Texas Longhorns (17-14, 6-12 SEC) vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (20-11, 8-10 SEC)
Nashville, Tennessee; Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Commodores -2; over/under is 148.5
BOTTOM LINE: Vanderbilt plays in the SEC Tournament against Texas.
The Commodores are 8-10 against SEC opponents and 12-1 in non-conference play. Vanderbilt is sixth in the SEC scoring 79.9 points while shooting 45.3% from the field.
The Longhorns’ record in SEC games is 6-12. Texas has a 1-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
Vanderbilt averages 79.9 points, 8.5 more per game than the 71.4 Texas gives up. Texas has shot at a 46.3% rate from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 46.0% shooting opponents of Vanderbilt have averaged.
The teams meet for the second time this season. Vanderbilt won 86-78 in the last matchup on Feb. 8. Jaylen Carey led Vanderbilt with 18 points, and Tre Johnson led Texas with 15 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Nickel averages 2.5 made…