Texas Longhorns vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 3/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: SEC Network

The Vanderbilt Commodores (20-11) will compete against the Texas Longhorns (17-14) at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday.

The Texas Longhorns faced off with Oklahoma and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-72 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Longhorns ended up with 23 and Oklahoma accounted for 19 personal fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 24 shots from distance. Oklahoma ended up shooting 78.6% from the charity stripe by converting 22 of 28 attempts. Furthermore, Oklahoma pulled down 29 boards (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Oklahoma earned 13 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. In regard to the defense, Texas allowed their opponent to shoot 39.7% from the field on 23 out of 58 shooting. They also distributed 9 dimes in this game while forcing 5 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 41 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Longhorns converted 18 of their 23 tries for a rate of 78.3%. Texas walked away from the contest having earned a 39.0% field goal percentage (23 of 59) and buried 8 of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jordan Pope is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. He shot 70.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He was on the hardwood for 26 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. He racked up 21 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Texas will take the court with a mark of 17-14 so far this year. They currently have an average of 78.1 pts per contest (77th in Division 1) while hitting 46.3% from the field. The Longhorns are shooting 36.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (239 of 658) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas is collecting 35.9 boards per game and is sitting with 409 assists for the year, which ranks 230th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 10.1 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Longhorns are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 69th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 372 relinquished so far this season. The Longhorns defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.5% (761 of 1,792) and they surrender 34.4 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 33.8% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 162nd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (71.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Vanderbilt Commodores walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-68 against Georgia. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Vanderbilt permitted Georgia to grab 34 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They went 44.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 8 of 18 and finished the contest at 27 of 37 from the free throw line (73.0%). The Commodores permitted Georgia to knock down 22 out of their 49 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 44.9% in the matchup. In all, the Commodores walked away from this one shooting 22 for 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.6%. When talking about shots from distance, Vanderbilt made 8 out of 27 attempts (29.6%). They were able to convert 16 of them for a rate of 76.2%. Georgia committed 19 personal fouls for this game which got the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They also coughed it up 11 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. The Commodores were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for this game.

Jason Edwards pitched in for the Commodores for this game. He buried 7 out of 11 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this contest.

Vanderbilt has a record of 20-11 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Commodores are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which ranks them 158th in D-1. Vanderbilt has scored 2,476 points for the year (79.9 per contest) and they snag 34.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 14.1 times per contest (144th in the country) and they turn the ball over 10.4 times per game. The Commodores commit 17.7 fouls per game and they hit 75.0% from the free throw line.

The Commodores on the defensive side of the court are 263rd in college hoops in points allowed per game with 74.6. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.0% from the field (306th in Division 1). The Vanderbilt defense allows 37.2% on shots from 3-point land (243 of 653) and their opponents are connecting on 71.9% of their foul shots. They concede 12.3 dimes and 34.5 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 108th and 201st in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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