Tennessee Volunteers vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: SEC Network

The Tennessee Volunteers (14-4) are on their way to Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Saturday where they will play the Vanderbilt Commodores (5-13).

The Tennessee Volunteers faced Alabama and walked away with a win by a score of 91-71 in their last game. Tennessee finished the contest with a 48.5% FG percentage (32 of 66) and knocked down 10 out of their 28 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Volunteers knocked down 17 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 68.0%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 21 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 22 turnovers and getting 15 steals. When talking about defense, Tennessee allowed 44.6% from the floor on 25 out of 56 shooting. Alabama distributed 9 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. In addition, Alabama grabbed 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Alabama finished 70.8% at the free throw line by converting 17 of 24 shots. They also knocked down 4 of their 21 tries from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Volunteers ended up with 19 while Alabama finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Dalton Knecht is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He finished with 25 points on 8 out of 20 shooting. He played for 36 minutes played and also collected 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 40.0% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Tennessee will enter this contest with a mark of 14-4 so far this season. They currently have an average of 79.7 points per outing (58th in the nation) while hitting 44.8% from the field. The Volunteers are shooting 33.8% on shots from downtown (155 of 459) and 76.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Tennessee is snagging 39.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 311 dimes on the year, which is 43rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 11.1 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Volunteers are forcing 13.7 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They rank 13th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 190 conceded on the campaign. The Volunteers are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 37.8% (396 of 1,048) and they surrender 34.4 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 29.8% from beyond the arc while they are 54th in college basketball in opponents PPG (66.3).

The last time they took the court, the Vanderbilt Commodores took a defeat with a final score of 68-55 when they played Mississippi State. With respect to rebounding, Vanderbilt permitted Mississippi State to collect 39 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 28.6% from distance by hitting 6 out of 21 and ended up shooting 12 of 22 at the free throw line (54.5%). The Commodores permitted Mississippi State to bury 25 of their 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.1% for the game. When the game finished, the Commodores finished 20 out of 53 from the floor which had them shooting 37.7%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Vanderbilt buried 5 of 22 attempts (22.7%). They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a clip of 55.6%. Mississippi State had 18 fouls in the game which got the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Commodores recorded 26 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 32 in this contest.

Tyrin Lawrence pitched in for the Commodores for the contest. He buried 6 of 12 for the game for a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the game.

Vanderbilt has a mark of 5-13 on the campaign. The Commodores have committed 15.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 70.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 9.8 times per game (354th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 11.1 times per game. Vanderbilt has 1,210 pts on the campaign (67.2 per game) and they collect 35.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Commodores are shooting 39.9% from the floor, which ranks them 348th in the country.

The Vanderbilt defense allows 37.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (142 of 384) and opponents are knocking down 76.1% of their free throw shots. They surrender 12.8 dimes and 36.8 rebounds per contest, which is 182nd and 283rd in college basketball. The Commodores are ranked 187th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 71.9. They are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (213th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tennessee

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