Western Carolina Catamounts vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 12/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Carolina Catamounts vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) is the site where the Vanderbilt Commodores (4-6) will take on the Western Carolina Catamounts (8-2) on Tuesday.

The Western Carolina Catamounts faced off with USC Upstate and notched a win by a score of 70-53 in their last game. Western Carolina ended with a 47.5% field goal percentage (28 of 59) and knocked down 8 of their 27 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Catamounts converted 6 of 16 tries for a percentage of 37.5%. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 12 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about the defense, Western Carolina let their opponent shoot 35.2% from the field on 19 of 54 shooting. USC Upstate earned 6 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Furthermore, USC Upstate pulled down 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. USC Upstate shot 73.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 15 attempts. They also converted 4 out of their 15 attempts from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Catamounts ended up finishing with 16 and USC Upstate accounted for 16 personal fouls.

Tre Jackson is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He shot 37.5% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and collected 5 rebounds. He walked away with 17 points on 6 out of 16 shooting.

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Western Carolina will enter this matchup with a mark of 8-2 on the campaign. They have an average of 76.5 pts per contest (143rd in the nation) while hitting 48.2% from the floor. The Catamounts are hitting 34.4% on shots from distance (74 of 215) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Western Carolina is pulling in 37.9 boards per contest and has racked up 117 dimes so far this year, which ranks 307th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.6 times per game and as a group are committing 18.5 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Catamounts have forced 9.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 5th in D-1 in giving up assists with 84 surrendered this year. The Catamounts are allowing a FG percentage of 42.4% (244 of 575) and they relinquish 32.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 35.3% on 3-pointers while they are 122nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (68.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Vanderbilt Commodores took a loss by a final score of 76-54 against Texas Tech. The Commodores were able to corral 17 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 26 for the game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. Texas Tech was called for 14 fouls for this contest which took the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to bury 8 of the free throws for a percentage of 53.3%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Vanderbilt buried 4 out of their 20 attempts (20.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Commodores went 21 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.6%. The Commodores permitted Texas Tech to convert 26 of their 53 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1% for this game. They went 56.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). When it comes to rebounds, Vanderbilt permitted Texas Tech to collect 36 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Ven-Allen Lubin pitched in for the Commodores in the matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 8 for the game giving him a rate of 62.5%, and added 4 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for this contest.

Vanderbilt has a record of 4-6 so far this season. The Commodores have committed 14.4 personal fouls per game and they connect on 69.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 10.9 times per contest (326th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. Vanderbilt has 684 pts for the campaign (68.4 per contest) and they pull down 36.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Commodores are hitting on 40.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 338th in the country.

The Vanderbilt defense gives up 40.8% on 3-point shots (82 of 201) and their opponents are connecting on 77.4% of their free throw shots. They have given up 13.7 assists and 35.0 rebounds per game, which is 263rd and 193rd in the nation. The Commodores on the defensive side of the court are 233rd in the country in PPG allowed with 73.0. They are forcing 10.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (310th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Western Carolina

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