Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 11/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Location: Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN+

The Vanderbilt Commodores (2-0) will go up against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1-0) at Memorial Gymnasium on Wednesday.

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels faced Midway and notched a win by a score of 122-60 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Colonels walked away with 19 while Midway accumulated 23 fouls. They knocked down 7 of 25 tries from beyond the arc. Midway walked away from this one shooting 57.7% when shooting free throws by burying 15 of 26 tries. Moreover, Midway grabbed 27 boards (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Midway earned 9 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Pertaining to defense, Eastern Kentucky allowed their opponent to shoot 38.0% from the floor on 19 out of 50 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 26 turnovers and having 16 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 46 with 19 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Colonels knocked down 27 of their 36 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Eastern Kentucky ended the contest with a 48.8% FG percentage (39 of 80) and converted 17 out of their 41 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jalen Cooper is someone who was a contributor for this game. He totaled 21 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He played for 20 mins and pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up going 60.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Eastern Kentucky will enter this matchup with a mark of 1-0 on the year. They turn it over 10.0 times per game and as a team they commit 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Eastern Kentucky is grabbing 51.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 21 assists this season, which is 321st in college in terms of passing. The Colonels are shooting 41.5% on three-point attempts (17 of 41) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 122.0 points per contest (1st in the country) while connecting on 48.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Colonels are able to force 28.0 turnovers per game and they draw 23.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 14th in college hoops in allowing assists with 9 relinquished on the season. Colonels defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 38.0% (19 of 50) and they surrender 30.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 28.0% on shots from downtown and they are 59th in D-1 in points per game allowed (60.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Vanderbilt Commodores went home victorious with a score of 105-93 when they played UCF. The Commodores collected 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. UCF was called for 19 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a rate of 88.2%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Vanderbilt knocked down 14 of their 36 tries (38.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Commodores went 38 for 68 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.9%. The Commodores allowed UCF to convert 31 out of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.4% in this contest. They went 56.3% from distance by shooting 9 out of 16 and ended up going 22 of 28 from the charity stripe (78.6%). When it comes to rebounding, Vanderbilt permitted UCF to pull down 25 in all (5 offensive).

Duke Miles ended up being a major contributor for the Commodores in the matchup. He earned 20 points in his 29 minutes on the court and tallied 3 dimes in this game. He converted 8 of 13 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, but didn't pull down a rebound.

Vanderbilt has a mark of 2-0 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Commodores are connecting on 55.9% from the field, which is 14th in the nation. Vanderbilt has earned 210 points on the year (105.0 per game) and they pull in 33.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 21.0 times per game (35th in college hoops) and they turn it over 6.0 times per game. The Commodores have committed 22.0 fouls per game and they shoot 79.4% from the free throw line.

The Vanderbilt defense allows 35.7% on shots from 3-point land (15 of 42) and opponents are connecting on 86.0% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.0 dimes and 31.5 rebounds per contest, which is 167th and 103rd in those categories. The Commodores on defense are ranked 242nd in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 77.0. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (195th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Eastern Kentucky

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