SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Kentucky at Vanderbilt

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The Kentucky Wildcats visit the Vanderbilt Commodores on Tuesday in Nashville in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

Team Statistical Comparison

Kentucky scores an average of 82.6 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 61.6 points per contest. Vanderbilt scores an average of 70.3 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 61.7 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Kentucky	0.429	0.319	0.690	10.08	1.08	8.08	2.92	14.23	12.69
Vanderbilt	0.408	0.303	0.726	12.08	2.54	7.46	2.85	10.85	12.54
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Kentucky	0.409	0.292	37.08	36.00	0.27	6.00	7.08	82.6	61.6
Vanderbilt	0.397	0.311	36.85	34.31	0.33	8.62	7.92	70.3	61.7

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3FG%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3FG%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor M– Average game scoring margin.
3 Pt Md PG– Three point shot made per game.
TM PPG– Average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

Scoring
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
1. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	13	80	23	56	239	18.38
7. Tshiebwe, Oscar	UK	14	87	0	39	213	15.21
14. Washington Jr., TyTy	UK	14	77	20	13	187	13.36
19. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	13	54	14	41	163	12.54

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
1. Tshiebwe, Oscar	UK	14	87	141	0.617
5. Washington Jr., TyTy	UK	14	77	159	0.484
9. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	13	80	184	0.435

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
2. Grady, Kellan	UK	14	42	3.00
11. Stute, Myles	Vandy	13	24	1.85
15. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	13	23	1.77

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
2. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	13	41	47	0.872

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	AVG
1. Tshiebwe, Oscar	UK	14	78	133	211	15.07
14. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	13	26	53	79	6.08
18. Millora-Brown, Quentin	Vandy	13	35	42	77	5.92

Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Basketball Series History

Kentucky leads 151-47

Kentucky Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jacob Toppin	F	6′-9″	200	JR
1	CJ Fredrick	G	6′-3″	190	JR
2	Sahvir Wheeler	G	5′-9″	180	JR
3	TyTy Washington Jr.	G	6′-3″	197	FR
4	Daimion Collins	F	6′-9″	202	FR
10	Davion Mintz	G	6′-3″	195	SR
11	Dontaie Allen	G	6′-6″	205	SO
12	Keion Brooks Jr.	F	6′-7″	210	JR
14	Brennan Canada	F	6′-6″	198	JR
20	Zan Payne	G	6′-4″	215	JR
23	Bryce Hopkins	F	6′-6″	220	FR
25	Kareem Watkins	G	5′-8″	170	SO
31	Kellan Grady	G	6′-5″	205	SR
34	Oscar Tshiebwe	F	6′-9″	255	JR
55	Lance Ware	F	6′-9″	225	SO

Vanderbilt Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Tyrin Lawrence	G	6′-4″	195	SO
1	Peyton Daniels	G	6′-2″	185	FR
2	Scotty Pippen Jr.	G	6′-3″	185	JR
3	Rodney Chatman	G	6′-1″	215	SR
4	Jordan Wright	F	6′-6″	215	JR
5	Shane Dezonie	G	6′-5″	215	FR
10	Myles Stute	F	6′-7″	210	SO
11	Gabe Dorsey	G	6′-6″	215	FR
12	Trey Thomas	G	5′-11″	160	SO
15	Terren Frank	F	6′-8″	240	SO
20	Max Adelman	F	6′-5″	205	SO
21	Liam Robbins	C	7′-0″	250	SR
22	Graham Calton	G	6′-5″	200	FR
23	Jamaine Mann	G	6′-6″	230	SO
33	Drew Weikert	G	6′-0″	170	SR
42	Quentin Millora-Brown	F	6′-10″	235	SR

Kentucky Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	Kentucky	71	Duke	79
11/12/2021	Robert Morris	60	Kentucky	100
11/16/2021	Mount St Mary	55	Kentucky	80
11/19/2021	Ohio	59	Kentucky	77
11/22/2021	Albany	61	Kentucky	86
11/26/2021	North Florida	52	Kentucky	86
11/29/2021	C Michigan	57	Kentucky	85
12/7/2021	Southern	64	Kentucky	76
12/11/2021	Kentucky	62	Notre Dame	66
12/18/2021	Ohio State	69	Kentucky	98
12/22/2021	Western KY	60	Kentucky	95
12/29/2021	Missouri	56	Kentucky	83
12/31/2021	High Point	48	Kentucky	92
1/4/2022	Kentucky	60	LSU	65
1/8/2022	Georgia	77	Kentucky	92
1/11/2022	Kentucky		Vanderbilt
1/15/2022	Tennessee		Kentucky
1/19/2022	Kentucky		Texas A&M
1/22/2022	Kentucky		Auburn
1/25/2022	Mississippi State		Kentucky
1/29/2022	Kentucky		Kansas
2/2/2022	Vanderbilt		Kentucky
2/5/2022	Kentucky		Alabama
2/8/2022	Kentucky		South Carolina
2/12/2022	Florida		Kentucky
2/15/2022	Kentucky		Tennessee
2/19/2022	Alabama		Kentucky
2/23/2022	LSU		Kentucky
2/26/2022	Kentucky		Arkansas
3/1/2022	Ole Miss		Kentucky
3/5/2022	Kentucky		Florida

Vanderbilt Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/10/2021	Alabama State	72	Vanderbilt	91
11/14/2021	Texas State	60	Vanderbilt	79
11/17/2021	VCU	48	Vanderbilt	37
11/20/2021	Winthrop	63	Vanderbilt	77
11/24/2021	Vanderbilt	68	Pittsburgh	52
11/29/2021	Miss Valley St	36	Vanderbilt	75
12/4/2021	Vanderbilt	72	SMU	84
12/7/2021	Temple	72	Vanderbilt	68
12/10/2021	Loyola Chicago	69	Vanderbilt	58
12/18/2021	Austin Peay	51	Vanderbilt	77
12/23/2021	Vanderbilt	68	Hawai’i	54
12/24/2021	Vanderbilt	69	BYU	67
12/25/2021	Vanderbilt	Canc.	Stanford	Canc.
1/4/2022	Vanderbilt	75	Arkansas	74
1/8/2022	South Carolina	72	Vanderbilt	70
1/11/2022	Kentucky		Vanderbilt
1/15/2022	Vanderbilt		Georgia
1/18/2022	Tennessee		Vanderbilt
1/22/2022	Vanderbilt		Florida
1/26/2022	Vanderbilt		South Carolina
1/29/2022	Georgia		Vanderbilt
2/2/2022	Vanderbilt		Kentucky
2/5/2022	LSU		Vanderbilt
2/8/2022	Missouri		Vanderbilt
2/12/2022	Vanderbilt		Tennessee
2/16/2022	Vanderbilt		Auburn
2/19/2022	Texas A&M		Vanderbilt
2/22/2022	Alabama		Vanderbilt
2/26/2022	Vanderbilt		Mississippi State
3/1/2022	Florida		Vanderbilt
3/5/2022	Vanderbilt		Ole Miss

Injuries and Suspensions

Kentucky

[G] 01/08/2022 – Sahvir Wheeler is “?” (Neck)
[G] 11/13/2021 – CJ Fredrick is out indefinitely (Hamstring)

Vanderbilt

[C] 11/09/2021 – Liam Robbins is out indefinitely (Foot)
[G] 01/08/2022 – Gabe Dorsey is “?” (COVID-19)

Source: statfox.com

Kentucky-Vanderbilt Prediction

Kentucky 72, Vanderbilt 63

Tuesday‘s game tips off at 7:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Kentucky at Vanderbilt

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding