SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: LSU at Vanderbilt

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The LSU Tigers visit the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday 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.

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Team Statistical Comparison

LSU scores an average of 72.9 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 60.0 points per contest. Vanderbilt scores an average of 68.6 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 65.3 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
LSU	0.439	0.328	0.711	12.59	4.27	11.23	4.55	12.50	14.68
Vanderbilt	0.415	0.323	0.687	10.14	-0.90	7.43	3.05	11.05	13.05
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
LSU	0.371	0.275	39.18	34.91	0.34	12.86	6.73	72.9	60.0
Vanderbilt	0.417	0.303	34.38	35.29	0.29	3.33	8.10	68.6	65.3

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.
1. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	21	128	37	112	405	19.3
6. Eason, Tari	LSU	21	121	14	78	334	15.9
10. Days, Darius	LSU	21	105	46	27	283	13.5
19. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	21	87	28	57	259	12.3

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
2. Eason, Tari	LSU	21	121	229	0.528
8. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	21	128	299	0.428
9. Days, Darius	LSU	21	105	251	0.418

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
5. Days, Darius	LSU	21	46	2.19
10. Stute, Myles	Vandy	21	39	1.86
14. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	21	37	1.76

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
7. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	21	57	69	0.826
11. Eason, Tari	LSU	21	78	101	0.772
14. Gaines, Eric	LSU	22	70	92	0.761

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
6. Days, Darius	LSU	21	39	124	163	7.76
7. Eason, Tari	LSU	21	51	94	145	6.90
11. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	21	35	91	126	6.00
15. Millora-Brown, Quentin	Vandy	21	49	71	120	5.71

LSU vs. Vanderbilt Basketball Series History

Vanderbilt leads 62-56

LSU Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Brandon Murray	G	6′-5″	214	FR
1	Xavier Pinson	G	6′-2″	154	SR
2	Eric Gaines	G	6′-2″	150	SO
3	Alex Fudge	F	6′-8″	185	FR
4	Darius Days	F	6′-7″	245	SR
5	Mwani Wilkinson	F	6′-5″	206	SO
10	Brandon Egemo	G	6′-0″	166	SO
11	Justice Williams	G	6′-3″	170	FR
13	Tari Eason	F	6′-8″	216	SO
15	Efton Reid	C	6′-11″	238	FR
20	Jerrell Colbert	C	6′-10″	216	FR
21	Bradley Ezewiro	F	6′-8″	246	FR
22	Spencer Mays	G	6′-3″	196	JR
24	Shareef O’Neal	F	6′-10″	220	JR
25	Adam Benhayoune	F	6′-5″	230	FR
30	Parker Edwards	G	6′-2″	214	JR
44	Adam Miller	G	6′-2″	185	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

LSU Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	UL Monroe	39	LSU	101
11/12/2021	Texas State	59	LSU	84
11/15/2021	Liberty	58	LSU	74
11/18/2021	McNeese	46	LSU	85
11/22/2021	Belmont	53	LSU	83
11/26/2021	Penn State	63	LSU	68
11/27/2021	LSU	75	Wake Forest	61
12/1/2021	Ohio	51	LSU	66
12/11/2021	LSU	69	Georgia Tech	53
12/14/2021	N’Western St	49	LSU	89
12/18/2021	LSU	66	Louisiana Tech	57
12/22/2021	Lipscomb	60	LSU	95
12/29/2021	LSU	55	Auburn	70
1/4/2022	Kentucky	60	LSU	65
1/8/2022	Tennessee	67	LSU	79
1/12/2022	LSU	64	Florida	58
1/15/2022	Arkansas	65	LSU	58
1/19/2022	LSU	67	Alabama	70
1/22/2022	LSU	50	Tennessee	64
1/26/2022	Texas A&M	64	LSU	70
1/29/2022	LSU	68	TCU	77
2/1/2022	Ole Miss	76	LSU	72
2/5/2022	LSU		Vanderbilt
2/8/2022	LSU		Texas A&M
2/12/2022	Mississippi State		LSU
2/16/2022	Georgia		LSU
2/19/2022	LSU		South Carolina
2/23/2022	LSU		Kentucky
2/26/2022	Missouri		LSU
3/2/2022	LSU		Arkansas
3/5/2022	Alabama		LSU

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	70	Kentucky	77
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

LSU

[G] 02/03/2022 – Xavier Pinson is doubtful (Knee)
[G] 10/20/2021 – Adam Miller is out indefinitely (Knee)

Vanderbilt

[G] 02/03/2022 – Jamaine Mann injured last game, is probable (Leg)

Source: statfox.com

LSU-Vanderbilt Prediction

LSU 75, Vanderbilt 73

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

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: LSU at Vanderbilt

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding