Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
(2) Alabama Crimson Tide
96 – 77
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(10) Maryland Terrapins
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 23, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread ALA -6.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money ALA -250 / MD +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total ALA win
Actual ALA +19 173 Won
Massey ALA -6.0 (+13.0) — —
Massey Totals — 138.0 (+35.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 74% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ALA -4.4 (+14.6) 140.0 (+33.0) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ALA -3.3 (+15.7) 137.4 (+35.6) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ALA -5.5 (+13.5) 138.3 (+34.7) 72% ✓
Baseline ML ALA -5.3 (+13.7) 139.1 (+33.9) 73% ✓

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 27, 2025 ALA 105 – 72 MD
Mar 19, 2023 ALA 73 – 51 MD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ALA MD
Overall 26-7 17-14
Conference 16-2 9-11
Home 12-1 11-6
Away 7-3 4-6
Neutral 7-3 2-2
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.7 67.8
Avg Pts Against 70.1 65.9
Massey 17.7 (#7) 11.7 (#37)
Bradley-Terry 2.96 (#7) 1.94 (#44)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.70 (#8) 2.65 (#37)
RPI 0.630 (#4) 0.554 (#63)
Shooting & Four Factors ALA MD
FG% 43.2% 45.2%
3PT% 35.0% 35.3%
REB / G 40.5 32.8
OREB / G 12.4 6.5
AST / TO 1.00 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 52.8%
TOV% 18.8% 16.9%
ORB% 31.7% 20.9%
FT Rate 20.7% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.3% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 21.0% 16.8%
DRB% 70.6% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 18.0%

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