Texas vs Vanderbilt Picks and Prediction – 3/12/2025

The Texas Longhorns come into Tuesday with a game in Nashville for round one of the SEC tournament against the Vanderbilt Commodores. Texas has seventeen wins and 14 losses this season but have lost four of the last five overall following a four point loss to Oklahoma in their last outing. Offensively Texas averages 78.1 points on 46.3% shooting from the floor this season. Defensively Texas is allowing 71.4 points per game overall this season but have allowed 82.25 points per game during their last four losses. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Offensively Texas was lackluster in their last outing making just 39% of their shots to 38.1% from beyond the arc. The Longhorns did win the rebounding battle but turned the ball over 11 times in the loss. Defensively Texas gave up 76 points on 39.7% from the floor. Jordan Pope led the way for the Texas offense with 21 points on 10 shots.

The Vanderbilt Commodores come into Tuesday with twenty wins and 11 losses on the year riding a 2 game skid after 11 point road loss against Georgia in their last outing. Offensively Vanderbilt averages 79.9 points on 45.2% shooting for the floor this season. Defensively Vanderbilt is allowing 34.6 points per game overall but have given up an average of 84.5 points per game during their two game losing streak.

Offensively Vanderbilt was terrible against Georgia scoring just 68 points on 38.6% shoot from the floor. The Commodores lost the rebounding battle and turned the ball over 14 times in the game. Defensively Vanderbilt was outmatched as Georgia scored 79 points on 44.9% shooting from the floor. Jason Edwards led the way for the Vanderbilt offense with 24 points on 11 shots.

Both teams have been up and down all season, but Vanderbilt is the better team coming into this match up. The Commodores had the better season and will be in a basic home game for this matchup. Look for Vanderbilt to do the job on both sides of the ball as they get the winning cover Tuesday night in round one of the SEC tournament. Final Score Prediction, Vanderbilt Commodores win and cover 75-63.