deskgameThat’s a tall order. KenPom ranks the SEC as the best conference in college basketball, with four SEC teams on Pomeroy’s top 10 list, including Tennessee, Florida (+1200), and Alabama (+430).
deskgameSears’ scoring is down from a season ago (18.0 ppg vs. 21.5 ppg), but that’s not shocking to Oats. Opponents pay extra attention to Wooden Award candidates and Sears must be willing to move the ball when the defense collapses.
deskgameThis option is only available in Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and District of Columbia.
deskgameYoungblood transferred in from South Florida, where he was the AAC’s co-player of the season in 2023-24. The Tuscaloosa native missed the first nine games of the year, but has slowly worked his way back in the past four matchups. Alabama will need its role players to step up when the team treks through a gauntlet SEC schedule, and Youngblood is a player to watch.
deskgameGeorgia is a 1-point underdog (+1.5 at FanDuel). The over/under is 45.5 points. The winner plays Penn State in the semifinals next Thursday. Here are our Notre Dame vs. Georgia predictions and best bets for the Sugar Bowl.
