Vanderbilt (8-1) vs. TCU (5-3)
December 8, 2024 12:30 pm EDT
The Line: TCU +1.5; Over/Under: +148
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The Vanderbilt Commodores and the TCU Horned Frogs meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Dickies Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Vanderbilt vs. TCU prediction.
Vanderbilt Recap
The Vanderbilt Commodores come into this game looking to build on an 80-64 win over Virginia Tech last time out to improve to 8-1 on the year. After this game, Vandy will head home for a matchup with the Citadel.
Commodores Win Back-To-Back Games
Jason Edwards leads the Commodores in scoring with 18.2 PPG while Devin McGlockton has 11 PPG with a team-high 8 RPG to lead the Commodores on the glass. AJ Hoggard has 10.9 PPG with 3 RPG and a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Commodores in assists, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Vanderbilt so far this season. Tyler Nickel also has 9.8 PPG as well on the year. As a team, Vanderbilt is averaging 83.6 PPG on 48.4% shooting from the field, 30.5% from three and 71.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the Vanderbilt Commodores will win
- Vanderbilt has won nine of its last 10 games against non-Conference opponents.
- TCU has lost each of its last four games played at neutral venues.
TCU Recap
The TCU Horned Frogs come into this one looking to build on their 76-72 win over Xavier last time out. After this game, TCU will have a home date with South Alabama.
Horned Frogs Looking To String Wins Together
Frankie Collins leads the Horned Frogs in scoring and assists with 11.9 PPG and 4.1 APG along with 4.6 RPG as the lone double-digit scorer for TCU up to this point in the year. Trazarien White also has 9.9 PPG with 3.4 RPG and Noah Reynolds has 9.7 PPG with 3.6 APG. Vasean Allette has 9.5 PPG with 3.3 RPG while Brendan Wenzel has 9.3 PPG with 4.5 RPG and Ernest Udeh Jr. has a team-high 8.5 RPG to lead the Horned Frogs on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, TCU is averaging 68.3 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field, 29.3% from three and 61.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the TCU Horned Frogs will win
- TCU has won each of its last four games at Dickies Arena.
- Vanderbilt has lost five of its last six games when playing with a rest advantage.
Vanderbilt vs. TCU Prediction
I’m on Vanderbilt here. I just haven’t been all that impressed with TCU this season and I like the job that Mark Bylington has done with Vandy up to this point. I think that the wrong team is favored here and a semi-home game isn’t enough to sway me to back TCU here. I’ll side with Vanderbilt in this one.
