SEC Tournament: Quarterfinals favor Tennessee and Kentucky

SEC Tournament: Quarterfinals favor Tennessee and Kentucky On March 14 are the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, Tennessee and Kentucky are shaping to be the biggest favorites of the Friday's Southeastern Conference games. Tennessee is playing South Carolina in the first game of the SEC Tournament quarterfinals and the Vols are undoubtedly the favorite team today. At the online sportsbook BodogLife Tennessee is currently -12.5 points against the spread with the total sitting at 146 points. Keep in mind that Tennessee is 9-4 against the spread in its last 13 games and South Carolina is 3-7 against the spread in its last 10 games when playing Tennessee. For the Volunteers Cameron Tatum is out indefinitely with foot injury, while South Carolina will play without guard Brandis Raley-Ross, who is also out with a knee injury.

The second quarterfinal game in the SEC Tournament today will match up Arkansas and Vanderbilt in the toughest game for the bookmakers. At BodogLife the point spread is "pick", as well as the odds. Vanderbilt has won 9 of the last 11 games, but Arkansas is 7-1 straight up in its last 8 games when playing Vanderbilt. Consider also that Arkansas is 0-4-1 against the spread in its last 5 games. Neither team has any injuries to report entering the quarterfinals of the Sec Tournament.

In the third game of the Friday's SEC Tournament lineup Mississippi State will play Alabama and the Bulldogs are listed as the favorite team to win. The point spread for the Alabama vs. Mississippi State game is sitting at -5 points chalk the Bulldogs with the total at 140 points. Mississippi State is 4-1 straight up in its last 5 games, while Alabama is 1-5 against the spread in its last 6 games when playing Mississippi State. Keep in mind that the total has gone UNDER in 5 of Mississippi State's last 7 games when playing Alabama. The Bulldogs will be without guard Ben Hansbrough, while Alabama will pay without Ronald Steele, who is out for the season with knee injury and guard Senario Hillman is still listed as day-to-day, also with knee issues.

The final SEC Tournament quarterfinal game will match Kentucky and Georgia, who won in overtime yesterday against Ole Miss 95-97. Following this outcome, the point spread on the Kentucky vs. Georgia SEC game is sitting at -4 points chalk Kentucky with the total posted at 127 points with the online bookie BodogLife. The Kentucky Wildcats won 8 out of the last 9 games when playing the Georgia Bulldogs, while Georgia is 2-3-1 against the spread in its last 6 games when playing Kentucky. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kentucky's last 7 games when playing Georgia. Kentucky will play tonight's SEC Tournament game without Patrick Patterson, who is out for the season with ankle injury, while guard Jodie Meeks remains day-to-day with hip problems. Meanwhile Georgia's Jeremy Jacob and Chris Barnes are both out for the season.

Published on 03/14/2008