I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be. "Not Fade Away"-The Rolling Stones
(1) Alabama Crimson Tide
73 – 68
FINAL Neutral Conference SEC Men's
(4) Tennessee Volunteers
Southeastern Conference · Bridgestone Arena (Neutral) · March 13, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread ALA -3.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money ALA -150 / TENN +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total ALA win
Actual ALA +5 141 Won
Massey ALA -2.4 (+2.6) — —
Massey Totals — 139.3 (+1.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ALA -2.9 (+2.1) 136.8 (+4.2) 62% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ALA -1.5 (+3.5) 135.1 (+5.9) 59% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ALA -2.2 (+2.8) 140.3 (+0.7) 62% ✓
Baseline ML ALA -3.1 (+1.9) 134.4 (+6.6) 64% ✓

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 71 – 69 TENN
Jan 25, 2026 TENN 79 – 73 ALA
Mar 1, 2025 TENN 79 – 76 ALA
Mar 3, 2024 TENN 81 – 74 ALA
Jan 20, 2024 TENN 91 – 71 ALA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ALA TENN
Overall 26-7 18-9
Conference 16-2 10-7
Home 12-1 13-3
Away 7-3 4-4
Neutral 7-3 1-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 79.7 71.9
Avg Pts Against 70.1 63.5
Massey 17.8 (#7) 15.4 (#12)
Bradley-Terry 2.81 (#14) 2.29 (#30)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.58 (#12) 2.94 (#30)
RPI 0.627 (#6) 0.573 (#44)
Shooting & Four Factors ALA TENN
FG% 43.3% 44.4%
3PT% 35.5% 33.7%
REB / G 40.1 35.9
OREB / G 12.0 10.9
AST / TO 1.02 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.6% 50.2%
TOV% 18.8% 18.0%
ORB% 30.8% 31.6%
FT Rate 21.2% 26.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.2% 46.1%
Opp TOV% 21.3% 22.8%
DRB% 70.4% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 22.6%

Game Analysis

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