Vanderbilt Commodores vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 1/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: SECN

Thompson-Boling Arena is the location where the Tennessee Volunteers (13-2) will try to defeat the Vanderbilt Commodores (8-7) on Tuesday.

The Vanderbilt Commodores stepped onto the hardwood against Missouri and ended up losing by a score of 85-82 in their last game. Vanderbilt ended the contest having earned a 48.5% FG percentage (33 out of 68) and knocked down 8 of 27 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Commodores converted 8 of their 12 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. When it comes to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 43 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 15 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 4 turnovers and having 2 steals. Pertaining to defense, Vanderbilt allowed the other team to shoot 42.1% from the floor on 24 of 57 shooting. Missouri earned 16 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Missouri had 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Missouri went 87.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 27 of 31 shots. They converted 10 of 26 attempts from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Commodores walked away with 23 and Missouri recorded 13 personal fouls.

Liam Robbins is a guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished the contest at 62.5% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 23 minutes and also totaled 7 boards. He finished with 16 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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Vanderbilt enters this game with a win-loss mark of 8-7 this year. They have an average of 71.6 pts per contest (183rd in D-1) while going 43.7% from the field. The Commodores are connecting on 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc (124 of 373) and 67.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Vanderbilt is collecting 38.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 194 assists so far this year, which is 270th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.0 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Commodores are able to force 10.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 30.6% on three-point shots while they are 159th in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.1). The Commodores defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.4% (363 of 876) and they relinquish 34.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are 111th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 184 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Tennessee Volunteers got the victory with a final of 85-42 against South Carolina. The Volunteers were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 47 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 13 steals for the matchup. South Carolina was called for 11 personal fouls for this game which took the Volunteers to the charity stripe for a total of 7 shots. They were able to bury 5 of those for a rate of 71.4%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Tennessee buried 10 of 22 attempts (45.5%). When the game finished, the Volunteers ended up shooting 35 out of 68 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.5%. The Volunteers permitted South Carolina to knock down 12 of their 48 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 25.0% in this game. They finished shooting 15.4% from distance by shooting 4 out of 26 and ended up going 14 of 15 from the charity stripe (93.3%). In the matter of team rebounding, Tennessee permitted South Carolina to grab 19 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Olivier Nkamhoua ended up being a factor for the Volunteers for this contest. He earned 21 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes. He converted 10 out of 10 for this game for a field goal rate of 100.0%, and earned 10 rebounds.

Tennessee has a mark of 13-2 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Volunteers are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which ranks 210th in D-1. Tennessee has scored 1,131 points so far this year (75.4 per game) and they pull in 41.4 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 17.9 times per game (14th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per game. The Volunteers commit 16.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 71.7% from the charity stripe.

The Tennessee defense gives up 20.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (70 of 337) and their opponents are converting on 73.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 8.3 assists and 31.2 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 6th and 33rd in college basketball. The Volunteers on defense are ranked 2nd in college hoops in points allowed per game with 52.5. They are forcing their opponents into 17.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 33.2% from the field (2nd in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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