SEC basketball

The LSU Tigers head to Knoxville on Saturday to face the Tennessee Volunteers in NCAA hoops action. The Tigers are at the bottom of the SEC standings, and my LSU vs. Tennessee predictions are betting on them getting smoked early by a Vols squad that gets off to fast starts. Here are my best free college basketball picks for this SEC clash on February 14. LSU vs Tennessee prediction: LSU vs Tennessee best bet: 1H Tennessee -8 (-115). The LSU Tigers are 2-9 in SEC play and trailed by 12+ points at the half in five of those defeats.

BATON ROUGE - The frustration in conference play for LSU men's basketball continues as the Tigers fell to No. 21 Arkansas 91-62. LSU is now 2-9 in SEC play. Matt McMahon's team has lost five of their last six games against SEC teams. LSU's last three SEC losses have come by double digits. Marquel Sutton led LSU with 18 points on the evening with six rebounds. On the other end, Darius Acuff Jr.

Auburn's recent SEC struggles continued on Tuesday night. The Tigers fell to Vanderbilt 84-76, their third consecutive conference loss. The Commodores were in control most of the night. Auburn led for just 20 seconds of game time, with its last advantage 19-18 in the first half. Tyler Tanner led the way for Vandy. He had a game-high 25 points, with 19 coming in the second half. Jalen Washington added 22 points. Auburn outscored the Dores 45-42 in the second half, but it wasn't enough to overcome the 42-31 deficit from the early going.

The remedy is simple for the Tennessee men's basketball team: start making more layups. An abundance of missed shots at the rim cost the Volunteers a Southeastern Conference game Saturday at Kentucky, a contest that Tennessee led by 14 points at halftime. The 74-71 loss also cost them a spot in the Top 25 rankings. When the Volunteers (16-7, 6-4 SEC) oppose Mississippi State (11-12, 3-7) on Wednesday night in Starkville, Miss., they will attempt to get back on track. "These guys will bounce back," Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. "They have too much pride. They work too hard.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.(AP) -- Clara Strack had 33 points and 15 rebounds, Teonni Key also had a double-double, and No. 18 Kentucky defeated Arkansas 93-73 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak. Kentucky led by only six points at halftime and it was 60-49 heading to the fourth quarter. The Wildcats outscored the Razorbacks 33-24 in the fourth. The Wildcats' lead was 66-53 early in the fourth before they went on a 13-0 run in less than 2 1/2 minutes, extending their lead to 79-53.

The Kentucky Wildcats look to rebound from a big loss when they battle the 15th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday night. Kentucky is coming off an 80-55 loss at Vanderbilt on Tuesday, while Arkansas downed Oklahoma 83-79 that same night. The Wildcats (14-7, 5-3 SEC), who are tied for fourth in the conference, are 2-3 on the road this season. The Razorbacks (18-3, 6-2 SEC), who are tied for second in the league, are 13-0 on their home floor.

Vanderbilt had enough of the sudden losing and did something about it on Saturday afternoon in Starkville. After a 16-0 start to the season was rudely interrupted by a 3-game losing streak in SEC play, including a 25-point beatdown of a loss on Tuesday night at Arkansas, No. 15 Vanderbilt returned to the win column with a vengeance. An unranked Mississippi State took the hit by Vandy on its home floor, as the Bulldogs were overrun by the Commodores in an 88-56 whitewashing that emphatically put an end to that skid.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Rueben Chinyelu scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and No. 19 Florida beat No. 10 Vanderbilt 98-94 on Saturday. Chinyelu was 5 for 5 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line in the second half as Florida (13-5, 4-1 SEC) overcame a one-point halftime deficit with a 54-49 scoring edge in the second half.

The No. 17 Arkansas Razorbacks (12-4, 2-1 SEC) host the South Carolina Gamecocks (10-6, 1-2 SEC) in a matchup of SEC rivals at Bud Walton Arena, tipping off at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6971395/2026/01/14/south-carolina-vs-arkansas-stream-how-to-watch-jan-14/