Texas Southern Tigers vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 11/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Southern Tigers vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025

Location: Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN+

The Vanderbilt Commodores (4-0) welcome the Texas Southern Tigers (0-4) at Memorial Gymnasium on Thursday.

The Texas Southern Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Texas State and took a loss by a final of 77-67 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Tigers ended up walking away with 20 while Texas State accounted for 21 personal fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 15 attempts from long range. Texas State finished the game at 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 24 of their 32 tries. Moreover, Texas State collected 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Texas State earned 12 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. With respect to the defense, Texas Southern allowed 53.3% from the floor on 24 out of 45 shooting. They also dished out 5 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 24 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Tigers made 18 of 29 tries for a percentage of 62.1%. Texas Southern ended the game with a 42.6% field goal percentage (23 of 54) and made 3 of their 12 3-point shots.

Troy Hupstead is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He was able to score 19 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes and also snagged 9 boards. He shot 46.2% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Texas Southern enters this game with a mark of 0-4 this season. They are turning it over 15.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 23.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Texas Southern is snagging 31.5 boards per contest and has earned 36 assists on the season, which has them ranked 360th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are shooting 33.3% on 3-pointers (21 of 63) and 62.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 67.5 points per outing (332nd in the nation) while connecting on 42.3% from the field.

On defense, the Tigers are able to force 12.0 turnovers every game and they draw 20.3 fouls. They are giving up 35.0% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 361st in the country in points per game allowed (93.0). The Tigers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 51.7% (120 of 232) and they surrender 39.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 234th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 63 conceded for the campaign.

When they last played, the Vanderbilt Commodores went home victorious with a score of 104-75 when they faced Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Commodores collected 29 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive boards totaling 48 in the matchup. They turned it over 6 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. Arkansas-Pine Bluff committed 23 personal fouls in this contest which took the Commodores to the free throw line for 33 shots. They were able to make 25 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.8%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Vanderbilt buried 11 of 34 attempts (32.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Commodores finished 34 out of 71 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.9%. The Commodores permitted Arkansas-Pine Bluff to make 23 of their 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 41.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 26 from the charity stripe (73.1%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Vanderbilt permitted Arkansas-Pine Bluff to snag 26 in total (7 offensive).

Duke Miles ended up being a factor for the Commodores in this matchup. He racked up 20 points in his 31 mins of playing time and tallied 6 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 6 of 13 for the matchup for a rate of 46.2%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Vanderbilt has a mark of 4-0 on the season. The Commodores commit 20.3 fouls per game and they connect on 74.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.8 times per contest (29th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 7.3 times per game. Vanderbilt has accounted for 406 points on the campaign (101.5 per contest) and they pull down 40.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Commodores are shooting 52.9% from the floor, which is ranked 19th in Division 1.

The Commodores defensively are ranked 184th in college in PPG allowed with 72.8. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.4% from the floor (99th in the country). The Vanderbilt defense gives up 33.3% on 3-point shots (33 of 99) and opponents are knocking down 80.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 11.0 assists and 31.0 rebounds every game, which ranks them 79th and 59th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Southern

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