Tennessee vs Vanderbilt Prediction 1/18/25 College Basketball Picks

The Tennessee Volunteers and the Vanderbilt Commodores meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Memorial Gym. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt prediction.

Tennessee Recap

The Tennessee Volunteers come into this game looking to build on their 74-56 win over Georgia in their last game to improve to 16-1 on the year. After this game, Tennessee will head back home for a date with the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Volunteers Looking For Third Straight Win

Chaz Lanier leads the Vols in scoring with 18.2 PPG while Igor Milicic Jr. has 10.4 PPG with a team-high 8.6 RPG to lead the Vols on the glass. Zakai Zeigler has 12.1 PPG with 3.5 RPG and a team-high 7.5 APG to lead the Vols in the assist department up to this point in the year. Jordan Gainey has 11.6 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Tennessee up to this point in the year. As a team, Tennessee is averaging 76.9 PPG on 46% shooting from the field, 34.3% from three and 74.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Tennessee Volunteers will win

• Tennessee has won each of its last 15 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Vanderbilt has lost each of its last 11 games against AP-ranked opponents.

Vanderbilt Recap

The Vanderbilt Commodores come into this game looking to add on to their 66-63 win over South Carolina last time out to improve to 14-3 on the year. After this game, Vanderbilt will head out on the road for a game against the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Commodores Looking For Signature Win

Jason Edwards leads the Commodores in scoring with 17 PPG while Devin McGlockton has 10.9 PPG with a team-high 8.2 RPG to lead the Commodores on the glass. AJ Hoggard has 11.1 PPG with 2.6 RPG and a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Commodores in assists, while Tyler Nickel also has 10 PPG as well on the year rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Vanderbilt so far this season. MJ Collins Jr. has chipped in 8.1 PPG and Jaylen Carey has 7.1 PPG with 5.5 RPG as well this season. As a team, Vanderbilt is averaging 82.4 PPG on 47.1% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three and 74.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Vanderbilt Commodores will win

• Vanderbilt has won each of its last six day games at Memorial Gymnasium.

Total Points Facts

• Each of the last five games between Tennessee and Vanderbilt at Memorial Gymnasium have produced a total of 137 or fewer points.
• Each of Tennessee’s last five games at Memorial Gymnasium have produced a total of 137 or fewer points.

Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt Prediction

I’m on the Volunteers here. I can appreciate Vandy as a home dog with the weird court layout where the benches are underneath the rims and how it can throw a team off, but Vandy has to show me more before I’m going to trust them in a spot like this against a Tennessee team that’s still one of the best teams in the country. The Vols stumbled against Florida, but have gotten back on track and still have one of the most potent defensive units in the country. Vandy has plenty of experience, but I think even Tennessee’s defense will be too much for the ‘Dores here so give me Tennessee laying the reasonable number.