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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML ALA -6.1 (-0.9) 171.4 (+1.6) 28%

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 8073 LSU
Feb 10, 2024 ALA 10992 LSU
Jan 28, 2024 ALA 10988 LSU
Feb 4, 2023 ALA 7969 LSU
Jan 14, 2023 ALA 10666 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%

Game Analysis

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