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Southeastern Conference · Food City Center · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TENN -5.5 Away covered
O/U 162.5 Under
Money TENN -258 / ALA +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total TENN win
Actual ALA +2 140 Lost
Massey TENN -2.4 (-4.4) — —
Massey Totals — 167.2 (-27.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 59% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TENN -4.4 (-6.4) 166.3 (-26.3) 64% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TENN -4.4 (-6.4) 173.6 (-33.6) 65% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TENN -2.9 (-4.9) 162.6 (-22.6) 64% ✗
Baseline ML TENN -3.9 (-5.9) 162.4 (-22.4) 68% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 25, 2026 TENN 79 – 73 ALA
Mar 1, 2025 TENN 79 – 76 ALA
Mar 3, 2024 TENN 81 – 74 ALA
Jan 20, 2024 TENN 91 – 71 ALA
Feb 16, 2023 TENN 68 – 59 ALA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TENN ALA
Overall 25-12 25-10
Conference 11-7 13-5
Home 14-3 12-3
Away 5-5 7-3
Neutral 6-4 6-4
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 91.2
Avg Pts Against 69.6 82.7
Massey 19.1 (#18) 19.8 (#15)
Bradley-Terry 2.97 (#22) 3.28 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.95 (#20) 4.15 (#17)
RPI 0.606 (#27) 0.641 (#10)
Shooting & Four Factors TENN ALA
FG% 46.8% 46.0%
3PT% 34.7% 36.1%
REB / G 42.8 41.5
OREB / G 15.8 12.3
AST / TO 1.39 1.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 55.8%
TOV% 18.1% 13.2%
ORB% 45.1% 31.9%
FT Rate 28.1% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 12.3%
DRB% 72.6% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 23.6%

Game Analysis

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