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deskgameThe Nets split their first eight games of the season and took the Celtics to overtime Nov. 8. They also hung tough with the undefeated Cavaliers on Saturday before losing by five points. deskgameAt the beginning of March, the team has tough consecutive away games at Kentucky and Texas A&M. Since 2014, the Tigers have been 131-32 against SEC teams at Legacy Arena. With a strong finish to their season, they can win the SEC, with the season finale at home against Alabama. deskgameThe biggest spark has been forward Johni Broome, who averages 18.7 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.7 blocks. His performance has catapulted him to the top of the Wooden Award odds listed by DraftKings Sportsbook. Broome has odds of -280 while Duke’s Cooper Flagg is at +230. No other player has odds better than 16-to-1. deskgameYoungblood transferred in from South Florida, where he was the AAC’s co-player of the season in 2023-24. The Tuscaloosa native missed the first nine games of the year, but has slowly worked his way back in the past four matchups. Alabama will need its role players to step up when the team treks through a gauntlet SEC schedule, and Youngblood is a player to watch.