Vanderbilt Commodores vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 12/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN2

The Vanderbilt Commodores (10-0) are en route to FedExForum on Wednesday where they will compete against the Memphis Tigers (4-5).

The Vanderbilt Commodores stepped onto the hardwood against Central Arkansas and took home the win by a score of 83-72 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Commodores ended up walking away with 18 and Central Arkansas had 19 fouls. They also buried 9 of their 32 shots from 3-point land. Central Arkansas walked away from this one shooting 70.4% from the free throw line by converting 19 of 27 tries. In addition, Central Arkansas had 31 boards (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Central Arkansas distributed 12 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. Regarding defense, Vanderbilt allowed 36.1% from the floor on 22 of 61 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 44 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Commodores knocked down 18 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. Vanderbilt walked away from the game with a 42.2% FG percentage (27 out of 64) and knocked down 11 of their 38 three-point attempts.

Tyler Nickel is one player who came through for the contest. He scored 30 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 30 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 55.6% from the floor but finished the game without a dime.

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Vanderbilt will enter this matchup with a record of 10-0 on the season. They have an average of 95.4 points per outing (5th in the country) while hitting 51.6% from the field. The Commodores are shooting 37.5% on 3-pointers (111 of 296) and 75.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Vanderbilt is snagging 39.6 boards per game and has racked up 200 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 34th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 9.7 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.8 fouls every game.

On defense, the Commodores are able to force 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They give up 30.7% on three-point shots while they are 175th in D-1 in opponents points per game (72.9). The Commodores defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.7% (228 of 575) and they concede 32.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 19th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 103 relinquished on the season.

When they last played, the Memphis Tigers went home defeated by a final of 99-73 against Louisville. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Memphis allowed Louisville to collect 32 in total (8 offensive). They finished the game shooting 51.4% from beyond the arc by hitting 18 of 35 and finished the contest at 21 out of 25 at the free throw line (84.0%). The Tigers permitted Louisville to convert 30 of 54 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.6% in the game. Overall, the Tigers ended up shooting 28 for 68 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.2%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Memphis converted 3 of their 11 attempts (27.3%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.0%. Louisville was called for 19 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Tigers were able to pull down 16 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this game.

Hasan Abdul-Hakim ended up being a factor for the Tigers in the game. He racked up 18 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He buried 7 of 13 for this game for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and had 4 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss record of 4-5 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Tigers are connecting on 43.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 292nd in Division 1. Memphis has totaled 681 points this season (75.7 per contest) and they average 37.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per game (230th in college) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per game. The Tigers commit 20.7 fouls every game and they connect on 70.2% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 265th in the country in points per game surrendered with 76.9. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the floor (141st in college hoops). The Memphis defense allows 34.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (82 of 236) and their opposition makes 70.6% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 15.8 assists and 36.4 rebounds per contest, which is 312th and 265th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Memphis

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