Citadel Bulldogs vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 12/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Citadel Bulldogs vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Citadel Bulldogs (5-5) are headed to Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Wednesday where they will take on the Vanderbilt Commodores (9-1).

The Citadel Bulldogs took the court against Central Arkansas and took a loss by a final of 73-71 in their last game. Citadel ended the game with a 46.3% FG percentage (25 out of 54) and made 16 out of their 35 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 5 of their 9 attempts for a rate of 55.6%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 32 with 5 of them being offensive. They also doled out 21 assists in this game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When discussing defense, Citadel allowed 38.8% from the field on 26 out of 67 shooting. Central Arkansas recorded 16 assists and had 11 steals in the game. Moreover, Central Arkansas had 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Central Arkansas walked away from this one shooting 84.6% at the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 13 attempts. They converted 10 of 32 shots from 3-point land. When discussing personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 13 while Central Arkansas finished the game with 12 personal fouls.

Paxton Davidson is someone who was a factor for this game. He ended up shooting 58.3% from the field and also distributed 4 dimes. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and totaled 5 boards. He accounted for 23 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Citadel enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 5-5 this season. They lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.7 fouls per contest. As a team, Citadel is pulling down 40.1 boards per game and has accounted for 152 assists on the year, which ranks 179th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are shooting 30.1% on shots from 3-point land (87 of 289) and 59.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.6 pts per contest (196th in Division 1) while hitting 46.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.7 fouls. They surrender 31.8% on shots from downtown and they rank 128th in the country in points per game allowed (69.0). The Bulldogs defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.0% (242 of 576) and they surrender 33.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 55th in the country in giving up assists with 112 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Vanderbilt Commodores walked away with a victory by a final of 83-74 against TCU. When it comes to team rebounding, Vanderbilt permitted TCU to collect 28 overall (6 on the offensive side). They went 58.8% from distance by going 10 out of 17 and finished the game at 14 of 26 from the free throw line (53.8%). The Commodores permitted TCU to convert 25 out of 51 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 49.0% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Commodores walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4%. Regarding shooting from distance, Vanderbilt converted 6 of their 22 tries (27.3%). They were able to knock down 27 of those for a rate of 81.8%. TCU had 24 personal fouls for the contest which took the Commodores to the charity stripe for 33 tries. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 12 steals for this game. The Commodores recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup.

Jason Edwards ended up having an impact for the Commodores in this contest. He made 8 of 16 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He earned 30 points in his 28 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist in this contest.

Vanderbilt has a record of 9-1 for the year. The Commodores are responsible for committing 15.7 personal fouls per contest and they hit 73.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per game (143rd in D-1) and they are turning it over 9.5 times per game. Vanderbilt has scored 835 points this year (83.5 per game) and they snag 36.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Commodores are hitting on 47.7% from the field, which ranks 78th in college.

The Commodores on the defensive end are ranked 138th in college in points per game surrendered with 69.5. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (184th in D-1). The Vanderbilt defense gives up 37.7% on shots from distance (75 of 199) and opponents are connecting on 70.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 12.1 dimes and 35.1 boards every game, which is ranked 117th and 212th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Citadel

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