Vanderbilt vs Missouri Prediction 3/1/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Vanderbilt Commodores and Missouri Tigers meet on Saturday in college basketball action at Memorial Gymnasium. Here’s a Vanderbilt vs Missouri Prediction. This article will include a Vanderbilt vs Missouri Pick.

Missouri Tigers Betting Preview

The Missouri Tigers (21-7, 17-11 ATS) responded to a pair of losses to Tennessee and Oklahoma A&M with wins over Oklahoma, Georgia, and Alabama. The Tigers couldn’t make it four in a row as they fell short at Arkansas, but they returned to winning ways with a massive 101-71 victory over South Carolina at home. That was the fourth time Missouri scored 100+ points this year and second in three games! Missouri is 5th in the SEC Standings with the same record as Tennessee and four games behind No. 1 Auburn.

Missouri averages 84.3 PPG (8th) and allows 70.9 PPG (149th). The Tigers are 266th in rebounds (34.4) and 164th in assists (14.1). Caleb Grill leads the team with 13.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, and 1.7 SPG. Mark Mitchell also has 13.7 PPG, along with 4.6 RPG and 1.1 SPG, while Tamar Bates contributes 13.2 PPG, 2.7 RPG, and 1.5 SPG.

Vanderbilt Commodores Betting Preview

The Vanderbilt Commodores (19-9, 17-11 ATS) experienced a rough patch during which they suffered six losses in eight games. They did respond with victories over Ole Miss and Texas Tech, with the latter coming on the road. Vanderbilt is 10th in the SEC Standings with three games behind Missouri, and will likely finish the regular season between 7th and 11th place in the conference.

Vanderbilt is averaging 79.8 PPG (48th) and is allowing 73.2 PPG (220th). The Commodores are getting 35.0 RPG (235th) and dish out 14.2 APG (156th). Jason Edwards is the team’s top scorer with 17.2 PPG. Devin McGlockton adds 10.6 PPG, a team-high 8.0 RPG, and a team-high 1.1 BPG, while Tyler Nickel has 10.3 PPG and 2.4 RPG.

Why the Missouri Tigers will win

• Missouri has won each of its last five games when playing with a rest advantage.
• Vanderbilt has lost 16 of its last 20 games against AP-ranked opponents.
• Missouri has won the first half in 16 of its last 20 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Vanderbilt Commodores will win

• Vanderbilt has won each of its last 10 day games at Memorial Gymnasium.
• Missouri has lost four of its last five away games when playing with a rest advantage.
• The home team has won the first half in nine of the last 10 games between Missouri and Vanderbilt.

Vanderbilt vs Missouri Prediction

Although I am leaning toward Missouri here, I cannot ignore the fact that Vanderbilt won the last two H2Hs at home and that the Commodores have a 13-2 home record this year. That’s why I am going with points. Missouri has been on a tear lately when it comes to scoring; the Tigers scored 82+ points in each of their last five games. I was impressed with 110 points against Bama and 101 against South Carolina, so I am backing the visitors to have a good shooting game here as well. Missouri has hit the game total Over in 20 of its last 33 games, while Vanderbilt has only hit the game total Under in 15 of their last 32 games. These numbers are enough for me to back Over.