ABC will televise a critically important SEC Tournament game between the #16 Kentucky Wildcats and the Alabama Crimson Tide that will start at 1:00pm EST. For Alabama a win today is likely to be necessary in order to get a ticket to the "Big Dance" and for Kentucky they cannot afford any slip ups that could damage their seeding for the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Online sportsbooks have opened with Kentucky as a 6.5-point betting favorite in college basketball odds vs Alabama with an over/under betting total of 129.
The money line at online bookmakers also favors the Wildcats -290 for today's game on ABC vs the Crimson Tide +245. Heading into the SEC tournament odds for the semifinals as betting favorites, Kentucky is 23-8 straight up but just 11-14-1 against the spread. The Wildcats have been a poor board value away from home in college basketball betting odds with a mark of 4-7 against the spread. Kentucky won their first game in the SEC Tournament over Ole Miss 75-66 but failed to get the money as 9.5 point betting favorites. The Wildcats have suffered from a depletion of value as of late as they have gotten the money in just 3 out of their last 10 games overall. Kentucky has gone UNDER the total in their last 3 games.
The Wildcats have one of the top offensive units in SEC tournament odds as they are averaging 76.8 points per game. Brandon Knight leads Kentucky with 17.7 points and 4.1 assists per game. Alabama is 21-10 straight up and 15-12 against the spread in sports odds and has been in good form as of late with 7 payouts in their last 10 games. Alabama is a strange team that ranks near the bottom of the national standing for offense with just 66.9 points per game while their defense is one of the elite in basketball betting as it ranks 6th in the land with 58.8 points per game allowed. Keep in mind that Alabama defeated Kentucky 68-66 on January 18th as a 4-point home underdog with the over/under being a push at 134.
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