SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Vanderbilt at Kentucky

Kentucky-Vanderbilt basketball game preview

The Vanderbilt Commodores visit the Kentucky Wildcats on Wednesday in Lexington 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.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Vanderbilt scores an average of 67.7 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 64.1 points per contest. Kentucky scores an average of 82.3 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 64.3 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Vanderbilt	0.407	0.309	0.695	10.53	-1.21	7.68	3.11	10.89	13.05
Kentucky	0.497	0.349	0.732	13.40	+12.80	6.95	4.90	16.90	12.10
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Vanderbilt	0.413	0.300	34.53	35.74	0.293	+3.63	7.95	67.7	64.1
Kentucky	0.407	0.301	41.65	28.85	0.392	+18.00	6.5	82.3	64.3

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3PT%– 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 3PT%– 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.
3ptMPG– Three point shots made per game.
TM PPG– Team’s 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.
2. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	19	110	33	96	349	18.4
5. Tshiebwe, Oscar	UK	20	131	0	64	326	16.3
11. Washington Jr., TyTy	UK	19	106	23	24	259	13.6

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
1. Tshiebwe, Oscar	UK	20	131	213	0.615
4. Washington Jr., TyTy	UK	19	106	210	0.505
8. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	19	110	262	0.420

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
3. Grady, Kellan	UK	20	57	2.85
11. Stute, Myles	Vandy	19	36	1.89
15. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	19	33	1.74

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
5. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	19	50	59	0.847
15. Tshiebwe, Oscar	UK	20	64	88	0.727
15. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	19	96	132	0.727

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	AVG
1. Tshiebwe, Oscar	UK	20	105	198	303	15.15
13. Millora-Brown, Quentin	Vandy	19	47	64	111	5.84
13. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	19	30	81	111	5.84

Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky Basketball Series History

Kentucky leads 152-45

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 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 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	78	Vanderbilt	66
1/15/2022	Vanderbilt	73	Georgia	66
1/18/2022	Tennessee	68	Vanderbilt	60
1/22/2022	Vanderbilt	42	Florida	61
1/26/2022	Vanderbilt	61	South Carolina	70
1/29/2022	Georgia	77	Vanderbilt	85
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

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	78	Vanderbilt	66
1/15/2022	Tennessee	79	Kentucky	107
1/19/2022	Kentucky	64	Texas A&M	58
1/22/2022	Kentucky	71	Auburn	80
1/25/2022	Mississippi State	74	Kentucky	82
1/29/2022	Kentucky	80	Kansas	62
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

Injuries and Suspensions

Vanderbilt

[C] 11/09/2021 – Liam Robbins is out indefinitely (Foot)

Kentucky

[F] 01/29/2022 – Daimion Collins is “?” (Undisclosed )
[G] 11/13/2021 – CJ Fredrick is out indefinitely (Hamstring)

Source: statfox.com

Vanderbilt-Kentucky Prediction

Kentucky 83, Vanderbilt 73

Wednesday‘s game tips off at 7:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding