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Southeastern Conference · Bud Walton Arena · February 25, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread ARK -2.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Under
Money ARK -125 / ALA +138
Model Predictions
Spread Total ARK win
Actual ARK +15 147 Won
Massey ALA -0.0 (+15.0) — —
Massey Totals — 158.2 (-11.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 46% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ARK -2.2 (+12.8) 156.6 (-9.6) 57% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ARK -1.9 (+13.1) 157.3 (-10.3) 68% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ARK -2.1 (+12.9) 157.9 (-10.9) 71% ✓
Baseline ML ARK -2.0 (+13.0) 155.8 (-8.8) 66% ✓

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 19, 2026 ALA 117 – 115 ARK
Feb 9, 2025 ALA 85 – 81 ARK
Mar 9, 2024 ALA 92 – 88 ARK
Feb 25, 2023 ALA 86 – 83 ARK
Jan 12, 2023 ALA 84 – 69 ARK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ARK ALA
Overall 25-7 26-7
Conference 13-4 16-2
Home 16-1 12-1
Away 5-4 7-3
Neutral 4-2 7-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.4 79.7
Avg Pts Against 70.8 70.1
Massey 15.2 (#14) 17.6 (#7)
Bradley-Terry 2.46 (#22) 2.76 (#13)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.93 (#27) 3.56 (#12)
RPI 0.602 (#25) 0.632 (#5)
Shooting & Four Factors ARK ALA
FG% 45.0% 43.7%
3PT% 33.8% 36.0%
REB / G 40.4 40.3
OREB / G 12.6 11.7
AST / TO 1.16 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 52.3%
TOV% 17.0% 18.8%
ORB% 32.7% 30.3%
FT Rate 23.0% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 45.4%
Opp TOV% 20.7% 20.7%
DRB% 74.2% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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