{"id":45368,"date":"2011-11-07T08:43:48","date_gmt":"2011-11-07T16:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=45368"},"modified":"2011-11-07T08:59:12","modified_gmt":"2011-11-07T16:59:12","slug":"2011-vanderbilt-commodores-season-preview-odds-predictions-71111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/2011-vanderbilt-commodores-season-preview-odds-predictions-71111\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Basketball Season Preview:  Vanderbilt Commodores (SEC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2011 CBB Predictions &#038; Gambling Preview: Vanderbilt Commodores (SEC)<\/h2>\n<p>When Vanderbilt&#8217;s three top players elected to return to campus this season the expectations for this team exploded.<!--more--> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a result this team returns all 5 starters from a year ago, providing both experience and balance as they try and compete with other SEC power like Kentucky and Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Vanderbilt is a smooth and efficient offensive team that should be among the nation&#8217;s best right from the get go. <\/p>\n<p>With so much returning experience it wouldn&#8217;t surprise me if they use some of the top teams growing pains to jump into the top 5 in the rankings. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They could hold that spot for a while if they hold court in the SEC throughout the season. \u00a0You have to play good defense to beat these guys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dai-Jon Parker &#8211; A well rounded guard that should fit well with the Commodores.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subtractions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No significant losses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Players<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John Jenkins &#8211; The nations best shooter?<br \/>\nFestus Ezeli &#8211; A big man with a high ceiling that keeps getting better.<br \/>\nJeffery Taylor &#8211; A stat stuffing athlete who provided a little of everything including great defense.    [soliloquy id=&#8221;82219&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strengths<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Experience!!. \u00a0Not just returning players but returning quality. \u00a0Vanderbilt return all five starters from last year and has a nice mix of complimentary talent. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you believe NBA scouts than this team has three future pro players in Jenkins, Ezeli and Taylor. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is the rare top team whose best players are upperclassmen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weaknesses\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Depth!! \u00a0Vanderbilt is not one of those programs that just stockpiles blue chippers. \u00a0While the starting group can compete with pretty much anyone else&#8217;s in the nation, there is a noticeable drop off when they go to the bench. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If a 6th man emerged it wold be huge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post Season\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yep, if they don&#8217;t make it to a regional final it will have been a bit of a waste of a season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Championship Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>25\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projected wins<\/strong> 27<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NCAA Basketball Gambling\" href=\"\/ncaab\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>NCAA Basketball gambling<\/strong><\/a> season is right around the corner and we&#8217;ve got your back with tons of great\u00a0<a title=\"College Basketball Handicapping\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/ncaa-basketball\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>college basketball handicapping<\/strong><\/a> articles to help you become the best basketball betting expert on your block in the 2011\/12 NCAA Hoops season and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick article by The Wiesguy detailing the Vanderbilt Commodores 2011 Season win total odds for over under NCAA Basketball betting futures and a season wins prediction\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":33892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1415],"tags":[52841,52912,5364,52913,52914,52915,37392,21162,38051,2921,52916,52917,36135],"class_list":["post-45368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-basketball","tag-2011-college-basketball-odds","tag-2011-commodores-season-win-total-odds","tag-college-basketball-futures","tag-commodores-odds","tag-commodores-odds-to-win-ncaa-basketball-title","tag-commodores-wins-2011","tag-ncaa-basketball-future-odds","tag-ncaa-basketball-predictions","tag-sec-conference-odds","tag-vanderbilt-commodores","tag-vanderbilt-commodores-betting-odds","tag-vanderbilt-commodores-predictions","tag-win-total-projection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45368"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45399,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45368\/revisions\/45399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}