Vanderbilt Commodores vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 2/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: SEC Network

The Arkansas Razorbacks (14-13) will compete against the Vanderbilt Commodores (7-20) at Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday.

The Vanderbilt Commodores faced off with Florida and ended up losing by a score of 77-64 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Commodores walked away with 17 and Florida accumulated 18 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 24 shots from 3-point land. Florida finished 63.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 19 tries. Furthermore, Florida pulled down 33 boards (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Florida doled out 17 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. When it comes to defending, Vanderbilt allowed their opponent to shoot 46.7% from the field on 28 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 6 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Commodores buried 19 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 65.5%. Vanderbilt finished with a 35.7% FG percentage (20 out of 56) and made 5 of their 22 shots from downtown.

Ven-Allen Lubin is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up going 36.4% from the field but didn't record a dime. He saw the court for 32 minutes and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points on 4 of 11 shooting.

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Vanderbilt will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 7-20 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per game and as a squad they are committing 14.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Vanderbilt is grabbing 34.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 256 dimes this year, which ranks 358th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Commodores are shooting 28.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (185 of 647) and 70.1% from the charity stripe. They average 66.1 pts per game (334th in Division 1) while hitting 39.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Commodores have forced 10.6 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are ranked 286th in the country in giving up assists with 391 surrendered for the year. The Commodores are giving up a FG percentage of 45.4% (714 of 1,571) and they relinquish 37.0 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 37.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 261st in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (74.4).

In their last game, the Arkansas Razorbacks walked away with a victory by a final of 88-73 when they played Missouri. The Razorbacks collected 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the game. They coughed it up 5 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. Missouri was called for 28 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for 34 tries. They were able to knock down 28 of them for a percentage of 82.4%. With respect to shots from distance, Arkansas made 10 of 25 attempts (40.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Razorbacks shot 25 for 52 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1%. The Razorbacks allowed Missouri to knock down 20 of 51 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.2% in this game. They wrapped up this game 26.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 5 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 28 of 30 at the free throw line (93.3%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Arkansas permitted Missouri to snag 25 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Khalif Battle was important for the Razorbacks for this contest. He had 42 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest. He knocked down 11 out of 15 for the game for a field goal percentage of 73.3%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Arkansas has a mark of 14-13 so far this year. The Razorbacks commit 19.8 personal fouls per contest and they go 72.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.4 times per game (307th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.7 times per game. Arkansas has totaled 2,044 points on the year (75.7 per game) and they grab 35.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Razorbacks are shooting 44.4% from the field, which ranks them 201st in college hoops.

The Razorbacks defensively are ranked 322nd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 77.7. They have forced 11.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (175th in the country). The Arkansas defense surrenders 34.4% from downtown (200 of 582) and opponents are connecting on 73.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.8 dimes and 36.6 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 170th and 278th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas

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