Central Arkansas Bears vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Arkansas Bears vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, TN

TV: SEC Network

The Vanderbilt Commodores (9-0) will play the Central Arkansas Bears (4-6) at Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday.

The Central Arkansas Bears played East Texas A&M and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-68 in their last contest. Central Arkansas finished the game having earned a 48.3% field goal percentage (29 out of 60) and buried 5 of their 21 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Bears made 5 of 15 attempts for a rate of 33.3%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 28 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 17 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. In reference to the defense, Central Arkansas allowed 41.8% from the floor on 23 of 55 shooting. East Texas A&M dished out 15 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. Moreover, East Texas A&M had 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. East Texas A&M finished the contest at 76.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of 25 tries. They also made 10 out of their 32 shots from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Bears ended up walking away with 20 while East Texas A&M recorded 18 fouls.

Camren Hunter is a player who played a role for this game. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins and also totaled 2 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Central Arkansas will play this contest with a mark of 4-6 on the campaign. They are averaging 73.6 points per contest (265th in college) while shooting 42.9% from the floor. The Bears are hitting 31.4% on shots from 3-point land (102 of 325) and 60.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Central Arkansas is snagging 38.1 boards per game and has earned 150 dimes this season, which ranks 126th in college hoops in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.0 times per game and as a team are committing 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.2 personal fouls. They give up 31.5% from beyond the arc while they are 191st in the country in PPG allowed (73.5). The Bears defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.4% (255 of 602) and they concede 36.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 295th in college in giving up assists with 151 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Vanderbilt Commodores walked away with a victory by a final of 88-69 when they faced SMU. When it comes to team rebounding, Vanderbilt allowed SMU to snag 33 overall (12 offensive). They shot 11.8% from beyond the arc by hitting 2 of 17 and ended up going 17 out of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). The Commodores allowed SMU to knock down 25 of 60 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.7% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Commodores finished the game shooting 36 for 63 from the field which had them sitting at 57.1%. In reference to shots from downtown, Vanderbilt knocked down 6 out of 24 attempts (25.0%). They were able to bury 10 of them for a rate of 83.3%. SMU earned 14 personal fouls for the contest which took the Commodores to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They also coughed it up 4 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Commodores corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this game.

Tyler Tanner ended up having an impact for the Commodores for the matchup. He racked up 26 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 6 assists in this game. He buried 10 of 14 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Vanderbilt has a record of 9-0 for the year. The Commodores commit 21.1 fouls every game and they go 75.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 20.1 times per contest (10th in college) and they are turning it over 9.3 times per game. Vanderbilt has 871 pts this season (96.8 per contest) and they snag 38.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Commodores are shooting 52.7% from the field, which ranks 6th in the country.

The Vanderbilt defense allows 31.1% from downtown (64 of 206) and their opponents are knocking down 77.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 10.1 assists and 32.0 rebounds every game, which is 24th and 67th in the nation. The Commodores are ranked 179th in the nation in points given up per game with 73.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.1% from the floor (65th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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