Vanderbilt Commodores vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Vanderbilt Commodores (4-5) are headed to Dickies Arena on Saturday where they will play the Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-2).

The Vanderbilt Commodores took the court against San Francisco and went home with a loss by a final score of 73-60 in their last game. Vanderbilt finished having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 of 56) and knocked down 9 out of their 23 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Commodores made 3 of 9 shots for a rate of 33.3%. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected 17 with 1 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 9 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. When discussing defense, Vanderbilt allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the field on 26 of 51 shooting. San Francisco earned 18 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, San Francisco snagged 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. San Francisco finished shooting 88.9% from the charity stripe by burying 8 of their 9 tries. They also converted 13 of their 29 shots from downtown. When talking about fouls, the Commodores ended up finishing with 10 and San Francisco racked up 12 fouls.

Ven-Allen Lubin is a player who came through for this contest. He ended up scoring 15 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He played 32 minutes and totaled 2 boards. He ended up going 50.0% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Vanderbilt steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 4-5 for the year. They are averaging 70.0 pts per contest (283rd in the country) while going 40.7% from the floor. The Commodores are shooting 30.5% on shots from distance (71 of 233) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Vanderbilt is pulling in 36.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 98 assists on the season, which is 335th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 14.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Commodores are forcing 10.7 turnovers every game and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They rank 137th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 115 surrendered for the season. The Commodores are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.2% (238 of 527) and they surrender 34.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrender 39.5% on shots from downtown while they are 228th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas Tech Red Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 82-76 when they faced Oral Roberts. The Red Raiders snagged 26 defensive boards and 21 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 1 steal in this matchup. Oral Roberts had 14 fouls for the contest which took the Red Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. With regard to 3-pointers, Texas Tech converted 10 of their 29 attempts (34.5%). Overall, the Red Raiders went 27 for 68 from the field which had them shooting 39.7%. The Red Raiders allowed Oral Roberts to convert 28 of 62 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.2% for the matchup. They went 44.4% from three-point range by connecting on 16 out of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 4 out of 4 at the free throw line (100.0%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Texas Tech allowed Oral Roberts to snag 26 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Warren Washington ended up being a major contributor for the Red Raiders for the contest. He converted 8 out of 10 for this game for a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and had 12 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist in this matchup.

Texas Tech has a record of 7-2 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Red Raiders are hitting on 43.6% from the field, which has them ranked 241st in college basketball. Texas Tech has earned 680 points this season (75.6 per contest) and they pull down 37.9 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 13.8 times per contest (177th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.4 times per game. The Red Raiders commit 13.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 76.6% from the charity stripe.

The Texas Tech defense allows 32.6% on shots from beyond the arc (74 of 227) and opponents are knocking down 68.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 11.4 assists and 32.4 rebounds every game, which ranks 96th and 78th in college hoops. The Red Raiders on the defensive end are ranked 85th in D-1 in PPG given up with 66.8. They are forcing 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (147th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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