Vanderbilt Commodores vs UCF Knights Prediction, 11/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs UCF Knights

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Vanderbilt Commodores (1-0) are headed to Addition Financial Arena on Saturday where they will take on the UCF Knights (1-0).

The Vanderbilt Commodores played Lipscomb and went home with a win by a final score of 105-61 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Commodores ended up finishing with 19 and Lipscomb totaled 16 fouls. They also knocked down 6 of their 26 shots from long range. Lipscomb finished the game at 95.5% at the charity stripe by making 21 of their 22 attempts. Additionally, Lipscomb collected 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Lipscomb earned 8 assists and had 3 steals for this game. With respect to defense, Vanderbilt let their opponent shoot 30.4% from the floor on 17 of 56 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and earning 13 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled a total of 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Commodores made 12 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. Vanderbilt finished the game with a 55.9% field goal percentage (38 out of 68) and knocked down 17 of 31 three-point attempts.

Tyler Nickel is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up shooting 58.3% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He played for 24 minutes played and collected 2 rebounds. He accounted for 20 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Vanderbilt will enter this contest with a mark of 1-0 so far this season. They have an average of 105.0 pts per contest (30th in D-1) on 55.9% from the floor. The Commodores are shooting 54.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (17 of 31) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Vanderbilt is collecting 37.0 boards per game and has accounted for 24 dimes so far this year, which is 104th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 6.0 times per game and as a team they commit 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Commodores are able to force 18.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 fouls. They rank 77th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 8 surrendered so far this year. The Commodores defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 30.4% (17 of 56) and they concede 34.0 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 23.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 109th in college in points per game allowed (61.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the UCF Knights went home victorious with a score of 82-78 against Hofstra. With respect to team rebounding, UCF allowed Hofstra to grab 26 in total (11 offensive). They shot 22.7% from downtown by hitting 5 of 22 and finished the game at 21 of 24 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Knights allowed Hofstra to convert 26 out of 62 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.9% for this contest. In all, the Knights walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.4%. In the matter of three-point shots, UCF knocked down 8 out of 20 tries (40.0%). They were able to convert 22 of those for a percentage of 61.1%. Hofstra had 28 fouls for the contest which took the Knights to the free throw line for a total of 36 shots. They turned it over 16 times, while recording 2 steals for this contest. The Knights snagged 20 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the game.

Riley Kugel was important for the Knights in the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 15 for the matchup for a rate of 46.7%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this game.

UCF has a record of 1-0 so far this season. The Knights commit 20.0 fouls per contest and they go 61.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per contest (173rd in college) and they are turning it over 16.0 times per contest. UCF has scored 82 pts so far this year and they grab 40.0 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Knights are shooting 46.4% from the field, which is 179th in the country.

The Knights defensively are ranked 261st in the country in points allowed per contest with 78.0. They have forced 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (204th in Division 1). The UCF defense gives up 22.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (5 of 22) and their opposition makes 87.5% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 16.0 assists and 31.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 285th and 131st in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UCF

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