No. 9 seed Alabama Crimson Tide are coming off a 71-70 win against Texas A&M on Thursday thanks to Collin Sexton's buzzer beater. It was a hard-fought win, and they had lost five straight prior to that upset win and just 1-4 ATS in their last five games following a straight up win. I don't like their chances here when taking on the top-seeded Auburn Tigers in the SEC tournament quarterfinals Friday afternoon.

The Tigers will be well rested with plenty of energy as they enter the tournament and they're 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings with the Tide, including a dominant 90-71 triumph back in February. Auburn is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record and should get the job done here.

My selection is a 10* play on Auburn.