The Vanderbilt Commodores and the Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors will be starting the college football season on Saturday, August 27, with kickoff set for 10:30 p.m. ET. Check the Vanderbilt vs Hawaii Best Bet below.
The game will be aired on CBS Sports Network and will also be played at Clarence T.C. Ching Complex in Honolulu, Hawaii.
A season ago, Vanderbilt finished 2-10 overall on the college football schedule. They finished with an 0-8 SEC record.
Hawai’i finished with a 6-7 overall record a season ago. They finished 3-5 in the Mountain West Conference play.
Both teams will look to get off to the 2022 college football season on the right foot. College football odds will change week to week for each of these football teams.
Commodores vs. Rainbow Warriors Matchup Information
Worst-ranked Offense
The Vanderbilt Commodores had the worst-ranked offense last season in the SEC conference by averaging just 15.8 PPG.
Vanderbilt also had the worst-ranked defense in the SEC conference as well last season at 35.8 PPF. Clark Lee is the head coach of this football program and he is going to want to see some major improvement with them this season.
Junior quarterback Ken Seals only completed 56.1 percent of his passes last season. His NCAA football stats were not very good as he only threw for 1,181 yards, five touchdowns, and eight interceptions a season ago.
Junior wide receiver Will Sheppard caught 43 passes for 577 yards receiving and four touchdowns. He averaged 13.4 yards per catch a season ago.
Schager as the Starting Quarterback
Sheppard having a good game in the first week could be a Vanderbilt vs. Hawai’i best bet. Sophomore quarterback Brayden Schager will be taking over as the starting quarterback for the Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors.
He completed 60.7% of his passes for 615 yards, two touchdowns, and five interceptions last season. Timmy Chang is the head coach of this football program and he is going to have to deal with some growing pains with this football team this season.
Senior running back Dedrick Parson will be the primary running back for the Rainbow Warriors. He rushed for 618 yards on 117 carries and eight touchdowns last season. Parson averaged 5.3 yards per carry last season.
Sixth-ranked Offense
The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors had the sixth-ranked offense in the Mountain West Conference by averaging 28.8 PPG, but they had the 11th (second-worst defense) in the Mountain West Conference, giving up 31.4 PPG last season.
This is the first-ever meeting between these two teams, so there’s no history to go off here. Last season, Vanderbilt’s record against the spread was 6-6. Their record in terms of over/under was 5-7.
Hawaii’s record against the spread last season was 5-7-1. Their record in terms of over/under was 6-7-0.
Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors Analysis
The Vanderbilt offense struggles to score points, but the Hawai’i defense is not very good either, and the Rainbow Warriors will have a lot of turnover on the defensive side of the football this season. Vanderbilt hopes to only get better on offense this season.
Horrendous Defense
Hawai’i will need to score points in this one against Vanderbilt’s horrendous defense and that is another solid Vanderbilt vs. Hawai’i best bet.
It will be interesting to see how both of these NCAAF teams play at the start of the regular season because they will have a lot to prove to themselves.
Odds Breakdown
Vanderbilt Commodores
The Vanderbilt Commodores are the favorites at -8 (-110), with a money line of -320, and the over/under for this football game is at 54 points. The odds for it to go and over are -110.
Taking Vanderbilt to win over Hawaii potentially feels like a free college football picks with the way the lines are for this one.
Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors
The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors are the underdogs at +8 (-110), and also with a money line of +260. That could be a very risky Vanderbilt vs. Hawai’i best bet.
Commodores vs Rainbow Warriors Betting Pick and Prediction
The Rainbow Warriors being the underdog feels very interesting in this spot. Hawai’i +8 (-110) is the best pick here. Hawai’i +260 money line is the second-best pick here for the Vanderbilt vs. Hawai’i best bet.
NCAAF Pick: Rainbow Warriors +8 (-110)
NCAAF Pick: Rainbow Warriors (+260)
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