Kentucky Wildcats vs Vanderbilt Commodores: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/5/2021

The Kentucky Wildcats (2-6) host the Vanderbilt Commodores (4-3) in a matchup of SEC teams at Rupp Arena, beginning at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. The Commodores are 11.5-point underdogs in the game, the first matchup between the teams this season. The matchup has an over/under of 136.

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ATS Records for Kentucky and Vanderbilt

Kentucky Leaders

• The Wildcats scoring leader is Brandon Boston Jr., who contributes 13.6 points per game.
• Isaiah Jackson paces Kentucky with 7.6 rebounds a game and Davion Mintz leads the team with 3.0 assists per outing.
• The Wildcats are led by Dontaie Allen from beyond the arc. He hits 1.8 shots from deep per game.
• The Wildcats steals leader is Mintz, who averages 1.3 per game. Jackson leads the team averaging 2.8 blocks a game.

Vanderbilt Leaders

• Scotty Pippen Jr.'s strong performances this season give him the top spot on the Commodores scoring and assists leaderboards with 22.6 points per game and 4.6 assists per game.
• Dylan Disu's 8.9 rebounds per game paces Vanderbilt's rebounding effort. He also adds 11.4 points per game.
• Pippen is tops from three-point range for the Commodores, hitting 2.4 threes per game.
• Pippen leads the Wildcats with 1.3 steals per game and Disu is their top shot blocker with 0.9 blocks per game.

Kentucky vs Vanderbilt: Last 4 Meetings

Kentucky has a 4-0 record in the last four games with Vanderbilt. The Wildcats and the Commodores have a tied 1-1 record ATS in those head-to-head meetings.

Points Insights

• The Wildcats score just 1.4 fewer points per game (66.5) than the Commodores allow (67.9).
• When Kentucky puts up more than 67.9 points, it is 2-0 against the spread and 2-0 overall.
• Vanderbilt has compiled a 1-3 record against the spread and a 1-3 record overall when giving up more than 66.5 points.
• The Commodores average 5.6 more points per game (73) than the Wildcats allow (67.4).
• Vanderbilt is 3-1 overall and 3-0 against the spread in games it scores more than 67.4 points.
• Kentucky's record is 1-3 against the spread and 1-3 overall when it gives up more than 73 points.
• The Wildcats have been out-scored by seven points this season (0.9 points per game on average), while the Commodores have put up 36 more points than their opponents on the year (5.1 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Wildcats and the Commodores are similar rebounding teams, with the squads averaging and 39.9 and 35.3 rebounds per game, respectively.
• When Kentucky earns the rebounding advantage they are 2-4 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Vanderbilt is 1-2.
• The Wildcats average 13.4 offensive boards per game, more than the Commodores by 2.7 rebounds per contest.
• The Wildcats are 1-4 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Commodores are 1-2 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• Both teams tend to win the rebounding battle. Kentucky records an average rebounding margin of +5.5 rebounds per game. Vanderbilt averages a margin of +2.9 rebounds.