Temple vs Vanderbilt 11/15/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Vanderbilt Commodores and the Temple Owls meet in college basketball action from the Liacouras Center on Tuesday night.

The Vanderbilt Commodores will try to bounce back from a disappointing 60-48 loss at the hands of Southern Miss last time out. Jordan Wright led Vandy as the lone double-digit scorer, putting up 13 points on 5 of 13 shooting with 6 rebounds while Ezra Manjon and Quentin Millora-Brown also had 6 boards. Myles Stute led the Commodores with 11 rebounds and Colin Smith chipped in 10 boards as well for Vanderbilt in defeat.

The Temple Owls will hope to add to their 68-64 win over Villanova in their last game. Damian Dunn led the Owls in scoring with 22 points on 8 of 14 shooting with a pair of blocks while Khalif Battle added 21 points on 6 of 15 shooting with 3 threes. Jamille Reynolds added 14 points on 7 of 12 shooting with a team-high 12 rebounds for a double-double to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Temple in the win. Zach Hicks also added 7 points and 4 steals as well in the winning effort for Temple.

Vanderbilt is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games following a double-digit loss at home and 14-4 ATS in their last 18 games overall while the over is 7-1 in their last 8 road games. Temple is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.

I get the reasoning for backing an underdog in some spots, and Vanderbilt battled admirably in their opener against Memphis. However, the Commodores looked horrible against Southern Miss and now have to face a Temple team that looked good against Villanova and is full of confidence after that win. Give me Temple laying the reasonable number.