Texas Longhorns vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) is where the Vanderbilt Commodores (16-6) will go up against the Texas Longhorns (15-8) on Saturday.

The Texas Longhorns faced off with Arkansas and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-70 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Longhorns left the arena with 24 and Arkansas totaled 23 personal fouls. They made 7 of their 17 attempts from 3-point land. Arkansas ended up going 77.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 27 of their 35 shots. Additionally, Arkansas snagged 33 rebounds (3 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Arkansas distributed 14 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. In the matter of defense, Texas allowed their opponent to shoot 44.0% from the field on 22 out of 50 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled 38 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Longhorns buried 20 of 27 shots for a percentage of 74.1%. Texas walked away from the contest having earned a 34.4% FG percentage (22 out of 64) and knocked down 6 out of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Tre Johnson is a player who was a factor for the matchup. He finished with 25 points on 6 of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He finished 27.3% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes.

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Texas heads into this game with a mark of 15-8 so far this season. They have an average of 78.5 pts per contest (83rd in Division 1) while going 47.5% from the floor. The Longhorns are connecting on 36.7% on shots from downtown (176 of 479) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas is pulling in 35.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 314 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 188th in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 9.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.9 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Longhorns have forced 12.0 turnovers every game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They concede 32.5% on shots from distance while they are 52nd in college in opponents points per game (66.7). The Longhorns are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.4% (543 of 1,313) and they concede 33.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 69th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 263 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Vanderbilt Commodores went home defeated by a final of 86-75 against Florida. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Vanderbilt allowed Florida to grab 33 in total (9 offensive). They shot 47.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 of 21 and ended up going 14 of 23 from the free throw line (60.9%). The Commodores permitted Florida to make 31 of their 54 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 57.4% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Commodores finished the game shooting 31 for 61 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.8%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Vanderbilt made 6 out of 19 tries (31.6%). They were able to convert 7 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 58.3%. Florida had 14 fouls for the game which took the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. The Commodores were able to collect 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 27 for this game.

Jason Edwards ended up being a factor for the Commodores in this matchup. He totaled 20 points in his 31 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 7 out of 13 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, but didn't pull down a board.

Vanderbilt has a record of 16-6 on the season. The Commodores are responsible for committing 16.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 73.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.6 times per contest (117th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.2 times per game. Vanderbilt has earned 1,780 pts so far this year (80.9 per contest) and they collect 34.6 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Commodores are connecting on 46.2% from the floor, which is 108th in college.

The Vanderbilt defense allows 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc (164 of 442) and their opponents are connecting on 69.6% of their foul shots. They allow 12.3 dimes and 34.6 boards every game, which is ranked 112th and 196th in those defensive categories. The Commodores on the defensive end are ranked 190th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 71.6. They have forced 15.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (290th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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