The Vanderbilt Commodores (17-7) travel to face off against the Tennessee Volunteers (20-5) on Saturday, February 15th. This game will be played at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in Knoxville and televised on SECN. Both Vanderbilt and Tennessee will be looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 ET.

Vanderbilt Commodores vs Tennessee Volunteers

The Commodores Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Vanderbilt Commodores Recent Game

Vanderbilt dropped to 17-7 on the season after an 80-68 home loss to Auburn on Tuesday. The Commodores were +8 underdogs and didn’t cover the spread, while the game’s total points of 148 fell short of the 157.5 O/U line.

Vanderbilt trailed 34-32 at halftime but struggled defensively in the second half, allowing 46 points while scoring 36.

The Volunteers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Tennessee Volunteers Recent Game/Games

The Volunteers dropped to 20-5 on the season after a 75-64 road loss to Kentucky on Tuesday. Tennessee entered the game as -3.5 favorites but failed to cover the spread.

Trailing 33-26 at halftime, Tennessee scored 38 points in the 2nd half but allowed 42. The game’s total points of 139 fell short of the 146.5 O/U line.

Commodores Offense Breakdown

Vanderbilt’s offense struggled from beyond the arc in their last game, hitting just 3 of 17 threes for a 17.6% shooting percentage. Their overall field goal percentage was 41.9%, with an effective field goal percentage of 45.2%. Inside the arc, they shot 51.1% (23/45) and were nearly perfect from the free-throw line, making 13 of 14 attempts (92.9%).

Denver Jones and Chaney Johnson led the way for the Commodores, with Jones scoring 21 points on 7 of 10 shooting, including 5 of 7 from three-point range. Johnson added 20 points, hitting 9 of 10 shots overall and 1 of 2 from deep. Vanderbilt also grabbed 16 offensive rebounds and finished with just 8 assists as a team.

Volunteers Offense Breakdown

Tennessee’s offense struggled from beyond the arc in their last game, shooting just 16.7% (3/18) from three-point range. Their overall field goal percentage was 42.6%, with an effective field goal percentage of 44.4%. The Volunteers were more successful inside, hitting 55.6% of their two-point attempts.

Zakai Zeigler led the team with 17 points and 6 assists, shooting 7/11 from the field. Igor Miličić Jr. added 16 points and 9 rebounds, connecting on 3 of 4 threes. The Volunteers also got 13 points each from Ansley Almonor and Otega Oweh, with Almonor hitting 2 of 3 from deep.

Commodores Team Defense

Vanderbilt’s defense gave up 80 points in their last game, with opponents shooting 41% from the field. They allowed 23 two-point baskets on 45 attempts, a 51% conversion rate.

From beyond the arc, Vanderbilt held their opponents to just 3/17 shooting, a 17% success rate. At the free-throw line, the opposition hit 13/14, or 92%. Vanderbilt also allowed 16 offensive rebounds.

Volunteers Team Defense

Vanderbilt’s defense gave up 80 points, allowing the opposing team to shoot 41% from the field. They struggled to contain two-point shots, with the other team hitting 51% of their attempts (23/45).

From beyond the arc, Vanderbilt held their opponent to just 17% shooting, as they went 3/17 from three-point range. However, the other team capitalized at the free-throw line, making 13/14 (92%). Vanderbilt also allowed 16 offensive rebounds.

Commodores vs Volunteers Trends

• When looking at their past three road matchups, Vanderbilt has an ATS record of 0-3 while averaging 76 per game. The team went 0-3 overall in these games.
• When looking at their past three home matchups, Tennessee has an ATS record of 2-1 while averaging 61 per game. The team went 1-2 overall in these games.
• Going back to their last five games as the underdog, the Commodores have a straight up record of 1-4. But, their mark vs the spread was just 1-4.
• As the betting favorite, the Volunteers have an ATS mark of just 5-5 in their last ten games. Tennessee posted a straight up mark of 7-3 in these matchups.

Commodores vs Volunteers Prediction

For a point-spread wager in this Volunteers vs. Volunteers game, we suggest taking the Volunteers at -13.5. Even though our predictions have the Volunteers winning 77-71, we see the Commodores as the better choice on the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 138.5, and our model predicts the Commodores and Volunteers to score a combined 148 points. We recommend betting on the over.

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