Vanderbilt vs Saint Mary's (CA) College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Nov. 28

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The Vanderbilt Commodores (7-0) bring a seven-game win streak into a road matchup with the Saint Mary's Gaels (8-0), who have won eight straight.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Vanderbilt vs. Saint Mary's (CA) Game Info and Odds

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Saint Mary's (CA) win (57.8%)

See these betting trends and insights before you bet on Friday's Vanderbilt-Saint Mary's (CA) spread (Vanderbilt -3.5) or over/under (152.5 points).

Vanderbilt has won four games against the spread this season, while failing to cover three times.
Saint Mary's (CA) has covered five times in seven chances against the spread this year.
The Commodores sported a better record against the spread in home games (11-6-0) than they did on the road (5-5-0) last season.
In 2024-25 against the spread, the Gaels had a lower winning percentage at home (.375, 6-10-0 record) than away (.700, 7-3-0).

Vanderbilt has been listed as the moneyline favorite five times this season and has come away with a win in all of those games.
The Commodores have been a -176 moneyline favorite on five occasions this season and won every game.
Saint Mary's (CA) has not been the moneyline underdog yet this season.
The Gaels have yet to play a game with moneyline odds of +146 or longer.
Vanderbilt has an implied victory probability of 63.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

On offense, Vanderbilt was the 55th-ranked squad in the nation (78.9 points per game) last year. On defense, it was 249th (74.3 points allowed per game).
With 31.2 rebounds per game and 31.9 rebounds allowed, Vanderbilt was 221st and 226th in the nation, respectively, last season.
At 13.8 assists per game last year, Vanderbilt was 158th in the country.
Vanderbilt committed 9.6 turnovers per game last season and forced 13.4 per game, ranking 40th and 40th, respectively, in the country.
Saint Mary's (CA) had a top-25 defense last season, ranking fifth-best in college basketball with 61.1 points allowed per game. On offense, it ranked 205th with 72.9 points scored per contest.
When it comes to rebounding, everything was clicking for Saint Mary's (CA), who grabbed 36.3 rebounds per game (15th-best in college basketball) and allowed 26.1 rebounds per contest (fourth-best).
Saint Mary's (CA) put up 15.1 assists per game, which ranked them 74th in the nation.
Saint Mary's (CA) ranked 12th-best in the nation by averaging only 9.1 turnovers per game. In terms of forced turnovers, it ranked 288th in college basketball (10.2 per contest).

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