Vanderbilt at Memphis Quick Preview
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Date: December 17, 2025
Time: 6:00PM CST
TV: ESPN2
Radio: 94.9 The Fan
Rankings
Vandy – AP: 13 KenPom: 10 NET: 8
Memphis – AP: NR KenPom: 75 NET: 124
Gambling Line (per BetMGM)
Vanderbilt -9.5
Over/Under 158.5
What We Know
The Vanderbilt Commodores and the Memphis Tigers will face off on Wednesday night for a non-conference showdown. The Commodores have been a great surprise to college basketball, starting the season 10-0. They are now ranked #13 in the country and will look to keep their undefeated season going with a win here.
Memphis is just 4-5 on the season and may struggle to get a much-needed home win against Vanderbilt. The Commodores are led in scoring by Duke Miles at 16.6 points per game, but 8 players are averaging 8 points or more per game. Memphis is led in scoring by Dug McDaniel at 14.1 points per game, but also have 8 players averaging 7 or more points per game (but only Dug averaging double digits).
What to Expect
Vanderbilt boasts one of the best offenses in all of college hoops. The ‘Dores are ranked #2 nationally in points per game at 95.4 and have yet to score fewer than 80 points in any game this year. According to KenPom, their offense is ranked #4 in adjusted efficiency, #4 in 2-point percentage and #7 in effective field-goal percentage. I do not see Memphis slowing them down in this one, as its’ defense is ranked just #51 in adjusted efficiency and outside the top 100 in 2-point percentage. The Commodores should be able to score at a high level in this one, and I expect the pace to be fast..
Miller’s Prediction: Vandy 92 Memphis 74
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