Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
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 Plus ML TENN -2.9 (-4.9) 162.6 (-22.6) 64%
Model 4 ML TENN -4.4 (-6.4) 173.6 (-33.6) 65%
Model 3 ML TENN -4.4 (-6.4) 166.3 (-26.3) 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 7973 ALA
Mar 1, 2025 TENN 7976 ALA
Mar 3, 2024 TENN 8174 ALA
Jan 20, 2024 TENN 9171 ALA
Feb 16, 2023 TENN 6859 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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