Drake vs Vanderbilt Picks and Prediction – 11/25/2024

The Drake Bulldogs will be on the road again Sunday in Charleston, SC for the championship game of the Shriners Children's Classic against Vanderbilt. Drake is undefeated on the year through five games coming into Sunday following a 12 point victory against FAU in their last outing. Offensively Drake has been top tier averaging 5.4 points on 47 point percent shooting from the floor. Defensively the Bulldogs have been elite as well holding opponents to just 57 points per game through five games played. Stay up to date with our College Basketball Picks.

Bennett Stirtz leads the Drake offense this season averaging 18.8 points and 5.4 assists. Daniel Abraham is second on the team after 15.2 points and Mitch Mascari averages 13.8 points per game. Big man Cam Manyawu averages 8.2 points and a team-leading 5.4 rebounds per game for Drake.

The Vanderbilt Commodores come into Sunday undefeated through six games played following a double digit victory against Seton Hall. Offensively Vanderbilt is one of the better teams in the SEC averaging 85.8 points on 48.7% shooting the floor. Defensively the Commodores have rolled as well giving up to 70 points per game after allowing only 60 in their victory over Seton Hall last time out.

Offensively Vanderbilt rolled in their last game making 51.9% of their shots and knocked down 10 triples overall. Vanderbilt did lose the rebounding battle by 5 but forced 16 turnovers to steal the victory. Jason Edwards leads Vanderbilt this season averaging 16 points per game. Devin McGlockton is second on the team averaging 14.3 points and adds a team leading 8.7 rebounds per game. AJ Hoggard averages 11.6 points and a team high 5.2 assists per contest. Tyler Nickel is the 4^th Vanderbilt player in double digits this season averaging 12.7 points per game.

Vanderbilt has exploded to start the year and will continue to roll Sunday. Vandy is playing great and will get past Drake in this matchup. Take the Commodores to play to their strengths leading to the win and cover Sunday. Final Score Prediction, Vanderbilt Commodores win and cover 76-63.