South Carolina Gamecocks vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) is the location where the Vanderbilt Commodores (13-3) will go up against the South Carolina Gamecocks (10-6) on Tuesday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks took the court against Auburn and took a loss by a final of 66-63 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Gamecocks finished with 15 and Auburn finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They made 8 of their 21 shots from long range. Auburn finished the game shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by making 6 of their 12 attempts. In addition, Auburn snagged 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Auburn doled out 12 assists and had 3 steals for this game. In reference to defending, South Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 45.6% from the field on 26 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists in this game in addition to creating 6 turnovers and having 4 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Gamecocks made 9 of 16 shots for a percentage of 56.3%. South Carolina finished having earned a 41.0% FG percentage (25 of 61) and made 4 out of their 16 shots from downtown.

Collin Murray-Boyles is one guy who was a contributor in this game. He ended up scoring 25 points on 10 of 18 shooting. He played for 36 mins played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He ended up going 55.6% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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South Carolina heads into this one with a mark of 10-6 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.9 fouls per game. As a unit, South Carolina is grabbing 36.3 rebounds per contest and has racked up 217 assists this season, which ranks 235th in the country in terms of passing. The Gamecocks are hitting 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (111 of 339) and 69.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.8 points per game (243rd in the country) while hitting 44.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Gamecocks have forced 10.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.4 personal fouls. They are 51st in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 182 conceded on the campaign. The Gamecocks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.3% (407 of 939) and they surrender 33.4 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 32.7% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 100th in college in opponents points per game (68.3).

When they last played, the Vanderbilt Commodores took a loss by a final score of 75-66 when they played Missouri. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Vanderbilt allowed Missouri to get 32 in total (9 offensive). They finished shooting 41.7% from downtown by shooting 10 out of 24 and ended up going 17 of 25 from the charity stripe (68.0%). The Commodores allowed Missouri to knock down 24 of their 49 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 49.0% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Commodores finished shooting 21 out of 52 from the field which had them sitting at 40.4%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Vanderbilt made 8 of their 18 tries (44.4%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Missouri was called for 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Commodores to the free throw line for 20 tries. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Commodores earned 16 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for the contest.

Jason Edwards ended up being a major contributor for the Commodores in this matchup. He earned 20 points in his 31 mins on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist. He converted 6 out of 11 in the game for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and earned 1 rebound.

Vanderbilt has a win-loss record of 13-3 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Commodores are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which is 66th in the country. Vanderbilt has totaled 1,335 points on the season (83.4 per contest) and they pull in 36.6 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.1 times per contest (110th in the country) and they turn it over 10.0 times per contest. The Commodores have committed 16.5 fouls per game and they shoot 74.3% from the charity stripe.

The Vanderbilt defense surrenders 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (109 of 319) and their opponents are making 69.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.4 assists and 33.6 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 65th and 145th in the country. The Commodores are ranked 79th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 67.6. They have forced 15.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (143rd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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