ESPN’s College GameDay to feature massive SEC battle on Feb. 28
By Jacob Moss
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With the SEC men’s college basketball regular season quickly approaching its conclusion, it’s looking more and more likely that the chase for the SEC regular season title will come down to the final weekend of action.
As things currently stand, Florida is the top team in the SEC. However, 8 squads are within 3 games of them in the standings, and 3 are within just 2 games.
Arkansas is one of those squads within striking range of Florida, and ESPN’s College GameDay announced Saturday that they will be heading down to Gainesville on Feb. 28 to see the Razorbacks take on the Gators in an SEC matchup with massive regular-season championship implications.
This will be each team’s final game in February, and both squads will have just 2 regular-season matchups left once the calendar flips to March. As such, this matchup is likely to have a significant impact on whether either team ends up atop the SEC table heading into the conference tournament in Nashville.
According to Kalshi, the Hogs (9-4 in SEC play) and the Gators (11-2) are the only 2 programs left with a realistic shot at bringing home the regular-season title, with Florida currently holding a commanding 91% chance to finish the season on top, while Arkansas has a meager 7% chance.
The Gators are clearly in the driver’s seat to take home their first regular-season SEC crown since the 2013-14 season, but the Razorbacks can flip those odds if they can manage to pull off a massive road upset.
