Vanderbilt Commodores vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 3/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Friday, March 10, 2023

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN

Odds/Point Spread: Vanderbilt (+6)

The Kentucky Wildcats (21-10) welcome the Vanderbilt Commodores (18-13) at Bridgestone Arena on Friday. Kentucky opens this contest as 6-point favorites. The over/under is 146.

The Vanderbilt Commodores faced off with Mississippi State and went home with a win by a final score of 77-72 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Commodores ended up finishing with 15 and Mississippi State finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They also made 4 out of their 17 attempts from long range. Mississippi State finished 57.1% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of 21 tries. On top of that, Mississippi State pulled down 42 boards (21 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Mississippi State dished out 10 assists and had 4 steals in this game. In regard to defending, Vanderbilt allowed the other team to go 45.9% from the field on 28 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 21 with 7 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Commodores converted 13 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 72.2%. Vanderbilt finished with a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 53) and knocked down 12 of their 25 3-pointers.

Jordan Wright is a player who was a major factor for the contest. He accounted for 19 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He played for 33 mins and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He went 55.6% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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Vanderbilt heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 18-13 on the year. They turn the ball over 10.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 16.4 fouls per game. As a team, Vanderbilt is grabbing 36.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 369 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 295th in the country in terms of passing. The Commodores are connecting on 34.0% on three-point shots (264 of 776) and 71.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.0 points per game (177th in the country) while shooting 42.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Commodores have forced 10.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 183rd in college hoops in giving up assists with 401 conceded so far this season. The Commodores defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (801 of 1,849) and they relinquish 36.4 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 31.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 233rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (71.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kentucky Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 88-79 against Arkansas. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Kentucky allowed Arkansas to grab 33 overall (15 offensive). They finished 31.8% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 22 and ended up shooting 22 out of 34 from the free throw line (64.7%). The Wildcats permitted Arkansas to convert 25 of their 70 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.7% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Wildcats ended up going 29 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.7%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Kentucky knocked down 4 of their 14 tries (28.6%). They were able to bury 26 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.8%. Arkansas had 26 fouls for this game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 33 attempts. They turned it over 14 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. The Wildcats snagged 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the game.

Antonio Reeves was important for the Wildcats for this contest. He racked up 37 points in his 40 mins on the court and added 2 assists in the game. He made 12 out of 17 for this game for a field goal percentage of 70.6%, and had 1 rebound.

Kentucky has a record of 21-10 for the campaign. The Wildcats have committed 16.1 fouls every game and they connect on 70.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.5 times per contest (36th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.6 times per game. Kentucky has accounted for 2,329 pts this season (75.1 per contest) and they average 38.8 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which is ranked 90th in the nation.

The Kentucky defense gives up 32.8% on 3-point shots (202 of 615) and their opposition makes 73.9% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 11.7 assists and 30.3 total boards per game, which has them ranked 107th and 13th in college basketball. The Wildcats are ranked 111th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 67.6. They are able to force 11.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (120th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kentucky (-6)

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