The No. 3 seed Alabama Crimson Tide will square off against the No. 6 seed Kentucky Wildcats in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday night. Alabama closed the regular season with an overtime win against No. 1 Auburn, keeping its hopes of earning a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament alive. Kentucky blew a 10-point lead in the final 1:20 against No. 14 seed Oklahoma on Thursday, but it advanced on a baseline jumper from Otega Oweh with one second remaining.
Tipoff is set for 9:30 p.m. on Friday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Alabama is favored by 6.5 points in the latest Alabama vs. Kentucky odds, while the over/under is 179.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Kentucky vs. Alabama picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.