I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be. "Not Fade Away"-The Rolling Stones
(2) Alabama Crimson Tide
68 – 55
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(15) Iona Gaels
Hinkle Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 20, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread ALA -16.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money ALA -2000 / IONA +1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total ALA win
Actual ALA +13 123 Won
Massey ALA -16.1 (-3.1) — —
Massey Totals — 143.4 (-20.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ALA -12.4 (+0.6) 143.6 (-20.6) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ALA -10.2 (+2.8) 143.6 (-20.6) 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ALA -12.1 (+0.9) 145.1 (-22.1) 85% ✓
Baseline ML ALA -13.0 (+0.0) 143.5 (-20.5) 86% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 25, 2021 IONA 72 – 68 ALA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ALA IONA
Overall 26-7 12-6
Conference 16-2 6-3
Home 12-1 4-2
Away 7-3 4-3
Neutral 7-3 4-1
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.7 71.3
Avg Pts Against 70.1 66.1
Massey 17.8 (#7) 1.7 (#136)
Bradley-Terry 2.97 (#9) 0.49 (#122)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.70 (#9) 0.37 (#148)
RPI 0.628 (#4) 0.553 (#64)
Shooting & Four Factors ALA IONA
FG% 43.1% 44.5%
3PT% 35.1% 35.5%
REB / G 40.5 37.6
OREB / G 12.4 11.2
AST / TO 1.01 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 51.2%
TOV% 18.7% 22.4%
ORB% 31.5% 33.5%
FT Rate 20.6% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.3% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 21.0% 19.7%
DRB% 70.2% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 32.0%

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