SEC Tournament Schedule, Odds, Picks & How to Watch
- The SEC Tournament will be held Wednesday-Sunday in Nashville, TN
- Alabama is the top seed after going 26-5 in the regular season
- A look at the SEC Tournament odds and predictions can be found below
The SEC Tournament will be played Wednesday-Sunday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with Alabama as the top-seeded team.
Alabama won the regular-season title with a 16-2 record. The Crimson Tide finished one game ahead of Texas A&M.
Tennessee is the defending champion in the 14-team field and is seeded #5 this time.
SEC Tournament Odds
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| #1 Alabama (26-5) | +150 |
| #5 Tennessee (22-9) | +275 |
| #3 Kentucky (21-10) | +450 |
| #2 Texas A&M (23-8) | +525 |
| #10 Arkansas (19-12) | +1050 |
| #7 Auburn (20-11) | +2200 |
| #9 Mississippi State (20-11) | +4000 |
| #4 Missouri (23-8) | +4500 |
| #8 Florida (16-15) | +5000 |
| #6 Vanderbilt (18-13) | +7000 |
| #11 Georgia (16-15) | +15000 |
| #13 Ole Miss (11-20) | +15000 |
| #12 South Carolina (11-20) | +15000 |
| #14 LSU (13-18) | +20000 |
Top-seeded Alabama is a +150 favorite to win, giving it an implied win probability of 40%, and is listed at +850 in the NCAA Tournament championship odds. The Crimson Tide are projected as a #1 seed in the March Madness bracket.
The SEC Tournament format gives the top-four seeds (Alabama, Texas A&M, Kentucky and Missouri) a double-bye to the quarterfinals. The bottom-four seeds (Georgia, Ole Miss, South Carolina and LSU) play in a pair of first-round games, while the middle-six seeds get a bye to the second round.
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SEC Tournament Schedule
The tournament begins Wednesday with two-first round games – South Carolina vs Ole Miss at 7 p.m. ET and Georgia vs LSU at 9:30 p.m.
The pairings for Thursday’s second round are Florida vs Mississippi State, South Carolina-Ole Miss winner vs Tennessee, Auburn vs Arkansas and Georgia-LSU winner vs Vanderbilt.
The quarterfinals take place on Friday, March 10. The semifinals will be played Saturday, March 11. The championship game is set for 1 p.m. ET Sunday, March 12, and will be televised by ESPN.
Alabama SEC Tournament Favorite
Controversial freshman forward Brandon Miller leads Alabama, averaging 19.6 points and 8.0 rebounds a game. He is first in the SEC in scoring, fifth in rebounding and expected to be a lottery pick in this year’s NBA Draft.
2023 #SECMBB Player of the Year & Freshman of the Year, as selected by league coaches
Brandon Miller • @AlabamaMBB
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— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) March 6, 2023
The Crimson Tide are strong on both ends of the floor. They are seventh in the nation in scoring (82.8), third in field goal percentage defense (37.7%) and third in three-point defense (28.4%).
Junior guard Mark Sears has a 13.3 scoring average and freshman forward Noah Clowney is scoring 10.0 points and pulling down 8.2 rebounds a game. He is fourth in the conference in boards.
Alabama ended the regular season by losing 67-61 at Texas A&M on Saturday. The Crimson Tide had won their previous four games.
Tennessee, Kentucky SEC Tournament Contenders
The oddsmakers have installed Tennessee as the second choice despite the Volunteers losing three of their last five games. They also lost sophomore guard Zakai Ziegler, who is averaging 10.7 points and 5.4 assists a game, to a season-ending knee injury on Feb. 28.
Sticky defense is Tennessee’s strength. The Volunteers lead the nation in field goal percentage allowed (36.4%) and three-point defense (25.5%) and rank third in points allowed (57.3).
Senior guard Santiago Vescovi has averages of 12.7 points, 4.6 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.9 steals a game. Senior forward Olivier Nkamhoua is scoring 10.6 and grabbing 5.0 rebounds a game.
First Team All-SEC. Santiago Vescovi. #Vols pic.twitter.com/zFurtN9Y86
— Reece Van Haaften (@Reece_VH) March 6, 2023
Kentucky is hot with five wins in its last six games.
Senior forward Oscar Tshiebwe won’t repeat as the national player of the year but is averaging 16.4 points and 13.1 rebounds a game. He is first in the SEC in rebounding, second with a 56.4 field goal percentage and fourth in scoring.
Senior guard Antonio Reeves has a 14.2 scoring average and junior forward Jacob Toppin in averaging 12.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists. At 5.6 assists a game, senior guard Sahvir Wheeler tops the conference in that category.
Arkansas SEC Tournament Darkhorse
Arkansas ended a disappointing regular season with three straight losses. Yet the Razorbacks are as talented as any team in the SEC, led by junior guard Ricky Council IV, who is third in the conference in scoring with a 16.5 average, and freshman guard Nick Smith Jr. (13.8 ppg).
Arkansas is certainly an intriguing play at +1050.
SEC Tournament Prediction
Remember when Kentucky was supposedly a bubble team and people were wondering if coach John Calipari’s time in Lexington was up? Well, don’t look now but the Wildcats have bounced back with a vengeance and are poised to win the SEC Tournament.
Pick: Kentucky (+450)
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