SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Vanderbilt at Tennessee

Tennessee-Vanderbilt basketball game preview

Vanderbilt visits Tennessee on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, team ratings, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Vanderbilt scores an average of 72.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 73.5 points per contest. Tennessee scores an average of 72.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 63.1 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Vanderbilt	43.2	35.4	71.9	20	37.4	6.8	2.6	13.1	14.2
Vanderbilt OPP	46.2	33.8	71.6	185	36.6	7.1	4.6	13.3	13.5
	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Tennessee	44.4	34.6	74.9	23	39.0	7.1	4.7	15.0	12.2
Tennessee OPP	40.1	32.0	72.4	225	37.6	6.3	2.4	10.3	15.7

Key: ORB=Offensive rebounds; RBPG=Rebounds per game; SPG=Steals per game; BPG=Blocked shots per game; APG=Assists per game; TOPG=Turnovers per game.

Statistical Leaders

SCORING
F.Name	L.Name	Team	PPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%
Scotty	Pippen	VAN	21.4	43.6	37.1	81.0
Dylan	Disu	VAN	15.0	50.0	36.5	73.4
Jaden	Springer	TEN	12.4	51.4	53.6	77.6
Victor	Bailey	TEN	10.6	41.2	34.1	82.0
John	Fulkerson	TEN	10.2	52.8	0.0	76.8
Keon	Johnson	TEN	10.1	44.9	28.1	68.4
STEALS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	STLs	SPG
Scotty	Pippen	VAN	29	1.7
Josiah-Jordan	James	TEN	27	1.4
Dylan	Disu	VAN	19	1.2
Santiago	Vescovi	TEN	23	1.2
Jaden	Springer	TEN	19	1.1
Jordan	Wright	VAN	17	1.1
Keon	Johnson	TEN	19	1.0
BLOCKS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	BLKs	BPG
Yves	Pons	TEN	30	1.6
Dylan	Disu	VAN	20	1.3
Josiah-Jordan	James	TEN	20	1.1
John	Fulkerson	TEN	12	0.6
Clevon	Brown	VAN	6	0.5
REBOUNDS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	DREBs	REBs	RPG
Dylan	Disu	VAN	36	142	8.9
Josiah-Jordan	James	TEN	37	114	6.0
John	Fulkerson	TEN	35	116	5.8
Yves	Pons	TEN	29	94	4.9
Jordan	Wright	VAN	21	65	4.3
Santiago	Vescovi	TEN	7	77	3.9

Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee Basketball Series History

Tennessee leads 124-75.

College Basketball Ratings

Source	Vanderbilt	Tennessee
NCAA NET	181	4
Sagarin	138	5
ESPN BPI	124	5
Ken Pomeroy	138	7
Massey Composite	152	6

Vanderbilt Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Tyrin Lawrence	G	6'-4"	190	FR
1	Dylan Disu	F	6'-9"	220	SO
2	Scotty Pippen Jr.	G	6'-1"	170	SO
3	Maxwell Evans	G	6'-2"	190	SR
4	Jordan Wright	G	6'-5"	226	SO
5	D.J. Harvey	G	6'-6"	235	SR
10	Myles Stute	F	6'-7"	215	FR
11	Braelee Albert	G	6'-5"	220	SO
12	Trey Thomas	G	5'-11"	165	FR
13	Issac McBride	G	6'-1"	190	FR
14	Isaiah Rice	G	5'-11"	189	SR
15	Clevon Brown	F	6'-8"	232	SR
20	Max Adelman	G	6'-5"	210	FR
33	Drew Weikert	G	6'-0"	170	JR
34	Akeem Odusipe	F	6'-9"	230	FR
42	Quentin Millora-Brown	F	6'-10"	229	JR
50	Ejike Obinna	F	6'-10"	243	SR

Tennessee Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Davonte Gaines	G	6'-7"	181	SO
3	Drew Pember	F	6'-10"	190	SO
5	Josiah-Jordan James	G	6'-6"	207	SO
10	John Fulkerson	F	6'-9"	215	SR
11	Jaden Springer	G	6'-4"	204	FR
12	Victor Bailey Jr.	G	6'-4"	179	JR
13	Olivier Nkamhoua	F	6'-8"	223	SO
21	Kent Gilbert	G	6'-1"	164	FR
24	Isaiah Sulack	G	6'-5"	170	SO
25	Santiago Vescovi	G	6'-3"	188	SO
30	Brock Jancek	F	6'-8"	222	JR
32	Cole Morris	F	6'-9"	192	FR
33	Uros Plavsic	F	7'-0"	262	SO
35	Yves Pons	G	6'-6"	215	SR
45	Keon Johnson	G	6'-5"	186	FR
55	E.J. Anosike	F	6'-7"	245	SR

