Bodog Beat

While the SEC dominates the football chatter these days, the same can’t be said for the conference’s basketball teams.

The SEC landed just three NCAA tournament bids last season, its lowest total since 1990. No team was seeded higher than eighth, which marked the first time since 1990 that the SEC didn't have at least one school earn a top-four seed. No SEC teams advanced beyond the second round. And no SEC players were selected in the first round of the most recent NBA draft. See a trend?

But the conference followed up a forgettable season with an offseason to remember.

Kentucky hired former Memphis coach John Calipari, who then brought the nation's top-ranked recruiting class to Lexington. Kentucky, an NIT team last season, opens this season in the Top 5.

The Wildcats are the favorite to win the SEC East this season, listed at -800. Check out Bodog for all your NCAA basketball futures odds.

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