And with the way you look I understand you're not impressed. "Alison" - Elvis Costello
(1) Alabama Crimson Tide
80 – 79
FINAL Neutral Conference SEC Men's
(3) LSU Tigers
Southeastern Conference · Bridgestone Arena (Neutral) · March 14, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread ALA -6.5 Away covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money ALA -225 / LSU +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total ALA win
Actual ALA +1 159 Won
Massey ALA -4.2 (-3.2) — —
Massey Totals — 160.6 (-1.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ALA -3.5 (-2.5) 155.8 (+3.2) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ALA -2.3 (-1.3) 155.8 (+3.2) 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ALA -2.7 (-1.7) 156.0 (+3.0) 61% ✓
Baseline ML ALA -3.0 (-2.0) 152.9 (+6.1) 65% ✓

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 21, 2026 ALA 90 – 83 LSU
Jan 26, 2025 ALA 80 – 73 LSU
Feb 10, 2024 ALA 109 – 92 LSU
Jan 28, 2024 ALA 109 – 88 LSU
Feb 4, 2023 ALA 79 – 69 LSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ALA LSU
Overall 26-7 19-10
Conference 16-2 11-6
Home 12-1 11-2
Away 7-3 4-6
Neutral 7-3 4-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.7 81.8
Avg Pts Against 70.1 75.2
Massey 17.9 (#7) 13.7 (#26)
Bradley-Terry 2.89 (#11) 2.29 (#28)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.65 (#11) 2.85 (#31)
RPI 0.627 (#4) 0.594 (#23)
Shooting & Four Factors ALA LSU
FG% 43.0% 46.6%
3PT% 35.2% 34.9%
REB / G 40.2 38.1
OREB / G 12.2 11.3
AST / TO 1.00 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 53.1%
TOV% 18.9% 16.4%
ORB% 31.1% 31.4%
FT Rate 21.3% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.2% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 21.5% 18.5%
DRB% 70.4% 67.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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