Alabama Crimson Tide vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: SEC Network

The Vanderbilt Commodores (5-8) will try to defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide (8-5) at Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Saturday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide took the court against Liberty and walked away with a win by a score of 101-56 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Crimson Tide walked away with 16 while Liberty had 17 fouls. They also converted 10 of their 35 tries from distance. Liberty went 66.7% from the free throw line by burying 4 of their 6 shots. Additionally, Liberty snagged 22 rebounds (8 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Liberty earned 15 assists and had 2 steals for this contest. When talking about defense, Alabama allowed the other team to go 33.3% from the floor on 21 of 63 shooting. They also dished out 21 dimes in this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they collected 43 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Crimson Tide made 17 of 20 shots for a percentage of 85.0%. Alabama finished the game with a 58.3% FG percentage (35 out of 60) and buried 14 out of their 28 3-pointers.

Latrell Wrightsell is one guy who was a major factor in the game. He went 75.0% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He was on the court for 22 minutes played and snagged 4 boards. He scored 19 points on 6 of 8 shooting.

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Alabama will enter this game with a mark of 8-5 this season. They are averaging 92.8 points per contest (1st in D-1) while shooting 49.3% from the floor. The Crimson Tide are shooting 39.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (149 of 382) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Alabama is pulling down 40.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 215 assists this year, which ranks 81st in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.9 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Crimson Tide are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers every game while drawing 20.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 101st in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 155 relinquished for the campaign. The Crimson Tide defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.0% (343 of 798) and they surrender 33.3 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 31.9% on shots from downtown and they are 290th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (75.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Vanderbilt Commodores went home victorious with a score of 69-53 against Dartmouth. Regarding attacking the glass, Vanderbilt allowed Dartmouth to pull down 33 in all (3 offensive). They went 22.7% from 3-point land by going 5 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 8 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Commodores permitted Dartmouth to convert 20 out of 53 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 37.7% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Commodores shot 26 for 62 from the field which had them shooting 41.9%. Concerning three-point attempts, Vanderbilt made 9 out of their 27 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.9%. Dartmouth earned 12 personal fouls in this contest which took the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 9 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Commodores were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the matchup.

Ezra Manjon pitched in for the Commodores in this game. He made 9 out of 17 in the game for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and added 5 dimes for the contest.

Vanderbilt has a mark of 5-8 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Commodores are shooting 40.0% from the floor, which is ranked 340th in the nation. Vanderbilt has 890 points so far this season (68.5 per game) and they grab 36.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 10.5 times per game (342nd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per game. The Commodores are responsible for committing 14.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.0% from the free throw line.

The Vanderbilt defense allows 38.6% on 3-pointers (103 of 267) and their opponents are connecting on 77.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.5 dimes and 35.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 163rd and 200th in the country. The Commodores on the defensive side of the court are 172nd in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 71.0. They are forcing 11.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.7% from the floor (232nd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alabama

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