The Auburn Tigers, the regular-season champions, are +145 favorites to win the SEC tournament at FanDuel after dominating the conference field and the entire college basketball field, too. But with two-straight conference losses to finish their regular season slate, it begs the question, are the Tigers down and out right now?
Of the six top ranked schools in the KenPom ratings, SEC schools are taking up four spots. As per usual, the Southeastern Conference is stacked with powerhouse programs.
2024-25 SEC Tournament Championship Odds
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Auburn Tigers | +145 |
| Florida Gators | +200 |
| Tennessee Volunteers | +650 |
| Alabama Crimson Tide | +650 |
| Kentucky Wildcats | +2600 |
| Texas A&M Aggies | +3100 |
Odds as of March 13 at Sportsbook
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Auburn Now Favorites to win the SEC Conference Tournament at +145 odds
The second-best record in the nation belongs to the No. 1 Auburn Tigers, who went 27-4 SU in the regular season—three of which came against SEC opponents. Those back-to-back losses to Texas A&M and Alabama were ugly, marking the first time Auburn had consecutive losses since January 2024. Not exactly the best timing.
Bruce Pearl runs a depth squad, ranking in the top 30 for 3PT% and 2PT%. With the top offensive rating at KenPom, the Tigers are dropping 85.2 PPG, the fourth-best mark in the nation, led by Johni Broome's 18.6 points and 10.6 rebounds per game--even despite the senior missing a few games with two separate injuries.
Being the top ranked college basketball program is already impressive but Auburn looks even more unstoppable when you consider it held the highest overall strength of schedule at KenPom for a brunt of the year. Among the Tigers excelled resume is defeating No. 4 Houston, No. 5 Iowa State, No. 12 UNC, No. 16 Purdue, No. 15 Mississippi State, No. 23 Georgia and No. 6 Tennessee and more.
Auburn earns a bye to the quarterfinals, which perhaps gives the group enough time to recover from those unfamiliar losses.
SEC Tournament contender: Alabama Crimson Tide (+650)
Alabama is catching its breath after a tough regular season finish that featured seven-straight ranked meetings, sandwiched between a pair of outings against Auburn. The Tide went 3-4 SU but all eyes are on that last OT victory against the Tigers. Perhaps their +500 odds to win the SEC Tournament would be more favorable had that win over Auburn not been preceded by consecutive losses to Florida and Tennessee.
Still, Alabama is averaging a nation-high 91.2 PPG and has the fourth-best offensive rating at KenPom. Notably, Nate Oats is navigating the toughest overall schedule according to KenPom ratings too—if it wasn't obvious enough.
Mark Sears is dialed in and his 19.2 PPG may lead the Tide, but five of his teammates are also averaging double-digits to lessen the load on the senior's shoulders.
The Tide will move to the quarterfinals, where they will face the winner of Kentucky vs Oklahoma or Georgia, all teams which Alabama has defeated this season.
Last 10 SEC Regular Season Winners
| Year | SEC Regular Season Champion | SEC Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tennessee | Auburn |
| 2023 | Alabama | Alabama |
| 2022 | Auburn | Tennessee |
| 2021 | Alabama | Alabama |
| 2019 | Kentucky | Auburn |
| 2018 | Kentucky | Tennessee |
| 2017 | Kentucky | Arkansas |
| 2016 | Kentucky | Texas A&M |
| 2015 | Kentucky | Arkansas |
| 2014 | Florida | Kentucky |
John Calipari's Kentucky Wildcats have had a stranglehold over the SEC in recent times. Over the last 10 years, Kentucky has won the conference’s tournament crown four times, in consecutive order. The Wildcats own the most SEC tournament championships all-time with 32. However, Calipari has failed to put together a conference champion run since 2019.
