Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
(4) Alabama Crimson Tide
90 – 70
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(13) Hofstra Pride
Benchmark International Arena (Neutral) · March 20, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ALA -11.5 Home covered
O/U 158.5 Over
Money ALA -650 / HOF +470
Model Predictions
Spread Total ALA win
Actual ALA +20 160 Won
Massey ALA -13.3 (+6.7) — —
Massey Totals — 163.5 (-3.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ALA -9.0 (+11.0) 157.4 (+2.6) 82% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ALA -11.6 (+8.4) 168.3 (-8.3) 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ALA -10.5 (+9.5) 157.3 (+2.7) 82% ✓
Baseline ML ALA -9.4 (+10.6) 156.4 (+3.6) 84% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ALA HOF
Overall 25-10 24-11
Conference 13-5 12-6
Home 12-3 10-2
Away 7-3 9-8
Neutral 6-4 5-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 91.2 74.4
Avg Pts Against 82.7 68.2
Massey 19.4 (#15) 6.1 (#92)
Bradley-Terry 3.18 (#19) 0.90 (#99)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.07 (#17) 1.18 (#94)
RPI 0.631 (#8) 0.565 (#57)
Shooting & Four Factors ALA HOF
FG% 45.8% 43.5%
3PT% 35.8% 36.8%
REB / G 40.6 38.3
OREB / G 12.2 12.2
AST / TO 1.65 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 51.5%
TOV% 13.0% 16.1%
ORB% 31.8% 34.9%
FT Rate 28.5% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 45.9%
Opp TOV% 12.6% 15.0%
DRB% 67.2% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 25.4%

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