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The SEC regular season wraps up on Saturday. The SEC Tournament bracket is still very much in flux, and several NCAA Tournament bubble teams are still looking to bolster their résumé ahead of Selection Sunday. We should get one final day of high-level play.
Below are 4 DFS picks for Saturday’s game that can be found on Underdog Fantasy. If you haven’t signed up with Underdog yet, be sure to use our exclusive Underdog Fantasy promo code SDS to earn up to $1,000 in bonus cash when you join!
Kentucky F Amari Williams higher than 21.5 points + rebounds
Both Kentucky and Mizzou are more interested in blistering offense than suffocating defense. It could be an up-and-down game with a ton of possessions and a ton of points to close out the regular season. I like Williams’ P+R number here. Over his last 6 games, Williams has cleared this number 4 times. We know he’ll have the ball a ton as a primary initiator within the Kentucky offense. And there should be ample rebounding opportunities for Kentucky on the offensive glass against a Mizzou team that ranks 296th nationally in offensive rebounding rate allowed.
Mizzou F Caleb Grill higher than 16.5 points
I’m targeting 2 players in the noon game between the Wildcats and the Tigers. I feel I have a pretty good idea of what to expect from this game. Kentucky’s 3-point defense has seen the opposition miss at a dizzying rate this season, but the Wildcats are giving up a ton of opportunities beyond the arc to opponents and wings are doing particularly well against the UK defense. At 43% on the season, Grill is one of the conference’s best high-volume shooters and he should get plenty of opportunities to fire triples off. He has topped 20 points in 3 of his last 5 games and he has averaged 16 points per game in home SEC contests. This will be his final home game for Mizzou, and I’m expecting an electric performance.
Tennessee G Jordan Gainey higher than 11.5 points
Another senior I’m targeting on Senior Day, Gainey has really found his footing of late on the offensive end. The 6-foot-4 guard from Tucson has reached double figures in 3 of his last 4 games after doing so just twice in his previous 7 games. As Tennessee approaches the postseason, the need for a more well-rounded offensive attack has been evident and we’ve seen the Volunteers get more balanced scoring efforts. Gainey has also done his damage in different ways off the bench, making 4 of 9 from 3 in his 17-point performance against Ole Miss and going 6-of-11 from 2 in his 18-point performance against Alabama. When he was held to just 5 points against LSU, he played a season-low 17 minutes. He’s seen at least 28 in the 2 games since and should see plenty of court time against the Gamecocks.
Alabama G Mark Sears lower than 21.5 points
Alabama has looked like a team that is coasting a bit into the postseason, but Sears has been the lone exception. Following his 4-for-17 performance against Auburn on Feb. 15, Sears has topped 30 points thrice and cleared 20 points in 5 straight games. From Jan. 14 through Feb. 11 (8 games), Sears took more than 14 shots in a game only once. In his last 6 games, he is averaging 18 shot attempts a game. Sears has been doing it all for Alabama. Auburn’s plan to stop him last time worked and I don’t expect a big change for the rematch. Auburn’s switching defense caused serious problems for Sears and forced the Tide to take contested shot after contested shot after contested shot. Auburn’s offense showed it could take advantage of Alabama’s defense in the first meeting and doing so again will allow that defense to set up.
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