SEC basketball schedule for Saturday, January 7
The calendar has flipped, and on the first Saturday of 2023, basketball is in the SEC spotlight with all 14 teams taking on conference opponents.
All 14 SEC teams have played at least 1 conference contest already. Alabama and Tennessee are atop the standings at 2-0. Georgia, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt are all off to 1-0 starts.
No. 7 Alabama, the highest-ranked SEC squad, hosts Kentucky on Saturday. UK heads to Tuscaloosa with a 10-4 record, all 4 losses coming in games away from Rupp Arena. Nate Oats’ UA team is 7-0 at home and on a 3-game winning streak.
Mike White returns to Gainesville as the opposing coach. White’s Georgia team is 11-3 and 1-0 in conference play. Florida, White’s former team from 2015-2022, is 7-7 overall and 0-2 in SEC play.
No. 8 Tennessee looks to extend its 3-game winning streak at South Carolina. The Gamecocks are 7-7 and 0-1 in conference play, but 6-0 at home so far in 2022-23.
No. 13 Arkansas and No. 22 Auburn meet in the only ranked-vs-ranked SEC showdown of the day. The Razorbacks and Tigers each have double-digit wins but are both 1-1 to start SEC play.
Here’s the full schedule:
All times ET
- Vanderbilt at No. 20 Missouri (noon, CBS)
- Kentucky at No. 7 Alabama (1 p.m., ESPN)
- Georgia at Florida (1 p.m., SEC Network)
- Ole Miss at Mississippi State (2 p.m., CBS)
- No. 8 Tennessee at South Carolina (3:30 p.m., SEC Network)
- LSU at Texas A&M (6 p.m., SEC Network)
- No. 13 Arkansas at No. 22 Auburn (8:30 p.m., SEC Network)
Some big games today. Kentucky is looking to turn their season around and a win @Bama would be massive for them. Going to be a fight and a great game. Tide Hoops!
Let’s make it 3-0 Vols! Go Big Orange!!!
Gators are favored by 8.5 points hosting Georgia. Very surprising.
Idk. Seems about right. Beating Auburn was cool but it’s a long season and the Dawgs haven’t been good in a very long time.
Home court advantage in college hoops is worth about 3.5 pts(more for some teams). Gators ended up winning by 7 at home. Seems like the odds makers had it pretty close. I would say these 2 teams are pretty even on a neutral floor.