Kentucky Wildcats vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 1/27/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Location: Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN

The Vanderbilt Commodores (17-3) will compete against the Kentucky Wildcats (14-6) at Memorial Gymnasium on Tuesday.

The Kentucky Wildcats faced Ole Miss and walked away with a win by a score of 72-63 in their last contest. Kentucky walked away from the game having earned a 36.0% field goal percentage (18 out of 50) and converted 8 out of their 27 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Wildcats made 28 of 38 tries for a rate of 73.7%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected 39 with 13 of them being offensive. They also dished out 12 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of defense, Kentucky let their opponent shoot 32.3% from the floor on 21 of 65 shooting. Ole Miss recorded 8 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Ole Miss collected 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Ole Miss went 66.7% at the free throw line by making 14 of their 21 attempts. They also knocked down 7 of 21 tries from 3-point land. When discussing fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 17 and Ole Miss totaled 25 fouls.

Otega Oweh is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He walked away with 23 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 29 mins played and also grabbed 1 rebound. He finished the game at 50.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Kentucky will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 14-6 on the campaign. They turn it over 10.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Kentucky is pulling down 38.3 boards per game and has accounted for 336 assists for the season, which is 60th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Wildcats are hitting 34.4% on three-point shots (168 of 489) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 82.5 points per outing (71st in the nation) while connecting on 47.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Wildcats are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 221st in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 281 relinquished for the year. The Wildcats are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.4% (484 of 1,169) and they relinquish 33.4 boards per game as a team. They surrender 30.2% from 3-point land and they rank 98th in college in PPG allowed (70.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Vanderbilt Commodores got the victory with a final of 88-56 when they faced Mississippi State. In relation to rebounding, Vanderbilt allowed Mississippi State to collect 31 in total (7 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 19.2% from 3-point land by going 5 of 26 and finished the game at 11 of 17 from the charity stripe (64.7%). The Commodores permitted Mississippi State to bury 20 of 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 34.5% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Commodores finished 35 for 65 from the field which had them shooting 53.8%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Vanderbilt buried 8 of 25 attempts (32.0%). They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a rate of 90.9%. Mississippi State committed 11 personal fouls for this contest which got the Commodores to the free throw line for a total of 11 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. The Commodores were able to collect 31 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 36 for this game.

Tyler Tanner was important for the Commodores for this game. He made 10 out of 17 for this game for a field goal rate of 58.8%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He racked up 24 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for the game.

Vanderbilt has a win-loss record of 17-3 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Commodores are shooting 49.3% from the field, which ranks 27th in college hoops. Vanderbilt has accounted for 1,802 points on the campaign (90.1 per game) and they grab 36.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.0 times per contest (20th in college) and they are turning it over 9.7 times per game. The Commodores are committing 19.5 fouls per game and they hit 77.1% from the charity stripe.

The Commodores on defense are ranked 199th in college hoops in PPG given up with 74.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (67th in college hoops). The Vanderbilt defense concedes 28.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (136 of 471) and opponents are connecting on 76.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.4 assists and 34.2 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 42nd and 166th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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