Vanderbilt Commodores vs Xavier Musketeers 03/22/2022 NIT Analysis, Odds and Quarterfinal Picks

Vanderbilt Commodores vs Xavier Musketeers 03/22/2022 – On Tuesday, the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Xavier Musketeers will clash in an exciting NIT Quarterfinals at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Vanderbilt Commodores finished eleventh among the Southeaster teams with a conference record of 7-11 and an overall record of 19-16. The Xavier Musketeers finished seventh among the Big East teams with a conference record of 8-11 and an overall record of 20-13. The Musketeers are the stronger team in this pair-up, with NCAA basketball betting experts predicting their win in this game.

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Vanderbilt Commodores	+3.5 (-110)	144 o (-110)	+148
Xavier Musketeers	-3.5 (-110)	144 u (-110)	-162

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— Vanderbilt Men's Basketball (@VandyMBB) March 21, 2022

Vanderbilt Commodores

The Vanderbilt Commodores won their last game against the Dayton Flyers. The Commodores won that game by 70-68 with Quentin Millora-Brown’s fantastic three-pointer and Liam Robbin’s layup. In that game, the lead scorer for the Commodores was Scottie Pippen Jr. who dunked 32 points. As a team, the Vanderbilt Commodores are scoring an average of 70.7 points in every game with Scottie Pippen Jr. leading the way. On defense, Vanderbilt is allowing opponents to score an average of 67.6 points in every game.

Players to watch: Scotty Pippen Jr. G (GP 35, MIN 32.9, PTS 20.2, REB 3.4, AST 4.4, STL 1.9, BLK 0.2, TO 3.3, FG% 41.8, FT% 74.4, 3P% 32.1), Jordan Wright F (GP 35, MIN 30.5, PTS 12.3, REB 6.5, AST 1.8, STL 1.4, BLK 0.3, TO 2.4, FG% 42.3, FT% 80.5, 3P% 35.4), Myles Stute F (GP 35, MIN 23.9, PTS 8.4, REB 3.7, AST 0.3, STL 0.7, BLK 0.3, TO 0.7, FG% 44.4, FT% 69, 3P% 42.6).

Xavier Musketeers

The Xavier Musketeers are here after a sweet 73.8 win over the Florida Gators on Sunday. In that game, the lead scorer for the Musketeers was Nate Johnson who dunked 16 points with 5 boards. As a team, the Xavier Musketeers are scoring an average of 73.8 points in every game on an average. The lead scorer overall is Jack Nunge who has an average of 13.4 points per game. On defense, the Xavier Musketeers are allowing opponents to score an average of 68.8 points in each game.

Players to watch: Jack Nunge F (GP 33, MIN 26.5, PTS 13.4, REB 7.4, AST 1, STL 0.7, BLK 1.4, TO 0.9, FG% 54.2, FT% 71.2, 3P% 36), Paul Scruggs G (GP 33, MIN 31.7, PTS 11.7, REB 4.2, AST 4.1, STL 1.5, BLK 0.5, TO 2.9, FG% 42.6, FT% 68.9, 3P% 30.7), Colby Jones G (GP 32, MIN 33.1, PTS 11.1, REB 7.4, AST 3.1, STL 1.6, BLK 0.6, TO 1.9, FG% 46.7, FT% 69.1, 3P% 26.6).

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Vanderbilt Commodores

Vanderbilt are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Vanderbilt’s last 16 games.
Vanderbilt are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Vanderbilt are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vanderbilt’s last 5 games this season.

Xavier Musketeers

Xavier are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games.
Musketeers are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games.
Xavier are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games at home.
Xavier are 5-14 ATS in their last 19 games this season.
Musketeers are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games against an opponent in the Southeastern conference.