Go watch any Nate Oats press conference since the end of Alabama's loss to Ole Miss last week, or his pregame speech to the team in the hype video released by Alabama from the win at Kentucky, and Oats' frustration and disappointment with his team's performance against the Rebels is evident.

It is a mid-week SEC clash as we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Vanderbilt-Alabama prediction and pick.

Two and a half months into the 2024-25 men’s college hoops season, the SEC has made the most of the bigger, badder, and larger basketball leagues. All 16 teams in the league are sitting above .500 overall and have 10 wins or more at this point in the season.