We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
(4) Alabama Crimson Tide
90 – 65
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(5) Texas Tech Red Raiders
Benchmark International Arena (Neutral) · March 23, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ALA -1.5 Home covered
O/U 164.5 Under
Money ALA -118 / TTU -102
Model Predictions
Spread Total ALA win
Actual ALA +25 155 Won
Massey ALA -0.5 (+24.5) — —
Massey Totals — 169.6 (-14.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TTU -0.3 (+25.3) 164.1 (-9.1) 51% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ALA -0.1 (+24.9) 171.8 (-16.8) 48% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ALA -0.0 (+25.0) 163.1 (-8.1) 49% ✗
Baseline ML TTU -0.8 (+25.8) 160.3 (-5.3) 52% ✓

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 TTU
Overall 25-10 23-11
Conference 13-5 12-6
Home 12-3 14-2
Away 7-3 5-5
Neutral 6-4 4-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 91.2 80.3
Avg Pts Against 82.7 73.1
Massey 19.6 (#14) 19.1 (#18)
Bradley-Terry 3.22 (#18) 3.27 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.09 (#17) 3.89 (#20)
RPI 0.633 (#7) 0.624 (#13)
Shooting & Four Factors ALA TTU
FG% 45.8% 47.2%
3PT% 35.7% 39.7%
REB / G 40.8 36.8
OREB / G 12.4 11.4
AST / TO 1.65 1.47
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 56.7%
TOV% 13.1% 15.8%
ORB% 32.2% 33.3%
FT Rate 28.2% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 12.8% 14.7%
DRB% 67.3% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 22.1%

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