Tennessee (15-8, 6-3) will attempt to bust up the logjam in the SEC East today when they host the Vanderbilt Commodores (15-8, 4-5) at 3:00 p.m. EST in Thompson-Boling Arena. Vanderbilt will be looking to avenge a 63-76 January 20 loss to the Vols.
Observations from the stats
Since the last time we played Vandy . . . we're scoring three fewer points per game and our rebounding margin has taken a hit . . . but we've improved scoring defense, scoring margin, FG%, and FG% defense. Vandy's gotten worse at scoring defense by about six points per contest, and their FG% defense has dropped off as well.
Vanderbilt players to watch
When these two teams met last time . . . both A.J. Ogilvy and Jermaine Beal were ranked in two categories. Today, only Beal is ranked, and he in only one category: assist-to-turnover ratio. Tennessee has the same three guys (Tyler Smith, Wayne Chism, and Bobby Maze) ranked in the same three categories (PPG, RPG, and assist-to-turnover ratio).
Other Stuff
KenPom's prediction: Tennessee wins 78-68. According to KenPom, Tennessee's probability of winning is 83%.
The stats
KEY STATS COMPARISON |
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| Category | Rank |
Actual |
Rank |
Actual |
| Scoring Offense | 15 |
80.2 |
136 |
70.1 |
| Scoring Defense | 287 |
73.0 |
79 |
63.8 |
| Scoring Margin | 66 |
7.2 |
79 |
6.3 |
| Field-Goal Percentage | 78 |
46.0 |
98 |
45.2 |
| Field-Goal Percentage Defense | 199 |
43.7 |
25 |
39.1 |
| Three-Point Field Goals Per Game | 122 |
6.7 |
174 |
6.2 |
| Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage | 241 |
31.6 |
178 |
33.7 |
| Three Pt FG Defense | 156 |
33.9 |
292 |
36.6 |
| Free-Throw Percentage | 144 |
69.4 |
95 |
70.9 |
| Rebound Margin | 54 |
4.2 |
48 |
4.5 |
| Assists Per Game | 12 |
17.0 |
181 |
12.9 |
| Assist Turnover Ratio | 29 |
1.22 |
201 |
0.89 |
| Blocked Shots Per Game | 122 |
3.6 |
57 |
4.3 |
| Steals Per Game | 159 |
6.8 |
252 |
5.9 |
| Turnovers Per Game | 158 |
13.9 |
209 |
14.5 |
| Turnover Margin | 100 |
1.3 |
266 |
-1.6 |
| Personal Fouls Per Game | 242 |
19.5 |
88 |
17.2 |
| PLAYERS TO WATCH | |
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| Category | Player | Rank | Actual | Player | Rank | Actual |
| Points PG | T. Smith | 97
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17.2
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| FG% | ||||||
| 3-Point FG PG | ||||||
| 3-Point FG% | ||||||
| FT % | ||||||
| Rebounds PG | W. Chism | 51
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8.6
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| Assists PG | ||||||
| Blocks PG | ||||||
| Steals PG | ||||||
| Assist-TO Ratio |
B. Maze | 48
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2.13
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J. Beal | 29
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2.36
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