Vanderbilt Commodores vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 3/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: SEC Network

Rupp Arena is the site where the Kentucky Wildcats (21-8) will try to defeat the Vanderbilt Commodores (8-21) on Wednesday.

The Vanderbilt Commodores faced LSU and took a loss by a score of 75-61 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Commodores ended up walking away with 19 while LSU accumulated 19 personal fouls. They buried 10 of 31 attempts from beyond the arc. LSU walked away from this one shooting 78.9% from the free throw line by converting 15 of their 19 shots. Furthermore, LSU collected 38 boards (14 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. LSU dished out 12 assists and had 1 steal for the matchup. Pertaining to defending, Vanderbilt allowed the other team to go 43.9% from the floor on 25 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists for this contest as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 24 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Commodores made 18 of 25 attempts for a rate of 72.0%. Vanderbilt finished with a 36.4% FG percentage (20 of 55) and made 3 of 21 shots from distance.

Tyrin Lawrence is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He racked up 21 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He played 37 mins played and collected 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 46.7% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Vanderbilt comes into this one with a mark of 8-21 this year. They have an average of 66.6 points per contest (329th in college basketball) while hitting 39.4% from the floor. The Commodores are shooting 28.1% on shots from downtown (192 of 684) and 70.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Vanderbilt is snagging 34.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 270 assists this season, which has them ranked 359th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.3 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Commodores are forcing 10.7 turnovers every game and they draw 17.5 fouls. They are conceding 37.5% on 3-pointers while they are 262nd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (74.7). The Commodores are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.2% (762 of 1,685) and they concede 37.1 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 274th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 415 conceded this year.

The last time they took the court, the Kentucky Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 111-102 against Arkansas. In regard to attacking the glass, Kentucky permitted Arkansas to get 25 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 41.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 27 of 28 at the charity stripe (96.4%). The Wildcats allowed Arkansas to convert 34 of their 64 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 53.1% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 34 for 60 from the floor which had them sitting at 56.7%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Kentucky converted 9 of their 20 attempts (45.0%). They were able to knock down 34 of those for a rate of 81.0%. Arkansas had 25 fouls in this game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 42 tries. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Wildcats were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this matchup.

Antonio Reeves ended up having an impact for the Wildcats for this game. He tallied 22 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist in this contest. He made 8 of 10 for this contest for a rate of 80.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Kentucky has a mark of 21-8 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats are shooting 49.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 7th in the nation. Kentucky has totaled 2,597 points for the year (89.6 per contest) and they pull in 37.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.3 times per game (15th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.4 times per game. The Wildcats commit 17.1 personal fouls per contest while shooting 76.9% from the free throw line.

The Kentucky defense surrenders 32.6% from downtown (242 of 743) and their opposition knocks down 71.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 14.5 dimes and 36.8 boards every game, which ranks 308th and 292nd in those categories. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 340th in D-1 in points given up per game with 79.1. They are able to force 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (135th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kentucky

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