The Wildcats are feeling good entering SEC play using that win against Louisville as a springboard to conference play. [ad-4468020]<\/p>\n
Kentucky Wildcats (11-3) vs Vanderbilt Commodores (8-5)<\/strong> ATS Matchup Insight<\/a> | CP Insider Gambling Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n They took their opener with ease at home against Mississippi State but it is different on the road, especially against Vandy which has the odd configuration.<\/p>\n On talent alone this should be a romp and another notch in the development of this young team which has so much promise.<\/p>\n Julius Randle has been good since the word go but the Wildcats are still waiting to see who can step up on a regular basis in support.<\/p>\n James Young has a sweet looking stroke but it is not going in at a high rate no matter what the highlight packages are telling you – just 39% and the Harrison brothers seem to be having trouble adjusting to having more than just each other to rely on out there. Don\u2019t even get me started on Alex Poythress.<\/p>\n I am leery of backing Kentucky in these kinds of spots because I think these guys can be kind of lazy and fritter a 18 point lead down to 8. The Commodores are looking to rebound from a tough loss on the road against Kentucky. That is a hard thing to do for any team but especially this one which has fallen in the SEC pecking order quite a bit over the past couple of seasons. At least they are at home though where they have lost just once all season long.<\/p>\n That would be more impressive if they invited more challenging opponents to Memorial Gym.<\/p>\n If Vanderbilt is going to be competitive they are going to need a high level performance from their top player, Rod Odom.<\/p>\n The senior has elevated his scoring by becoming a three point threat, making almost 50% of his shots from beyond the arc so far this season. Vanderbilt does have some length and generally plays fundamentally sound so if Kentucky is off their game they may have a small punchers chance at home.<\/p>\n Normally Vanderbilt as a home underdog is an enticing play. They have that quirky homecourt which could be especially hard to overcome for a bunch of young players making their first trip.<\/p>\n The problem is I don\u2019t think this Vandy team has enough to put a real scare in these guys or to really keep it close.<\/p>\n Spread Pick: Kentucky -8<\/strong> Kentucky vs Vanderbilt CBB Picks The Wildcats are feeling good entering SEC play using that win against Louisville as a springboard to conference play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":65270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1415],"tags":[3567,616,10585,2856,10584,2919,2921,2860,10586],"class_list":["post-71611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-basketball","tag-commodores","tag-kentucky","tag-kentucky-vs-vanderbilt","tag-kentucky-wildcats","tag-kentucky-wildcats-vs-vanderbilt-commodores","tag-vanderbilt","tag-vanderbilt-commodores","tag-wildcats","tag-wildcats-vs-commodores"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71611","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=71611"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71625,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71611\/revisions\/71625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n Saturday January 11<\/strong>
\n Memorial Gym – Nashville, TN<\/strong>
\n 3:30PM<\/strong>
\nMoneyline: No moneyline currently listed<\/strong>
\n Spread: Kentucky -8<\/strong>
\n O\/U: No total currently listed<\/strong>
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\nDespite that instinct they are the right side to get on in this one, if you want to. Otherwise I would take a closer look at some other games on the board that will give you a bit more value an sanity.<\/p>\nVanderbilt<\/h3>\n
\n O\/U Pick: N\/A<\/strong>
\n Score Prediction: Kentucky 75 – Vanderbilt 61<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"