Vanderbilt vs BYU 12/23/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Vanderbilt vs. BYU
December 23, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Vanderbilt Commodores +5.5 / BYU Cougars -5.5; Over/Under: +133
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The BYU Cougars and the Vanderbilt Commodores meet in college basketball action from the Stan Sheriff Center on Thursday night.
The BYU Cougars come into this game looking to build on their 54-39 win over USF last time out. Heading into Wednesday’s game against USF. Heading into Wednesday’s game against the Bulls, Alex Barcello leads the Cougars in scoring with 19.7 PPG along with 2.9 APG while Te’Jon Lucas has 11 PPG with a team-high 5 APG to lead the Cougars in assists as the only other double-digit scorer for BYU so far this season. Spencer Johnson has 9.1 PPG with 3.3 RPG while Gideon George has a team-high 7.3 RPG as well to lead BYU on the glass. As a team, BYU is averaging 77.3 PPG on 45.4% shooting from the field, 36.4% from three and 73.1% from the foul line while allowing 65.6 PPG on 40.4% shooting from the field and 26.8% from three this season.
The Vanderbilt Commodores will try to add to a 68-54 win over Hawaii last time out. Heading into Wednesday’s game against Hawaii, Scotty Pippen Jr. leads the Commodores in scoring with 17.3 PPG with 4.2 RPG and a team-high 2.5 APG while Jordan Wright has 13.2 PPG with a team-high 6.4 RPG to lead the Commodores on the glass as the other double-digit scorer for Vanderbilt so far this season. As a team, Vanderbilt is averaging 70 PPG on 40.7% shooting from the field, 29.4% from three and 72.6% from the foul line while allowing 60.1 PPG on 38.9% shooting from the field and 30.7% from three this season.
BYU is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite. Vanderbilt is 15-6-4 ATS in their last 25 games overall and 5-16 ATS in their last 21 neutral site games while the under is 7-2 in their last 9 games overall.
I get the case to be made either way here as BYU’s the better shooting team but Vanderbilt’s hung around and opened some eyes this season. Instead, I’m going to side with the over as I think this ends up being a game that blows the total out of the water and could get closer to 150.
