Vanderbilt Commodores vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 1/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Vanderbilt Commodores (16-0) are hitting the road to Moody Center on Tuesday where they will meet the Texas Longhorns (10-6).

The Vanderbilt Commodores stepped onto the hardwood against LSU and went home with a win by a final score of 84-73 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Commodores walked away with 17 and LSU recorded 17 personal fouls. They made 7 of their 20 shots from distance. LSU went 70.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 17 attempts. Moreover, LSU collected 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. LSU recorded 14 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. In regard to the defense, Vanderbilt allowed the other team to shoot 45.8% from the floor on 27 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they compiled 34 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Commodores buried 23 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 79.3%. Vanderbilt ended having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (27 of 63) and knocked down 7 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc.

Tyler Tanner is one guy who was a major factor for this game. He went 38.9% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes. He was on the court for 36 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished with 20 points on 7 out of 18 shooting.

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Vanderbilt will enter this contest with a record of 16-0 for the year. They turn the ball over 10.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.9 fouls per game. As a team, Vanderbilt is grabbing 38.9 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 300 dimes so far this year, which is 30th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Commodores are shooting 36.8% on 3-pointers (168 of 456) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 93.0 points per contest (8th in Division 1) while connecting on 50.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Commodores are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 16th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 170 surrendered this year. The Commodores defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.6% (371 of 938) and they relinquish 33.0 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 27.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 148th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.1).

When they last played, the Texas Longhorns got the victory with a final of 92-88 when they faced Alabama. The Longhorns were able to corral 28 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 42 for this game. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. Alabama earned 24 personal fouls in this contest which got the Longhorns to the charity stripe for 32 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of the free throws for a rate of 68.8%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Texas made 10 of their 24 tries (41.7%). Overall, the Longhorns went 30 for 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5%. The Longhorns allowed Alabama to convert 29 of their 66 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.9% for the game. They finished the game shooting 39.3% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 28 and finished the contest at 19 out of 27 from the free throw line (70.4%). When it comes to rebounds, Texas permitted Alabama to snag 35 in all (10 offensive).

Jordan Pope was important for the Longhorns for this contest. He converted 8 out of 17 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and added 3 rebounds. He racked up 28 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Texas has a mark of 10-6 on the season. The Longhorns are responsible for committing 19.9 fouls every game and they connect on 72.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.4 times per game (248th in college) and they turn the ball over 11.4 times per game. Texas has totaled 1,404 points this year (87.8 per game) and they pull in 41.4 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Longhorns are hitting on 48.7% from the field, which is ranked 43rd in Division 1.

The Longhorns are ranked 227th in college in points per game surrendered with 75.1. They are forcing 11.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (136th in college hoops). The Texas defense gives up 35.0% on 3-point attempts (114 of 326) and their opposition knocks down 71.2% of their foul shots. They concede 11.7 assists and 31.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 57th and 46th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas and under the total points

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