Vanderbilt Commodores vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Food City Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Tennessee Volunteers (20-5) are hosting the Vanderbilt Commodores (17-7) at Food City Center on Saturday.

The Vanderbilt Commodores faced Auburn and took a loss by a final of 80-68 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Commodores walked away with 14 while Auburn accounted for 16 fouls. They converted 9 of 24 tries from three-point range. Auburn walked away from this one shooting 73.3% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of 15 shots. In addition, Auburn snagged 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Auburn earned 11 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. Regarding defense, Vanderbilt allowed the other team to shoot 51.7% from the floor on 30 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 8 assists in the game in addition to creating 8 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 33 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Commodores buried 13 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 92.9%. Vanderbilt wrapped up the contest with a 41.9% FG percentage (26 of 62) and knocked down 3 of their 17 three-point attempts.

Jason Edwards is a guy who was a factor for the game. He ended up shooting 45.5% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He played 27 minutes played and collected 3 rebounds. He ended up scoring 13 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Vanderbilt will play this game with a mark of 17-7 on the year. They are giving up possession 10.1 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Vanderbilt is pulling down 35.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 341 assists for the year, which is 175th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Commodores are shooting 32.5% on shots from 3-point land (195 of 600) and 74.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 80.6 points per game (38th in the nation) while shooting 45.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Commodores are able to force 15.0 turnovers every game while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 92nd in the nation in giving up assists with 294 conceded so far this season. The Commodores defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.5% (608 of 1,336) and they relinquish 34.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 37.1% on shots from downtown while they are 202nd in the country in points per game allowed (72.2).

In their last game, the Tennessee Volunteers went home defeated by a final of 75-64 when they played Kentucky. The Volunteers earned 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. Kentucky had 14 personal fouls in this contest which took the Volunteers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.9%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Tennessee knocked down 3 out of 18 attempts (16.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Volunteers went 23 for 54 from the floor which had them shooting 42.6%. The Volunteers permitted Kentucky to make 26 out of their 52 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0% for this game. They finished 50.0% from 3-point land by going 12 out of 24 and finished the contest at 11 out of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). Concerning how they rebounded, Tennessee permitted Kentucky to grab 23 overall (3 offensive).

Zakai Zeigler ended up being a factor for the Volunteers for the contest. He converted 7 of 11 for this contest for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 1 rebound. He had 17 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 6 assists for this contest.

Tennessee has a win-loss record of 20-5 for the campaign. The Volunteers commit 14.6 fouls every game and they shoot 75.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.8 times per contest (58th in college hoops) and they turn it over 11.0 times per contest. Tennessee has scored 1,858 points on the season (74.3 per game) and they pull in 38.2 boards per contest. As an offense, the Volunteers are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which is ranked 170th in the country.

The Volunteers on defense are ranked 4th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 59.9. They have forced 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 36.7% from the floor (1st in college hoops). The Tennessee defense allows 27.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (178 of 647) and their opponents are converting on 73.1% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 9.3 dimes and 31.1 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 4th and 26th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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