Alabama vs Vanderbilt 3/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Vanderbilt Commodores and the Alabama Crimson Tide meet in college basketball action from the Amalie Arena on Thursday night.

The Vanderbilt Commodores come into the conference tournament as the #11 seed in the SEC tournament, ending the year with a record of 16-15 overall including a 7-11 mark in conference play this season. Scotty Pippen Jr. leads the Commodores in scoring with 20.5 PPG with 3.6 RPG and a team-high 4.2 APG to also lead Vandy in assists while Jordan Wright has 11.7 PPG with a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead the Commodores on the glass as the other double-digit scorer for Vanderbilt so far this season. Quentin Millora-Brown also has 5.7 RPG of his own this season. As a team, Vanderbilt is averaging 69.5 PPG on 42.3% shooting from the field, 33.6% from three and 69.2% from the foul line while allowing 67.5 PPG on 42.5% shooting from the field and 30.4% from three this season.

The Alabama Crimson Tide will try to advance as the #6 seed in the SEC to finish with a record of 19-12 overall including a 9-9 record in conference. Jaden Shackelford leads the Tide in scoring with 16.6 PPG along with 5.4 RPG while Jahvon Quinerly has 14.3 PPG with 3 RPG and a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Tide in assists. Keon Ellis has 12.1 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Tide on the glass and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Alabama so far this year. As a team, Alabama is averaging 80.1 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 31.1% from three and 73.8% from the foul line while allowing 76.2 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field and 33.1% from three this season.

Vanderbilt is 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600. Alabama is 5-17-1 ATS in their last 23 games overall and 5-13-1 ATS in their last 19 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 neutral site games.

I get the case to be made for Vanderbilt here as the Commodores have been on a tear ATS down the stretch and added another rout in a win over Georgia. However, Alabama may have stumbled down the stretch, but the Tide are still a loaded team that’s well coached and is capable of giving any team in the SEC a run. It’s a decent number to pass up with Vandy, but that’s how highly I think of Alabama. Give me the Tide in this one.