{"id":134032,"date":"2017-03-07T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T05:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=134032"},"modified":"2017-03-07T19:08:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T00:08:51","slug":"2017-sec-conference-championship-expert-picks-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-sec-conference-championship-expert-picks-and-predictions.html","title":{"rendered":"2017 SEC Conference Championship Expert Picks and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Kentucky Wildcats are the consensus pick to soak up all the glory in the SEC tournament for the third-consecutive season. But not all seem to totally agree with this, like some of these college basketball experts whose predictions could help you win easy cash.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>College Basketball<\/strong><strong> News and Previews<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-ncaa-march-madness-final-four-predictions-picks-and-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 NCAA March Madness Final Four Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-gonzaga-bulldogs-vs-south-carolina-gamecocks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-north-carolina-tar-heels-vs-oregon-ducks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Oregon Ducks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>2017 SEC Tournament Expert Picks and Predictions<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>*view all NCAA Basketball Conference Championship\u00a0lines here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Bleacher Report<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Expert<\/th>\n<th>Prediction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Brian Marron<\/th>\n<th>Kentucky Wildcats<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Bleacher Report\u2019s <\/em>Brian Marron is expecting Kentucky (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EVEN<\/strong><\/a>) to complete the three-peat. But he does mention a pair of legitimate threats in Florida and South Carolina, which are priced at <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+140<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+1,000<\/strong><\/a>, respectively, to claim the SEC title.<\/p>\n<p>The Gators have the depth and experience, including a go-to scorer in KeVaughn Allen and playmaker senior Kasey Hill, to dethrone John Calipari\u2019s men. Meanwhile, the Gamecocks\u2019 defense-first approach can cause serious trouble for the Wildcats, especially in times when their offense struggles.\u00a0 South Carolina is holding fellow SEC tenants to 39.4 field-goal percentage, among the best in the nation.<\/p>\n<h3>Yahoo! Sports<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Expert<\/th>\n<th>Prediction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Henry Bushnell<\/th>\n<th>Florida Gators<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Henry Bushnell of <em>Yahoo! Sports<\/em> foresees a championship showdown between the SEC\u2019s top two squads in Kentucky (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EVEN<\/strong><\/a>) and Florida (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+140<\/strong><\/a>), with the latter as the eventual winner.\u00a0 He didn\u2019t really give any explanation for doing so, but he clearly has enormous confidence on the Gators, who finished the regular season just two games behind the top-seeded Wildcats.<\/p>\n<h3>Campus Insiders<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Expert<\/th>\n<th>Prediction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Campus Insiders<\/th>\n<th>Oregon Ducks or Florida Gators<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>According to the experts at <em>Campus Insiders,<\/em> everybody will get their wish: a Kentucky-Florida championship game. The likely (and boring) outcome is a three-peat for the Wildcats (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EVEN<\/strong><\/a>), but keep your hopes up on the Gators (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-140<\/strong><\/a>). They, after all, handed Kentucky its worst beating of the season\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/game?gameId=400910650\" target=\"_blank\">an 88-66 win on Feb. 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>TopBet<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Expert<\/th>\n<th>Prediction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>TopBet<\/th>\n<th>Kentucky Wildcats<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>For us here in TopBet, we, unfortunately, are not expecting any upsets. Kentucky (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EVEN<\/strong><\/a>) should dominate and meet Florida in the championship game and win. 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