Vanderbilt Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/27/2020	Valparaiso	71	Vanderbilt	77
12/8/2020	Vanderbilt	PPD	SMU	PPD
12/11/2020	NC Central	PPD	Vanderbilt	PPD
12/13/2020	Miss Valley St	41	Vanderbilt	84
12/16/2020	Richmond	78	Vanderbilt	67
12/19/2020	Radford	50	Vanderbilt	59
12/22/2020	Vanderbilt	65	Davidson	85
12/27/2020	Vanderbilt	87	Alcorn State	59
12/30/2020	Florida	91	Vanderbilt	72
1/5/2021	Vanderbilt	74	Kentucky	77
1/9/2021	Mississippi St	84	Vanderbilt	81
1/12/2021	Vanderbilt	PPD	Missouri	PPD
1/12/2021	Tennessee	PPD	Vanderbilt	PPD
1/16/2021	Vanderbilt	61	Tennessee	81
1/20/2021	Texas A&M	PPD	Vanderbilt	PPD
1/23/2021	Arkansas	92	Vanderbilt	71
1/27/2021	Vanderbilt	71	Florida	78
1/30/2021	South Carolina	81	Vanderbilt	93
2/3/2021	Vanderbilt	PPD	Texas A&M	PPD
2/6/2021	Vanderbilt	70	Georgia	73
2/9/2021	Auburn	73	Vanderbilt	67
2/13/2021	Vanderbilt	72	Mississippi State	51
2/17/2021	Kentucky	82	Vanderbilt	78
2/20/2021	Vanderbilt	78	Alabama	82
2/24/2021	Tennessee	70	Vanderbilt	58
2/27/2021	Ole Miss	70	Vanderbilt	75
3/2/2021	Vanderbilt	68	LSU	83
3/4/2021	Vanderbilt	78	Cincinnati	64
3/6/2021	Vanderbilt		Ole Miss

Tennessee Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
12/8/2020	Colorado	47	Tennessee	56
12/12/2020	Cincinnati	56	Tennessee	65
12/15/2020	Appalachian St	38	Tennessee	79
12/18/2020	Tennessee Tech	49	Tennessee	103
12/21/2020	Saint Joseph's	66	Tennessee	102
12/22/2020	SC Upstate	PPD	Tennessee	PPD
12/30/2020	Tennessee	73	Missouri	53
1/2/2021	Alabama	71	Tennessee	63
1/6/2021	Arkansas	74	Tennessee	79
1/9/2021	Tennessee	68	Texas A&M	54
1/12/2021	Tennessee	PPD	South Carolina	PPD
1/12/2021	Tennessee	PPD	Vanderbilt	PPD
1/16/2021	Vanderbilt	61	Tennessee	81
1/19/2021	Tennessee	49	Florida	75
1/23/2021	Missouri	73	Tennessee	64
1/26/2021	Mississippi St	53	Tennessee	56
1/30/2021	Kansas	61	Tennessee	80
2/2/2021	Tennessee	50	Ole Miss	52
2/6/2021	Tennessee	82	Kentucky	71
2/10/2021	Georgia	81	Tennessee	89
2/10/2021	Florida	PPD	Tennessee	PPD
2/13/2021	Tennessee	65	LSU	78
2/17/2021	South Carolina	73	Tennessee	93
2/20/2021	Kentucky	70	Tennessee	55
2/24/2021	Tennessee	70	Vanderbilt	58
2/27/2021	Tennessee	72	Auburn	77
3/7/2021	Florida		Tennessee

Injuries and Suspensions

Vanderbilt

[F] 12/31/2020 – Clevon Brown is out indefinitely (Abdominal)
[G] 12/31/2020 – Braelee Albert is OUT 2-3 weeks (Ankle)
[G] 01/08/2021 – Issac McBride is out indefinitely (Ankle)

Tennessee

[F] 01/12/2021 – Corey Walker Jr. is “?” (Undisclosed)

Source: statfox.com

Vanderbilt-Tennessee Prediction

Tennessee 87, Vanderbilt 65

Saturday‘s game tips off at 6:00 PM ET. TV: SEC NETWORK.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Vanderbilt at Tennessee

Team Statistical Comparison

Statistical Leaders

SCORING

STEALS

BLOCKS

REBOUNDS