We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
(1) Alabama Crimson Tide
85 – 48
FINAL Neutral Conference SEC Men's
(9) Mississippi State Bulldogs
Southeastern Conference · Bridgestone Arena (Neutral) · March 12, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread ALA -7.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money ALA -300 / MSST +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total ALA win
Actual ALA +37 133 Won
Massey ALA -8.8 (+28.2) — —
Massey Totals — 142.0 (-9.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ALA -7.4 (+29.6) 139.9 (-6.9) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ALA -6.0 (+31.0) 140.0 (-7.0) 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ALA -6.7 (+30.3) 141.7 (-8.7) 75% ✓
Baseline ML ALA -7.2 (+29.8) 138.9 (-5.9) 79% ✓

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 26, 2026 ALA 100 – 75 MSST
Jan 14, 2026 ALA 97 – 82 MSST
Feb 26, 2025 ALA 111 – 73 MSST
Jan 30, 2025 ALA 88 – 84 MSST
Feb 4, 2024 ALA 99 – 67 MSST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ALA MSST
Overall 26-7 18-15
Conference 16-2 8-10
Home 12-1 9-6
Away 7-3 5-4
Neutral 7-3 4-5
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.7 69.3
Avg Pts Against 70.1 66.8
Massey 16.9 (#7) 8.1 (#69)
Bradley-Terry 2.76 (#15) 1.10 (#85)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.51 (#14) 1.55 (#81)
RPI 0.625 (#6) 0.527 (#120)
Shooting & Four Factors ALA MSST
FG% 43.1% 45.7%
3PT% 35.5% 34.7%
REB / G 40.3 39.1
OREB / G 12.0 12.2
AST / TO 0.99 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 50.4%
TOV% 18.9% 21.7%
ORB% 30.7% 35.8%
FT Rate 21.6% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.7% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 21.1% 17.8%
DRB% 71.2% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 18.7%

Game Analysis

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