And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
LSU Tigers
83 – 90
FINAL Conference
Alabama Crimson Tide
Southeastern Conference · Pete Maravich Assembly Center · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ALA -7.5 Home covered
O/U 172.5 Over
Money LSU +260 / ALA -325
Model Predictions
Spread Total LSU win
Actual ALA +7 173 Lost
Massey ALA -5.5 (-1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 175.8 (-2.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 17% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 15% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ALA -6.1 (-0.9) 171.4 (+1.6) 28% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ALA -3.8 (-3.2) 177.1 (-4.1) 24% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ALA -4.1 (-2.9) 168.9 (+4.1) 30% ✓
Baseline ML ALA -4.1 (-2.9) 169.9 (+3.1) 33% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

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
Jan 14, 2023 ALA 106 – 66 LSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LSU ALA
Overall 15-17 25-10
Conference 3-15 13-5
Home 9-8 12-3
Away 3-7 7-3
Neutral 3-2 6-4
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 81.4 91.2
Avg Pts Against 78.5 82.7
Massey 11.0 (#50) 19.4 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 1.22 (#81) 3.28 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.87 (#70) 4.15 (#17)
RPI 0.529 (#114) 0.643 (#9)
Shooting & Four Factors LSU ALA
FG% 47.5% 46.0%
3PT% 32.3% 35.7%
REB / G 36.5 41.3
OREB / G 11.0 12.2
AST / TO 1.37 1.67
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.1% 55.6%
TOV% 15.1% 13.1%
ORB% 33.0% 31.4%
FT Rate 31.8% 28.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 14.9% 12.1%
DRB% 68.5% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.2% 24.2%

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