The Texas Longhorns take on the Vanderbilt Commodores in the SEC Tournament. Tip-off is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
Vanderbilt is favored by 2.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -150. The total is set at 148.5 points.
Here’s my Texas vs. Vanderbilt predictions and college basketball picks for March 12, 2025.
Texas vs Vanderbilt Prediction
My Pick: Vanderbilt -1.5
My Texas vs Vanderbilt best bet is on Commodores spread, with the best odds currently available at DraftKings. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
Texas vs Vanderbilt Odds, Lines
| Texas Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+2.5 -110 | 148.5 -110 / -110 | +125 |
| Vanderbilt Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-2.5 -110 | 148.5 -110 / -110 | -150 |
- Texas vs Vanderbilt spread: Vanderbilt -2.5
- Texas vs Vanderbilt over/under: 148.5 points
- Texas vs Vanderbilt moneyline: Vanderbilt -150, Texas +125
- Texas vs Vanderbilt best bet: Vanderbilt -1.5
My Texas vs Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Betting Preview
Vanderbilt won the only meeting between these two teams this season by eight points in Nashville, but there was no return game in Austin.
I just don't really trust Texas' style of play, as it's focused fully on attacking in the mid-range. The Longhorns have a bunch of one-on-one players, and that's not going to cut it in a tournament setting like this.
Tre Johnson is amazing — he's going to get picked in the first round of the NBA draft this summer — but it's him, Jordan Pope, Tramon Mark and Arthur Kaluma trading iso ball and taking tough shots.
Vanderbilt is so much more with Jason Edwards, Tyler Nickel and AJ Hoggard, among others. And the Dores are so well coached by Mark Byington.
The Longhorns run pin-down screens for Johnson, and sometimes it works and he'll go for 30+ points, but he has to hit a bunch of tough shots in order for Texas to win. That's asking a lot of a freshman in his first college basketball postseason.
Texas' offense is just not sustainable because it's relying heavily on tough shot after tough shot.
Meanwhile, the Commodores are analytically savvy, as their shot diet is way better. They turn you over and they limit giveaways themselves, which is always a good way to help shot volume.
Give me the Dores here.
