Gators corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this contest. They turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. Kentucky earned 14 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Gators to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.2%. In reference to shots from downtown, Florida converted 6 of 19 attempts (31.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Gators finished the game shooting 23 for 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8%. The Gators allowed Kentucky to make 28 of 62 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.2% for this contest. They went 45.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 5 of 11 and ended up going 11 of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). When talking about rebounds, Florida permitted Kentucky to collect 35 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Colin Castleton ended up being a factor for the Gators in this game. He converted 9 out of 16 for this game for a rate of 56.3%, and tallied 8 rebounds. He scored 25 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes for this contest.

Florida has a mark of 13-10 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Gators are connecting on 43.4% from the field, which ranks 256th in the nation. Florida has totaled 1,639 pts for the year (71.3 per game) and they snag 35.8 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 12.5 times per game (236th in the country) and they cough up possession 11.5 times per game. The Gators commit 16.3 fouls every game and they connect on 74.5% from the charity stripe.

The Gators are ranked 51st in college basketball in PPG given up with 64.8. They are able to force 12.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.4% from the field (16th in college basketball). The Florida defense concedes 30.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (131 of 425) and their opponents are converting on 70.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 11.1 dimes and 37.5 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 66th and 336th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida

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