Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 11/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Location: Imperial Arena in Nassau, Bahamas

TV: ESPN+

Imperial Arena is the location where the Vanderbilt Commodores (5-0) will go up against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (4-0) on Wednesday.

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers faced off with Bethel and walked away with a win by a score of 97-67 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Hilltoppers left the arena with 21 while Bethel totaled 25 personal fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 22 tries from distance. Bethel finished shooting 76.9% when shooting free throws by burying 20 of their 26 attempts. On top of that, Bethel pulled down 34 boards (14 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Bethel earned 9 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. In regard to the defense, Western Kentucky allowed the other team to shoot 33.3% from the floor on 21 out of 63 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and having 13 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hilltoppers buried 31 of their 41 shots for a percentage of 75.6%. Western Kentucky walked away from the game having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (27 of 63) and knocked down 12 of 27 shots from downtown.

Grant Newell is a guy who had an impact in this matchup. He scored 16 points on 4 out of 6 shooting. He played for 16 minutes played and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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Western Kentucky enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 4-0 on the season. They are averaging 90.3 points per outing (39th in D-1) while hitting 46.3% from the floor. The Hilltoppers are shooting 27.6% on three-point shots (21 of 76) and 73.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Western Kentucky is snagging 41.5 boards per game and has accounted for 55 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 357th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 9.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.0 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Hilltoppers are able to force 16.3 turnovers every game while drawing 22.5 fouls. They are giving up 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 212th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (74.5). Hilltoppers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.6% (101 of 243) and they surrender 37.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 40th in D-1 in giving up assists with 56 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Vanderbilt Commodores walked away with a victory by a final of 109-74 when they faced Texas Southern. The Commodores snagged 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for this game. They coughed it up 6 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. Texas Southern had 20 personal fouls for the game which took the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of them for a percentage of 77.3%. Regarding 3-pointers, Vanderbilt converted 14 of 40 tries (35.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Commodores finished 39 for 73 from the field which had them at 53.4%. The Commodores allowed Texas Southern to convert 24 of 53 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.3% for the game. They finished shooting 46.7% from distance by hitting 7 out of 15 and ended up shooting 19 of 29 from the free throw line (65.5%). In relation to rebounding, Vanderbilt permitted Texas Southern to pull down 17 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Tyler Tanner pitched in for the Commodores in the game. He racked up 20 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and earned 7 assists in this contest. He made 7 out of 9 in this contest for a rate of 77.8%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Vanderbilt has a mark of 5-0 this year. The Commodores are responsible for committing 20.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 21.4 times per contest (4th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 7.6 times per contest. Vanderbilt has 515 points on the season (103.0 per game) and they grab 41.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Commodores are hitting on 53.0% from the floor, which ranks 11th in the nation.

The Commodores on the defensive side of the court are 178th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 73.0. They are able to force 14.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (100th in college). The Vanderbilt defense surrenders 35.1% on 3-point shots (40 of 114) and opponents are making 76.6% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 9.2 assists and 29.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 14th and 37th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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