California Golden Bears vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 11/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Vanderbilt Commodores (2-0) will go up against the California Golden Bears (2-0) at Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Wednesday.

The California Golden Bears faced Cal Poly and went home with a win by a final score of 91-73 in their last contest. California finished the contest having earned a 46.2% field goal percentage (30 out of 65) and converted 11 out of their 26 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Golden Bears made 20 of 28 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 38 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 12 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to defense, California let their opponent shoot 37.9% from the field on 22 of 58 shooting. Cal Poly totaled 11 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. Furthermore, Cal Poly had 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Cal Poly ended up shooting 82.6% when shooting free throws by converting 19 of their 23 tries. They knocked down 10 of their 26 attempts from long range. When talking about fouls, the Golden Bears ended up with 18 and Cal Poly finished the game with 22 fouls.

Jovan Blacksher Jr. is someone who came through for this contest. He ended up shooting 46.2% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes. He played for 32 mins played and collected 3 rebounds. He finished with 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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California heads into this contest with a record of 2-0 for the year. They currently have an average of 88.5 points per game (67th in college hoops) while connecting on 44.3% from the floor. The Golden Bears are hitting 36.7% on 3-pointers (18 of 49) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a team, California is pulling in 42.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 24 dimes this season, which is 301st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 10.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Golden Bears are forcing their opponents into 17.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 25.0 personal fouls. They give up 45.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 220th in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.0). The Golden Bears defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.8% (49 of 120) and they concede 35.0 boards per game as a squad. They are 45th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 17 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Vanderbilt Commodores got the win with a final of 85-76 against SE Missouri State. When discussing cleaning the glass, Vanderbilt permitted SE Missouri State to snag 29 in total (3 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 48.0% from 3-point land by hitting 12 of 25 and ended up shooting 8 out of 13 at the free throw line (61.5%). The Commodores permitted SE Missouri State to bury 28 out of their 63 attempts from the field which had them at 44.4% for this contest. Overall, the Commodores finished 25 for 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.5%. Concerning shooting from distance, Vanderbilt converted 3 of their 25 tries (12.0%). They were able to bury 32 of the free throws for a rate of 78.0%. SE Missouri State had 31 fouls in this game which got the Commodores to the free throw line for a total of 41 attempts. They also turned it over 9 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Commodores were able to collect 31 defensive boards and 20 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 for this contest.

Jason Edwards ended up having an impact for the Commodores for this game. He knocked down 4 of 10 for this game for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this game.

Vanderbilt has a mark of 2-0 on the season. The Commodores are committing 16.5 fouls every game and they connect on 73.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.0 times per contest (212th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 5.0 times per contest. Vanderbilt has 187 points on the year (93.5 per contest) and they snag 50.5 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Commodores are connecting on 44.5% from the field, which ranks 220th in college hoops.

The Commodores defensively are ranked 175th in college hoops in PPG given up with 69.5. They have forced 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.3% from the field (246th in college basketball). The Vanderbilt defense gives up 41.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (19 of 46) and their opposition knocks down 56.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.5 dimes and 31.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 188th and 84th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take California

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