Vanderbilt Commodores vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 3/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Location: Food City Center in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Vanderbilt Commodores (23-7) are hitting the road to Food City Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Tennessee Volunteers (21-9).

The Vanderbilt Commodores played Ole Miss and earned the victory with a final of 89-86 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Commodores finished with 21 and Ole Miss accounted for 21 personal fouls. They also made 8 out of their 18 tries from beyond the perimeter. Ole Miss shot 78.8% at the charity stripe by burying 26 of their 33 shots. Additionally, Ole Miss pulled down 38 boards (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Ole Miss totaled 14 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. In reference to defending, Vanderbilt allowed the other team to go 45.6% from the field on 26 out of 57 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Commodores made 22 of 30 tries for a percentage of 73.3%. Vanderbilt finished the contest having earned a 38.7% field goal percentage (29 of 75) and buried 9 out of their 32 three-point shots.

Tyler Tanner is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He notched 34 points on 11 of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 44 minutes and also collected 5 boards. He ended up shooting 57.9% from the field and distributed 7 assists.

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Vanderbilt comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 23-7 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 87.0 points per game (13th in the country) on 47.7% from the field. The Commodores are connecting on 35.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (291 of 827) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Vanderbilt is collecting 36.0 rebounds per game and has earned 499 assists so far this season, which ranks 50th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 9.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.6 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Commodores are able to force 13.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They rank 28th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 335 conceded so far this year. The Commodores defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.4% (739 of 1,743) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 31.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 218th in D-1 in opponents PPG (74.9).

The last time they took the court, the Tennessee Volunteers took home the win by a final score of 78-59 when they faced South Carolina. In relation to how they rebounded, Tennessee allowed South Carolina to get 19 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They went 33.3% from distance by going 9 of 27 and ended up shooting 14 out of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Volunteers allowed South Carolina to knock down 18 of their 49 tries from the field which had them shooting 36.7% in this contest. When the game finished, the Volunteers finished the game shooting 33 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 54.1%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Tennessee made 4 of their 14 attempts (28.6%). They were able to make 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. South Carolina was called for 12 fouls for the game which took the Volunteers to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They also gave up possession 6 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Volunteers corralled 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup.

J.P. Estrella ended up being a factor for the Volunteers for this contest. He tallied 22 points in his 27 mins on the court and had 3 assists for the game. He buried 10 out of 13 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 76.9%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Tennessee has a record of 21-9 on the year. As an offense, the Volunteers are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which ranks 98th in the nation. Tennessee has scored 2,400 pts this season (80.0 per contest) and they pull in 42.7 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 17.2 times per contest (29th in college) and they are giving up possession 12.0 times per contest. The Volunteers commit 17.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 69.5% from the charity stripe.

The Tennessee defense gives up 30.6% on 3-pointers (238 of 778) and opponents are connecting on 69.1% of their foul shots. They have given up 10.8 dimes and 29.3 boards every game, ranking them 18th and 7th in those categories on the defensive end. The Volunteers are ranked 56th in college in PPG surrendered with 68.9. They have forced 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (35th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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