Vanderbilt Commodores vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs LSU Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: ESPN+

Pete Maravich Assembly Center is the location where the LSU Tigers (11-2) will go up against the Vanderbilt Commodores (12-1) on Saturday.

The Vanderbilt Commodores faced New Orleans and took home the win by a score of 100-56 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Commodores ended up walking away with 18 and New Orleans finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They buried 4 out of their 17 shots from 3-point land. New Orleans finished the game shooting 60.9% from the free throw line by converting 14 of 23 shots. On top of that, New Orleans collected 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. New Orleans distributed 12 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. With respect to defending, Vanderbilt allowed their opponent to shoot 34.5% from the floor on 19 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and getting 15 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 41 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Commodores made 14 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 93.3%. Vanderbilt finished having earned a 47.4% field goal percentage (36 out of 76) and buried 14 of their 34 three-point shots.

Tyler Nickel is someone who was a factor for the game. He walked away with 19 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He played for 26 mins and pulled down 4 boards. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists.

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Vanderbilt enters this contest with a record of 12-1 this year. They are turning it over 9.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 15.8 fouls every game. As a team, Vanderbilt is pulling in 37.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 207 assists this year, which is 124th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Commodores are connecting on 33.5% on shots from 3-point land (114 of 340) and 74.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 86.5 pts per game (15th in the country) while connecting on 49.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Commodores are forcing their opponents into 16.4 turnovers every game and they draw 17.5 fouls. They rank 79th in the country in giving up assists with 151 conceded on the year. The Commodores defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.4% (306 of 740) and they surrender 34.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 33.7% from 3-point land and they are 66th in the nation in points per game allowed (66.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the LSU Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 110-45 against MVSU. The Tigers recorded 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 39 for the game. They coughed it up 6 times, while recording 10 steals for this contest. MVSU was called for 12 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 12 tries. They were able to knock down 6 of them for a percentage of 50.0%. In terms of 3-point shots, LSU converted 12 of 31 attempts (38.7%). Overall, the Tigers finished the game shooting 46 for 70 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 65.7%. The Tigers permitted MVSU to convert 18 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which had them at 32.7% for this game. They finished 31.3% from beyond the arc by connecting on 5 of 16 and ended up going 4 of 4 from the charity stripe (100.0%). With respect to rebounds, LSU allowed MVSU to pull down 19 in total (2 on the offensive side).

Camryn Carter ended up being a factor for the Tigers for the matchup. He accumulated 23 points in his 21 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 7 assists for this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 14 in this game for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and tallied 1 rebound.

LSU has a mark of 11-2 on the season. The Tigers commit 15.7 fouls per game and they connect on 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.2 times per game (121st in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. LSU has scored 1,095 pts on the campaign (84.2 per game) and they pull in 41.7 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Tigers are shooting 48.2% from the field, which ranks 61st in the nation.

The LSU defense gives up 28.4% on three-point shots (82 of 289) and opponents are making 69.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 10.1 dimes and 35.4 total boards per game, which has them ranked 27th and 238th in those defensive categories. The Tigers are ranked 82nd in college in points given up per game with 67.0. They have forced 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.7% from the field (12th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LSU

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