Kentucky not among betting favorites to win 2025 SEC Tournament

Kentucky has more Top 15 wins than any program in the country this season, and yet, the oddsmakers aren’t big believers in the Wildcats making a deep run in the conference tournament.

According to FanDuel, Kentucky holds the fifth-best odds to win this week’s 2025 SEC Tournament, which begins Wednesday and runs through Sunday. UK is a distant fifth too at +2500 odds, which is tied with Texas A&M. Auburn (+140), Florida (+250), Alabama (+500), and Tennessee (+600) — the bracket’s top four seeds, in order — all sit above the ‘Cats in the eyes of the bettors.

Not having a double-bye certainly hurts Kentucky’s chances; having to win four games in four days instead of three games in three days is obviously a tougher draw. But if any team outside of the top four could do it, UK and Texas A&M are the top choices. UK’s opening round opponent will be either Oklahoma or Georgia, two of the six teams tied for the lowest odds (+25000) to win the league title.

2025 SEC Tournament championship odds

(TOURNAMENT SEED) TEAM	CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS
(1) Auburn	+140
(2)Florida	+250
(3) Alabama	+500
(4) Tennessee	+600
(6) Kentucky	+2500
(5) Texas A&M	+2500
(7) Missouri	+4000
(8) Ole Miss	+6000
(10) Mississippi State	+8000
(9) Arkansas	+15000
(13) Texas	+25000
(11) Georgia	+25000
(12) Vanderbilt	+25000
(14) Oklahoma	+25000
(16) South Carolina	+25000
(15) LSU	+25000

Kentucky will play in the late game on Thursday with tipoff in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena set for approximately 9:30 p.m. EST (SEC Network). UK beat Oklahoma on the road earlier this season but came up short against Georgia. Betting odds for that matchup will be released later this week. A win Thursday would push the ‘Cats into Friday night’s quarterfinals against Alabama.