Kentucky Wildcats vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: SEC Network

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) is where the Vanderbilt Commodores (6-15) will compete against the Kentucky Wildcats (15-6) on Tuesday.

The Kentucky Wildcats played Tennessee and took a loss by a final of 103-92 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 24 and Tennessee accounted for 21 personal fouls. They also knocked down 12 out of their 30 tries from three-point range. Tennessee shot 73.1% when shooting free throws by burying 19 of 26 attempts. On top of that, Tennessee snagged 39 boards (16 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Tennessee recorded 22 assists and had 6 steals for the game. With regard to defense, Kentucky let their opponent shoot 48.6% from the floor on 36 out of 74 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 36 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 12 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 63.2%. Kentucky walked away from the game with a 49.3% FG percentage (34 out of 69) and converted 12 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc.

Rob Dillingham is a guy who was a major factor for the contest. He finished shooting 70.0% from the floor and dished out 4 assists. He saw the court for 27 minutes and also collected 1 rebound. He walked away with 35 points on 14 out of 20 shooting.

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Kentucky enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 15-6 for the campaign. They average 88.8 pts per contest (3rd in the nation) while shooting 48.9% from the floor. The Wildcats are shooting 40.3% on shots from 3-point land (210 of 521) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Kentucky is pulling down 38.5 boards per game and has racked up 376 dimes so far this season, which is 25th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 9.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.3 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Wildcats are able to force 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are giving up 32.6% on three-point shots while they are 329th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (78.4). The Wildcats defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (579 of 1,369) and they relinquish 38.0 boards per contest as a team. They rank 277th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 312 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Vanderbilt Commodores walked away with a victory by a final of 68-61 against Missouri. The Commodores collected 23 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 38 in this matchup. They also turned it over 7 times, while recording 4 steals for the matchup. Missouri committed 19 personal fouls for the game which took the Commodores to the free throw line for 20 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Vanderbilt buried 5 out of their 22 tries (22.7%). When all was said and done, the Commodores finished shooting 24 for 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.0%. The Commodores allowed Missouri to convert 22 of their 59 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 37.3% in the matchup. They went 26.9% from 3-point land via 7 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 11 from the free throw line (90.9%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Vanderbilt permitted Missouri to snag 29 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Ezra Manjon was important for the Commodores for the contest. He earned 17 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes for this game. He made 5 of 13 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 38.5%, but wasn't able to grab a rebound.

Vanderbilt has a win-loss mark of 6-15 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Commodores are connecting on 39.2% from the floor, which ranks 352nd in the nation. Vanderbilt has totaled 1,394 pts so far this season (66.4 per game) and they snag 35.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 9.4 times per game (358th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest. The Commodores commit 15.4 fouls per contest and they go 71.1% from the charity stripe.

The Commodores defensively are ranked 189th in D-1 in PPG given up with 72.0. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (200th in college basketball). The Vanderbilt defense gives up 36.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (168 of 458) and their opponents are converting on 75.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.3 assists and 37.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 223rd and 287th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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