Alabama vs Kentucky 2010 SEC Conference Tournament Picks, Odds & Predictions: Looking to win a 26th SEC Conference Tournament title, the second ranked Kentucky Wildcats [-9½] square off against the Alabama Crimson Tide [+9½]. This 2010 SEC Conference Tournament Picks, Odds & Predictions’ quarterfinal match is scheduled to get under way at 1 PM ET (12 AM CT) live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN.
While Kentucky comes in winners of two in a row, Alabama has stringed together three consecutive victories going into this one. According to 2010 SEC Conference Tournament Picks, Odds & Predictions experts at BETUS.com, the OVER/UNDER between the Crimson Tide and the Wildcats has been estimated at a combined total of 134½ points.
For Alabama, it comes in having dropped four straight decisions to the Wildcats. One of those loses came in the 2007 tournament, when KU prevailed by a final score of 79-67. The Crimson Tide will be looking to end that drought, and reach the conference semifinals for the first time in nearly four years.
“Every game brings difference challenges, different preparation,” first-year coach Anthony Grant said. “The preparation for our next game will begin once we get back to the hotel. But for right now, I think our guys are going to enjoy this victory.”
For the top-seeded Wildcats, coach John Calipari isn’t worries about winning another conference title. Instead, Calipari is focused on obtaining the top-seed in the NCAA tournament. Currently, Kentucky is ranked No.2 behind the Kansas Jayhawks.
“Well if you’re going to be in a tournament, you want to win it,” Calipari said. “But our whole thing is that it’s bigger and it’s more important than winning. We’ve got to get ourselves prepared for that next weekend and that’s what we’ll do. Basically everything we do is based on how and where we finish the season.”
