Missouri vs Vanderbilt Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for March 1

The No. 14 Missouri Tigers (21-7, 10-5 SEC) visit the Vanderbilt Commodores (19-9, 7-8 SEC) in SEC action at Memorial Gymnasium, tipping off at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.
Missouri vs. Vanderbilt Game Info and Odds
- Game day: Saturday, March 1, 2025
- Game time: 6 p.m. ET
- TV channel: SEC Network
- Location: Nashville, Tennessee
- Arena: Memorial Gymnasium
Missouri vs. Vanderbilt Picks and Prediction
All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Vanderbilt win (50.4%)
Missouri is a 2.5-point favorite over Vanderbilt on Saturday and the over/under has been set at 157.5 points. Keep reading for some betting insights and trends if you plan to place a wager on the outing.
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Missouri vs. Vanderbilt: ATS Betting Stats and Trends
- Missouri has won 17 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 10 times.
- Vanderbilt is 18-10-0 ATS this season.
- Missouri covers the spread when it is a 2.5-point favorite or more 58.8% of the time. That's more often than Vanderbilt covers as an underdog of 2.5 or more (50%).
- The Tigers have covered the spread in a lower percentage of their home games than away games. They have covered 11 times in 18 games at home, and they've covered five times in eight games on the road.
- The Commodores' winning percentage against the spread at home is .667 (10-5-0). Away, it is .556 (5-4-0).
- Missouri's record against the spread in conference action is 12-3-0.
- Against the spread in SEC action, Vanderbilt is 8-7-0 this year.
Missouri vs. Vanderbilt: Moneyline Betting Stats
- Missouri has been the moneyline favorite in 17 games this season and has come away with the win 15 times (88.2%) in those contests.
- The Tigers have a mark of 13-1 in contests where bookmakers favor them by -140 or better on the moneyline.
- Vanderbilt has been the moneyline underdog 12 total times this season. Vanderbilt has gone 4-8 in those games.
- In games they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +116 or longer, the Commodores have a record of 3-8 (27.3%).
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Missouri has a 58.3% chance of pulling out a win.
Missouri vs. Vanderbilt Head-to-Head Comparison
- Missouri outscores opponents by 13.4 points per game (scoring 84.3 per game to rank seventh in college basketball while giving up 70.9 per outing to rank 148th in college basketball) and has a +376 scoring differential overall.
- Mark Mitchell is 414th in the country with a team-leading 13.7 points per game.
- Vanderbilt puts up 79.8 points per game (45th in college basketball) while allowing 73.3 per outing (221st in college basketball). It has a +182 scoring differential and outscores opponents by 6.5 points per game.
- Jason Edwards is 94th in the country with a team-leading 17.3 points per game.
- The 31.6 rebounds per game the Tigers average rank 200th in the country, and are 2.1 more than the 29.5 their opponents grab per contest.
- Josh Gray is 571st in college basketball play with 5.1 rebounds per game to lead the Tigers.
- The 31.4 rebounds per game the Commodores accumulate rank 216th in college basketball. Their opponents collect 31.6.
- Devin's 8.0 rebounds per game lead the Commodores and rank 60th in the nation.
- Missouri scores 107.4 points per 100 possessions (seventh in college basketball), while allowing 90.3 points per 100 possessions (110th in college basketball).
- The Commodores rank 49th in college basketball with 101.6 points scored per 100 possessions, and 181st defensively with 93.3 points conceded per 100 possessions.
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