Yale Bulldogs vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 3/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Yale Bulldogs vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPNU

Odds/Point Spread: Yale (+3)

The Yale Bulldogs (21-8) are on their way to Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Vanderbilt Commodores (20-14). Yale opens as 3-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is 148.

The Yale Bulldogs faced off with Princeton and took a loss by a score of 74-65 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 20 and Princeton recorded 18 personal fouls. They buried 9 out of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. Princeton finished shooting 79.2% from the free throw line by burying 19 of their 24 tries. Furthermore, Princeton snagged 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Princeton doled out 11 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, Yale allowed the other team to go 40.4% from the floor on 23 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for this contest while forcing 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 13 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 68.4%. Yale ended the game having earned a 44.0% FG percentage (22 out of 50) and buried 8 out of their 22 3-point shots.

Bez Mbeng is a player who was a major contributor for the contest. He walked away with 18 points on 5 of 16 shooting. He played for 39 mins played and totaled 6 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 31.3% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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Yale comes into this matchup with a mark of 21-8 for the season. They are averaging 76.2 points per outing (72nd in the nation) while going 48.1% from the field. The Bulldogs are connecting on 36.2% on 3-point shots (217 of 599) and 69.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Yale is grabbing 37.8 boards per game and has accounted for 426 assists this season, which is 174th in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.2 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.4 fouls every game.

On defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They rank 17th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 320 relinquished on the year. Bulldogs are giving up a shooting percentage of 39.5% (631 of 1,598) and they relinquish 31.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 32.2% on three-point shots and they are ranked 25th in the nation in opponents PPG (63.0).

The last time they took the court, the Vanderbilt Commodores took a defeat with a final score of 87-75 against Texas A&M. The Commodores corralled 16 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 20 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. Texas A&M was called for 15 fouls for this game which took the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to convert 10 of those for a clip of 66.7%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Vanderbilt converted 9 of 22 attempts (40.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Commodores finished the game shooting 28 for 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 53.8%. The Commodores permitted Texas A&M to make 31 of their 52 attempts from the field which left them shooting 59.6% in this matchup. They shot 52.6% from distance by connecting on 10 of 19 and finished the contest at 15 out of 25 from the free throw line (60.0%). When talking about rebounding, Vanderbilt allowed Texas A&M to snag 29 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Tyrin Lawrence was important for the Commodores for this contest. He earned 18 points in his 33 mins of playing time, but didn't get an assist. He made 8 of 13 for this game for a rate of 61.5%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Vanderbilt has a win-loss mark of 20-14 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Commodores are hitting on 42.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 278th in the country. Vanderbilt has scored 2,465 pts this year (72.5 per game) and they average 36.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.8 times per game (287th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 10.8 times per contest. The Commodores commit 16.4 fouls every game and they connect on 71.2% from the free throw line.

The Vanderbilt defense allows 31.4% on 3-pointers (236 of 751) and their opponents are connecting on 69.6% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.0 dimes and 36.6 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 200th and 317th in Division 1. The Commodores on the defensive side of the court are 243rd in the country in PPG surrendered with 72.1. They have forced 10.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (156th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Yale (+3)

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