Vanderbilt Commodores

The Commodores covered 10 of 12 games in 2025; one FBS team covered more often and one matched. Vanderbilt football went 7-0 at home, favored in every one of those games.

Ten covers

Vanderbilt finished 10-2 and 10-2 against the spread. Only one FBS team covered a higher share; one matched. The two misses: 55-35 over Utah State at -24.5, and the 14-30 loss at Alabama getting 13.5.

Home and favored

Seven home games: seven wins and six covers. That home cover rate was bettered by four FBS teams and equalled by five. Every favorite game was a home game. The six with a moneyline returned 2.31 units, a favorite-side return bettered by nine FBS teams. The tight ones: 31-24 over LSU laying 1.5 and 17-10 over Missouri laying 3.5.

Road underdog

All five away games came as the underdog. Three wins: 44-20 at Virginia Tech at +110, 31-7 at South Carolina at +125 and 45-24 at Tennessee as 2.5-point underdogs (no moneyline was posted). The 31-34 loss at Texas still covered 3.5. Four covers in five; the four priced games returned 0.35 units.

The total

The over cashed eight times in 12; eight FBS teams saw a higher share and eight shared Vanderbilt’s rate. Vanderbilt scored 39.42 a game, with only seven FBS teams scoring more, and allowed 21.92.

The season ended with a 27-34 loss to Iowa in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

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