Vanderbilt Commodores vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/12/2022

Game Time: 6:00 pm ET, Saturday, February 12, 2022

Venue:  Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN

Where to Watch:  SEC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Vanderbilt +12, Tennessee -12; Over/Under:  133.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Vanderbilt +12.5, Tennessee -12.5; Over/Under:  132.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Vanderbilt +12.5, Tennessee -12.5; Over/Under:  132.5 points

 

Vanderbilt Commodores:  13-10 (9th place, SEC)

Tennessee Volunteers:  17-6 (4th place, SEC)

 

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Vanderbilt Commodores:  3-2 last 5

Tennessee Volunteers:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Vanderbilt is coming into this game with a 13-10 record overall and they are 4-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 12th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 5-6 in their conference games this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Kentucky Wildcats while their 3 wins in that span came against the Georgia Bulldogs, the LSU Tigers, and the Missouri Tigers in their last game. Scotty Pippen Jr. led the team in points in that game with 19 while Myles Stute and Jordan Wright were both next on the team with 11 points each. Pippen Jr. also led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Wright and Quentin Millora-Brown both led the team in rebounds with 11 each. They were 42.2% from the field, 44.4% from 3-point range, and 68.6% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 69 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.2 PPG against them. Vanderbilt has an ATS record of 12-11 this season and their O/U record is 11-12.

 

 

Tennessee is coming into this game with a 17-6 record overall and they are 12-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 12th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 8-3 in their conference games this season. They have won 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Texas Longhorns while their 3 wins since then came against the Texas A&M Aggies, the South Carolina Gamecocks, and the Mississippi State Bulldogs in their last game. Josiah-Jordan James and Kennedy Chandler both led the team in points in that game with 18 while Santiago Vescovi and Zakai Zeigler off the bench were both next on the team with 11 points each. Vescovi led the team in assists in that game with 7 while he and Chandler both led the team in rebounds with 5 each. They were 49.1% from the field, 42.1% from 3-point range, and 88.9% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 74.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 63 PPG against them. Tennessee has an ATS record of 14-9 this season and their O/U record is 10-13.

 

Vanderbilt has been picking up some steam in their recent games and they are starting to play much better with 3 wins in their last 4 games. Their schedule has not been that tough in that span though, the best team they faced in those 3 wins was LSU and the game they lost was against Kentucky but they did keep up in that game losing by 7 points on the road. Vanderbilt has lost their last 3 games on the road but their last 2 losses on the road were only by single digits. They are going up against a Tennessee side that has been very good this season ranked number 19 in the nation. They are unbeaten at home this season with a 12-0 record and they have also played well against conference opponents with an 8-3 record. Tennessee has won 3 straight games and they have been even better at home. They have won their last 4 straight games at home and 3 of them were by double digits. Vanderbilt is not as talented as Tennessee is but they are good enough to not get blown out in this game. Tennessee has started to find their stride recently and they should win this game by around 10 points.

 

Vanderbilt Tennessee Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, February 12, 2022 (6:00 pm ET start time) is Tennessee 77 Vanderbilt 65.

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Vanderbilt Commodores: 14-7 ATS as an underdog of 10 or more points. 18-10 ATS in road games. 13-4 OVER after 3 or more consecutive overs.

Tennessee Volunteers: 19-27 ATS against conference opponents. 16-22 ATS after a game where they covered the spread. 23-18 OVER after 1 or more consecutive unders.

 

 

Vanderbilt Commodores:  None.

Tennessee Volunteers:  O. Nkamhoua (F) out for season - Ankle injury.

 

 

"The zone was working a little bit on us, but they just got a couple of late shots. I think Kaleb Brown made a couple of shots there — kind of Hail Mary shots after we played really good defense in the zone, and then in that last timeout I just asked the guys, 'What do you want?' They wanted to go five – they wanted to play man.” - Jerry Stackhouse on his team’s defense near the end of the game in their win against Missouri.

 

 

"We knew they were gonna pound it inside. We fouled way too much early, but you've got to give them credit for that. They put such intense pressure on you inside. We knew that those shots in there, they get them on the glass, it was gonna be a high-level, physical game around the rim.” - Rick Barnes on his team’s win against Mississippi State.

 

 

 

T. Lawrence

Q. Millora-Brown

 S. Pippen 

Myles Stute 

Jordan Wright

 

K. Chandler 

J. Fulkerson 

J. James 

U. Plavsic

S. Vescovi

 

 

PPG: S. Pippen Jr. (18.7)

APG: S. Pippen Jr. (3.7)

Reb/G: J. Wright (6.3)

 

PPG: S. Vescovi (13.8)

APG: K. Chandler (5)

Reb/G: J. James (5.6)

 

Coaches:

Vanderbilt Commodores: Jerry Stackhouse (3rd season)

Tennessee Volunteers: Rick Barnes (7th season)