Missouri vs. Vanderbilt betting: College basketball preview for January 11

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The Vanderbilt Commodores (13-2, 1-1 SEC) visit the Missouri Tigers (12-3, 1-1 SEC) after winning four straight road games. The Tigers are favored by 5.5 points in the contest, which tips at 3:30 PM ET on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The over/under is 156 in the matchup.

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Missouri vs. Vanderbilt betting lines

  • Missouri moneyline odds to win: -221
  • Vanderbilt moneyline odds to win: +181
  • Spread: Missouri (-5.5)
  • Total: 156

Missouri statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Missouri did a better job covering the spread in road games (6-5-1) than it did in home games (3-14-0) last season.
  • The Tigers exceeded the total less often at home last year, hitting the over in eight of 17 home matchups (47.1%). On the road, they hit the over in seven of 12 games (58.3%).
  • In 10 home games as a moneyline favorite last year, Missouri had five wins (.500). Missouri had an identical winning percentage (1-1 record) as a moneyline favorite in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Tigers have seen a downturn in scoring lately, putting up 84.8 points per game in their last 10 outings, 0.9 points fewer than the 85.7 they’ve scored this year.
  • Missouri’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (71.3) is 2.6 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.7).
  • During their last 10 outings, the Tigers are making 0.7 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.8 compared to 8.5 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (35.6% compared to 36.9% season-long).

Missouri betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-7-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 5-6-0 (As Favorite: 5-6-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-7-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-0 (Home: 10-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.8 (15th in nation) 41.7 (101st) 31.7 (249th) 29.1 (76th) 13.5 (214th) 10.7 (104th)

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Vanderbilt statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last season, Vanderbilt had better results on the road (5-4-1) than at home (8-10-0).
  • Commodores games went above the over/under 22.2% of the time at home (four of 18) last year, and 50% of the time away (five of 10).
  • The Commodores, when moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (3-7) than on the road (1-9) last year.

Recent trends

  • While the Commodores are scoring 84.6 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their past 10 games, producing 83.0 points per contest.
  • While Vanderbilt is ceding 67.1 points per game in 2024-25, it has improved that mark over its past 10 games, allowing 64.7 points per contest.
  • The Commodores are making 8.7 threes per contest with a 34.1% three-point percentage in their previous 10 games, compared to their season averages of 8.5 and 32.4%.

Vanderbilt betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-4-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-8-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-1 (Home: 8-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.9 (56th in nation) 42.2 (132nd) 33.7 (134th) 30.7 (157th) 15.2 (107th) 9.5 (23rd)
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