And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Southeastern Conference · Food City Center · January 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TENN -5.5 Home covered
O/U 160.5 Over
Money TENN -225 / ALA +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total TENN win
Actual TENN +20 162 Won
Massey TENN -0.6 (+19.4)
Massey Totals 161.7 (+0.3)
Bradley-Terry 85%
Weighted B-T 88%
Efficiency Plus ML TENN -3.5 (+16.5) 163.2 (-1.2) 60%
Baseline Tuned ML TENN -3.3 (+16.7) 159.0 (+3.0) 62%
Baseline ML TENN -2.9 (+17.1) 159.6 (+2.4) 62%
Baseline Plus ML TENN -3.8 (+16.2) 156.5 (+5.5) 59%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 ALA 7169 TENN
Jan 25, 2026 TENN 7973 ALA
Mar 1, 2025 TENN 7976 ALA
Mar 3, 2024 TENN 8174 ALA
Feb 16, 2023 TENN 6859 ALA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TENN ALA
Overall 27-9 25-12
Conference 14-4 13-5
Home 14-2 14-2
Away 8-3 5-5
Neutral 5-4 6-5
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 90.1
Avg Pts Against 67.4 81.2
Massey 17.7 (#9) 20.9 (#5)
Bradley-Terry 3.17 (#4) 2.11 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.03 (#5) 2.81 (#30)
RPI 0.673 (#2) 0.622 (#19)
Shooting & Four Factors TENN ALA
FG% 44.6% 49.0%
3PT% 33.6% 39.7%
REB / G 40.0 39.5
OREB / G 12.1 12.0
AST / TO 1.51 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 58.6%
TOV% 16.1% 16.6%
ORB% 33.9% 35.2%
FT Rate 25.3% 30.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.2% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 16.9%
DRB% 72.3% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 25.1%

Game Analysis

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