Missouri Tigers vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: SEC Network

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) is the location where the Vanderbilt Commodores (5-15) will take on the Missouri Tigers (8-13) on Saturday.

The Missouri Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Arkansas and took a loss by a final of 91-84 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Tigers walked away with 23 and Arkansas racked up 21 personal fouls. They also made 4 out of their 6 attempts from 3-point land. Arkansas shot 80.8% from the free throw line by burying 21 of 26 shots. On top of that, Arkansas snagged 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Arkansas earned 14 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. With respect to defending, Missouri let their opponent shoot 54.1% from the field on 33 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 25 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 20 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 90.9%. Missouri ended with a 45.8% FG percentage (27 out of 59) and converted 10 of their 20 3-point attempts.

Tamar Bates is a player who played a role for the contest. He scored 29 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins and also collected 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and also earned 3 assists.

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Missouri will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 8-13 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Missouri is snagging 32.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 278 dimes this season, which has them ranked 179th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are shooting 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc (168 of 507) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 74.1 points per contest (188th in the country) while shooting 44.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tigers have forced 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.5 fouls. They give up 34.0% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 254th in college basketball in points per game allowed (74.3). The Tigers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.7% (520 of 1,190) and they concede 37.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 211th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 276 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Vanderbilt Commodores took a loss by a final score of 81-54 when they faced Auburn. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Vanderbilt allowed Auburn to get 41 in total (11 offensive). They wrapped up this game 38.5% from downtown by shooting 10 out of 26 and finished the game at 15 out of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Commodores permitted Auburn to make 28 out of their 63 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.4% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Commodores went 15 for 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 26.8%. In relation to 3-pointers, Vanderbilt converted 4 of 17 tries (23.5%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throws for a rate of 71.4%. Auburn committed 21 fouls in the game which took the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 28 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Commodores corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this contest.

Ven-Allen Lubin was important for the Commodores in this game. He buried 5 out of 11 in this contest giving him a rate of 45.5%, and totaled 12 rebounds. He racked up 17 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Vanderbilt has a record of 5-15 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Commodores are connecting on 39.1% from the field, which is 351st in the nation. Vanderbilt has accumulated 1,326 points on the campaign (66.3 per contest) and they average 35.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 9.5 times per game (357th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 10.9 times per contest. The Commodores commit 15.6 personal fouls every game and they go 70.9% from the free throw line.

The Vanderbilt defense gives up 37.3% on 3-point attempts (161 of 432) and opponents are knocking down 75.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.3 assists and 37.3 boards every game, which ranks 216th and 297th in those categories on the defensive end. The Commodores are ranked 209th in college basketball in PPG given up with 72.6. They are forcing 11.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (219th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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