Missouri Tigers vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Vanderbilt Commodores (19-9) host the Missouri Tigers (21-7) at Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Saturday.

The Missouri Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against South Carolina and took home the win by a score of 101-71 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 20 and South Carolina racked up 13 personal fouls. They knocked down 2 out of their 23 shots from distance. South Carolina went 84.0% at the free throw line by burying 21 of their 25 shots. In addition, South Carolina collected 26 rebounds (10 offensive, 16 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. South Carolina earned 8 assists and had 5 steals in this game. In the matter of defending, Missouri allowed 43.6% from the floor on 24 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in the game while creating 15 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected a total of 25 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 10 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Missouri wrapped up the contest having earned a 63.5% field goal percentage (40 of 63) and made 11 out of their 19 3-point shots.

Caleb Grill is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He totaled 22 points on 9 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 25 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. He finished shooting 81.8% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists.

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Missouri comes into this game with a mark of 21-7 for the year. They are averaging 84.3 pts per game (7th in college) while going 48.9% from the field. The Tigers are shooting 37.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (251 of 669) and 72.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Missouri is collecting 34.4 boards per game and has accounted for 396 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 172nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 10.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.2 fouls. They give up 33.1% on three-point shots and they are 148th in D-1 in opponents points per game (70.9). The Tigers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.2% (691 of 1,599) and they surrender 32.5 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 58th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 330 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Vanderbilt Commodores walked away with a victory by a final of 86-84 when they played Texas A&M. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Vanderbilt permitted Texas A&M to pull down 35 in total (14 on the offensive side). They shot 31.8% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 7 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 31 of 39 from the free throw line (79.5%). The Commodores allowed Texas A&M to make 23 out of their 62 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.1% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Commodores finished 24 for 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.4%. In regard to shots from downtown, Vanderbilt made 10 out of 24 attempts (41.7%). They were able to make 28 of the free throw tries for a rate of 77.8%. Texas A&M earned 24 fouls in this contest which got the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 36 shots. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 9 steals in this matchup. The Commodores recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the matchup.

Tyler Nickel was important for the Commodores in the game. He recorded 21 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup. He buried 7 of 13 in the game for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and accumulated 1 rebound.

Vanderbilt has a win-loss mark of 19-9 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Commodores are hitting on 45.5% from the floor, which is 142nd in Division 1. Vanderbilt has scored 2,234 points for the season (79.8 per contest) and they snag 35.0 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 14.2 times per contest (137th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per contest. The Commodores commit 17.2 fouls every game and they hit 74.3% from the charity stripe.

The Commodores on defense are ranked 224th in college in PPG surrendered with 73.3. They have forced 14.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (298th in the nation). The Vanderbilt defense allows 37.0% from downtown (218 of 589) and their opponents are making 71.4% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.6 dimes and 34.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 139th and 195th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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