SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Kentucky Wildcats vs. Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday night

The Kentucky Wildcats (22-10, 11-8) take on the Alabama Crimson Tide (24-7, 13-5) in the late game tonight in the SEC Tournament’s quarterfinal round. Kentucky survived against Oklahoma yesterday, 85-84. Former Sooner Otega Oweh scored with less than a second left to propel the Wildcats to the win.

The Cats are hot with their first three-game win streak of the season, moving on to face Alabama in the quarterfinals.

Crimson Tide, Tigers haven't met that often in the SEC tournament, especially not in recent years. Who has the edge historically?

The Alabama Crimson Tide finished its regular season on a high note, taking down the rival Auburn Tigers on the road in Neville Arena and setting themselves up with a double bye in the SEC Tournament.

Third-seeded Alabama will make its debut in this year's SEC tournament against sixth-seeded and No. 15-ranked Kentucky (22-10) -- which defeated Oklahoma 85-84 on Thursday -- in the quarterfinals on Friday night.

Kentucky has 31 SEC Tournament titles all-time, 23 more than Alabama, who has the second most with eight. The Wildcats last SEC Tournament championship came in 2018 when UK defeated Tennessee in the title game. Kentucky is 136-30 all-time in the SEC Tournament.

After one-and-done results at the SEC Tournament the past two years, Kentucky held off Oklahoma in a 2nd-round matchup Thursday at Bridgestone Arena.

The Crimson Tide have already taken down the Wildcats twice this season, and we expect Alabama to advance in a high-scoring showdown.

The top-seeded Auburn Tigers now know who they will face in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The Tigers will open their run at the SEC Tournament on Friday at noon CT against the No.