Bellarmine Knights vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) is the location where the Vanderbilt Commodores (27-9 last year) will play the Bellarmine Knights (13-19 last season) on Monday.

The Bellarmine Knights faced Central Arkansas and took a loss by a score of 86-73 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Knights ended up walking away with 16 and Central Arkansas accumulated 18 fouls. They made 13 of 26 tries from distance. Central Arkansas finished the contest at 78.6% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 14 attempts. Moreover, Central Arkansas grabbed 23 rebounds (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Central Arkansas totaled 18 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, Bellarmine allowed 58.5% from the floor on 31 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 18 dimes in the game while creating 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned 21 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Knights made 10 of 14 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Bellarmine finished having earned a 51.9% FG percentage (27 of 52) and knocked down 9 out of their 26 shots from distance.

Jack Karasinski is one guy who was important in this contest. He went 56.3% from the field and dished out 2 dimes. He played for 32 minutes played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He accounted for 23 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Bellarmine heads into this one after finishing with a win-loss record of 13-19 last season. They averaged 80.0 points per contest (82nd in Division 1) while shooting 52.1% from the floor. The Knights shot 38.2% on shots from downtown (270 of 706) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Bellarmine collected 27.9 boards per game and sat with 484 assists last season, which ranked 131st in college in terms of passing. They lost possession via turnover 10.3 times per game and as a squad committed 16.6 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Knights forced 10.3 turnovers per contest and they drew 17.5 fouls. They were ranked 348th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 553 relinquished over the course of last season. The Knights defensively allowed a shooting percentage of 48.4% (898 of 1,856) and they relinquished 32.1 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquished 39.7% on shots from distance and they were 344th in college in points per game from their opponents (81.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Vanderbilt Commodores took a loss by a score of 74-72 when they played Nebraska. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Vanderbilt allowed Nebraska to snag 26 in all (2 offensive). They finished the game shooting 47.4% from beyond the arc by going 9 out of 19 and finished the contest at 7 out of 10 from the charity stripe (70.0%). The Commodores permitted Nebraska to make 29 out of their 52 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.8% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Commodores shot 24 for 58 from the field which had them at 41.4%. In relation to shots from downtown, Vanderbilt buried 13 of their 37 attempts (35.1%). They were able to bury 11 of those for a percentage of 57.9%. Nebraska was called for 18 personal fouls in the game which took the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Commodores corralled 18 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in this contest.

Tyler Tanner ended up being a factor for the Commodores in this contest. He tallied 27 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 4 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 21 for the contest giving him a rate of 42.9%, and had 2 rebounds.

Vanderbilt had a mark of 27-9 last year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Commodores shot 47.4% from the field, which was ranked 50th in the nation. Vanderbilt earned 3,086 pts last year (85.7 per game) and they averaged 35.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 16.3 times per game (48th in Division 1) and they coughed up possession 9.6 times per game. The Commodores were responsible for committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they shot 78.9% from the charity stripe.

The Commodores defensively were ranked 216th in the country in points allowed per game with 75.0. They forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (95th in college hoops). The Vanderbilt defense conceded 32.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (261 of 800) and their opposition made 75.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquished 21.1 dimes and 34.8 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 318th and 211th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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