The (8-7 SU, 6-9 ATS) Vanderbilt Commodores and (13-2 SU, 9-6 ATS) Tennessee Volunteers will take the court for an SEC hoops showdown on Tuesday at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Commodores, 1-2 on the road, lost 85-82 at Missouri in their last game. The Vols, 7-0 at home, beat South Carolina 85-42 on Saturday.
Tennessee won both games versus Vandy last season. The Volunteers are 90-65 all-time versus the Commodores.
Tip-off from Knoxville, TN, is at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Vols are 17.5-point favorites, and the game total is 132.5 points.
The Commodores won three of their last four before falling at 20th-ranked Missouri. Vanderbilt was picked to finish 12th in the SEC preseason poll.
Vanderbilt lost by three at Missouri, despite outshooting the Tigers from the floor. The 'Dores were just 8-for-27 from distance, though, and turned the ball over 14 times. Missouri won despite losing the rebounding battle 46-27.
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— Vanderbilt Men's Basketball (@VandyMBB) January 9, 2023
Vanderbilt scored 71.6 points and shoots 43.7 percent from the field, including 33.2 percent from distance. Its offensive efficiency rating is 94th in D-1, per KenPom. The Commodores are 47th in rebounds per game (35.7) and 79th in rebounding margin (four).
7-foot senior center Liam Robbins paces Vanderbilt with 12.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. The Commodores also rely on contributions from junior forward Myles Stute (10.4 PPG and 5.4 RPG), senior guard Jordan Wright (10.1 PPG and 4.5 RPG), and junior guard Tyrin Lawrence (9.9 PPG and 3.3 RPG).
The Commodores give up 68.1 points on 41.4 percent shooting, including 30.6 percent from distance. Their schedule-adjusted defensive efficiency is 119th, and their assist-per-turnover ratio (1.01) is 150th.