On Tuesday, March, 15^th at approximately 9:00 P.M. the (19-13) Vanderbilt Commodores will take on the (24-8) Wichita State Shockers for the right to be a part of the 64 team NCAA Basketball Tournament.  “The Crowd” projects a final score of Wichita State 77.2 – Vanderbilt 74.5 with an over/under of 151.7.

Scoring Margin: Wichita State +14 (3rd) Vanderbilt +9.4 (38th)

Points per game: Vanderbilt 76.8 (88th) Wichita State 73.2 (170th)

Points allowed per game: Wichita State 59.3 (1st) Vanderbilt 67.3 (65th)

Field Goal Percentage Offense: Vanderbilt 46.1% (67th) Wichita State 43.4% (203rd)

Three Point Percentage: Vanderbilt 38.8% (19th) Wichita State 33% (251st)

Free Throw Percentage: Wichita State 71.4% (113th) Vanderbilt 69.9% (168th)

Field Goal Percentage Defense: Wichita State 38.5% (6th) Vanderbilt 38.6% (7th)

Turnovers committed per game: Wichita State 9.9 (10th) Vanderbilt 11.7 (84th)

Turnovers forced per game: Wichita State 15.5 (16th) Vanderbilt 10 (336th)

Rebounds per game: Vanderbilt 38.6 (64th) Wichita State 37.5 (101st)

Assists per game: Vanderbilt 14.9 (75th) Wichita State 14.3 (105th)

These two teams are pretty evenly matched in all of the major statistical categories.  Vanderbilt has signature wins over two ranked teams: Kentucky and Texas A&M.  Wichita State has one signature win versus a ranked Utah team.  Wichita State is the best defensive team in college basketball and among the leaders in forcing turnovers.  I like the Shockers to win in a low scoring game Tuesday night.

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