Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
(6) Alabama Crimson Tide
64 – 78
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Viejas Arena (Neutral) · March 18, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread ALA -4.5 Away covered
O/U 153.0 Under
Money ALA -200 / ND +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total ALA win
Actual ND +14 142 Lost
Massey ALA -3.7 (-17.7) — —
Massey Totals — 153.9 (-11.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 61% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ALA -1.7 (-15.7) 154.4 (-12.4) 55% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ALA -3.2 (-17.2) 152.4 (-10.4) 63% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ALA -1.2 (-15.2) 153.7 (-11.7) 57% ✗
Baseline ML ALA -1.6 (-15.6) 155.5 (-13.5) 56% ✗

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ALA ND
Overall 19-14 24-11
Conference 9-9 15-5
Home 13-3 14-1
Away 3-7 7-5
Neutral 3-4 2-5
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 79.5 72.1
Avg Pts Against 76.5 67.2
Massey 13.0 (#23) 9.3 (#56)
Bradley-Terry 2.13 (#36) 1.89 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.63 (#37) 2.21 (#53)
RPI 0.614 (#13) 0.582 (#42)
Shooting & Four Factors ALA ND
FG% 44.1% 46.1%
3PT% 30.8% 37.6%
REB / G 40.0 33.7
OREB / G 13.5 7.1
AST / TO 1.00 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 54.1%
TOV% 19.7% 15.2%
ORB% 35.6% 22.1%
FT Rate 24.5% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 15.0%
DRB% 69.3% 75.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 15.5%

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