Vanderbilt vs Florida Basketball Picks 3-9-24

The Florida Gators and Vanderbilt Commodores face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at Vanderbilt University Memorial Gym. Florida has played well this season while Vanderbilt has had some struggles. Let’s take a look at who will come out on top. 

What a Season for Florida

Florida has been strong this season, but they really dominated in the last game. Florida faced off against Alabama and the offense scored 105 points on the way to the victory. Will Richard had a strong game putting up 23 points and five rebounds. Florida is averaging 85.1 points while their defense is giving up 77.5 points per game. The offense is ranked 7th in the league and they are going to need the offense to run up the score here. Walter Clayton Jr is averaging 17.1 points while shooting 43.5 percent from the field and 3.1 percent from behind the three point line. 

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What an Awful Season for Vanderbilt

It’s been an awful season for Vanderbilt and they come into this game with 8-22 record overall. Vanderbilt scored 77 points while the defense gave up 93 points and they ended up losing by 16 points. Tyrin Lawrence had a strong game putting up 23 points, nine rebounds, and two assists. Vanderbilt is averaging 67 points while their defense is giving up 75.3 points per game. Ezra Manjon is having a strong season and he is averaging 14.4 points while shooting 44.3 percent from the field. 

Florida vs Vanderbilt Betting Prediction

Vanderbilt in the last game gave up 93 points in the last game and it’s not going to get any easier in this game against Florida. Florida scored 105 points in the last game and they are going to get close to that number here. Vanderbilt doesn’t have the offense to keep up and that is going to be the difference here as the Gators are going to get the job done. Back Florida against the spread.