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.
Questions and answers
How often did Vanderbilt beat the spread in 2025?
Ten times in 12, a rate topped by one FBS team and matched by one.
What was Vanderbilt’s home record in 2025?
7-0, with six covers.
How did Vanderbilt do as an underdog?
3-2 straight up and 4-1 against the spread, all five on the road.
