Auburn Tigers vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 1/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: SEC Network

The Auburn Tigers (14-2) are hitting the road to Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Wednesday where they will meet the Vanderbilt Commodores (5-11).

The Auburn Tigers played LSU and took home the win by a score of 93-78 in their last contest. Auburn walked away from the contest with a 45.9% FG percentage (28 out of 61) and converted 10 out of their 25 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Tigers made 27 of their 31 tries for a percentage of 87.1%. When discussing rebounding, they earned a total of 31 with 7 of them being offensive. They also distributed 20 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 15 steals. When talking about the defense, Auburn let their opponent shoot 41.7% from the floor on 25 out of 60 shooting. LSU earned 12 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Moreover, LSU pulled down 33 boards (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. LSU ended up shooting 76.0% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of 25 attempts. They also made 9 out of their 23 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Tigers ended up walking away with 18 while LSU finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Chad Baker-Mazara is a guy who was a factor in this game. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He played 28 minutes and collected 2 boards. He shot 50.0% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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Auburn comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 14-2 on the campaign. They are averaging 84.1 points per contest (20th in the nation) on 46.8% from the field. The Tigers are hitting 33.5% on shots from downtown (128 of 382) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Auburn is pulling down 39.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 301 dimes this year, which ranks 16th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 10.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.9 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Tigers are able to force 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are conceding 29.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 55th in D-1 in opponents points per game (65.7). The Tigers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 37.9% (351 of 927) and they relinquish 33.8 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 7th in college basketball in giving up assists with 158 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Vanderbilt Commodores went home defeated by a final of 69-56 against Ole Miss. In regard to team rebounding, Vanderbilt allowed Ole Miss to grab 38 in total (10 offensive). They went 40.0% from three-point range by going 10 out of 25 and finished the game at 11 of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). The Commodores allowed Ole Miss to convert 24 of 59 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.7% for this contest. When the game finished, the Commodores finished shooting 20 for 53 from the floor which had them at 37.7%. With regard to shots from downtown, Vanderbilt converted 4 of 18 attempts (22.2%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Ole Miss committed 15 fouls in this contest which took the Commodores to the free throw line for 20 tries. They turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Commodores collected 20 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 26 for the matchup.

Tyrin Lawrence ended up being important for the Commodores for the matchup. He recorded 14 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist. He converted 5 of 12 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and added 6 rebounds.

Vanderbilt has a mark of 5-11 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Commodores are shooting 40.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 343rd in the country. Vanderbilt has tallied 1,090 points so far this season (68.1 per contest) and they collect 36.1 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.1 times per contest (347th in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.1 times per contest. The Commodores have committed 14.9 fouls per game and they shoot 71.6% from the free throw line.

The Vanderbilt defense surrenders 37.9% from downtown (128 of 338) and opponents are converting on 77.3% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.7 dimes and 36.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 171st and 248th in those categories. The Commodores on the defensive side of the court are 184th in D-1 in points given up per game with 71.7. They are forcing 11.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.7% from the field (220th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Auburn

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