Anchor Drop, November 27, 2020: Basketball tips off

Good morning.

Optional Musical Accompaniment

Vanderbilt basketball tips off the 2020-21 season tonight with a visit from Valparaiso, which you might remember as the place Bryce Drew came from. This also means two of the three schools with the initials VU play one another. Tipoff is at 6 PM CT and tonight’s game will be televised on the SEC Network.

Robbie Weinstein recapped Jerry Stackhouse’s breakdown of his rotation.

...okay, fine, turn this into your live thread for FIBA qualifiers on ESPN+. You know, in case you want to watch bad basketball, Bahrain plays Iraq at 9:50 AM CT and I am honestly shocked these are two countries with national basketball teams.

SEC Basketball Schedule

Bad Gambling Advice: yesterday, 1-2 ATS, 2-1 totals; season to date: 4-4 ATS, 4-4 totals

Auburn vs. Gonzaga (10:00 AM CT, FOX): Gonzaga -16.5, Over 164

Valparaiso at Vanderbilt (6:00 PM CT, SEC Network): Vanderbilt -6, Under 143.5