We're only making plans for Nigel. "Making Plans for Nigel" - XTC
Southeastern Conference · Humphrey Coliseum · January 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ALA -4.5 Away covered
O/U 171.5 Over
Money MSST +164 / ALA -198
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSST win
Actual ALA +15 179 Lost
Massey ALA -8.6 (-6.4) — —
Massey Totals — 175.7 (+3.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 26% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 15% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ALA -4.4 (-10.6) 167.7 (+11.3) 30% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ALA -5.8 (-9.2) 180.2 (-1.2) 28% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ALA -6.2 (-8.8) 169.3 (+9.7) 26% ✓
Baseline ML ALA -5.6 (-9.4) 167.8 (+11.2) 26% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 26, 2026 ALA 100 – 75 MSST
Feb 26, 2025 ALA 111 – 73 MSST
Jan 30, 2025 ALA 88 – 84 MSST
Feb 4, 2024 ALA 99 – 67 MSST
Jan 14, 2024 ALA 82 – 74 MSST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSST ALA
Overall 13-19 25-10
Conference 5-13 13-5
Home 8-8 12-3
Away 4-6 7-3
Neutral 1-5 6-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 77.6 91.2
Avg Pts Against 81.8 82.7
Massey 7.0 (#88) 19.1 (#14)
Bradley-Terry 1.43 (#77) 3.04 (#20)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.89 (#76) 4.29 (#18)
RPI 0.558 (#82) 0.640 (#17)
Shooting & Four Factors MSST ALA
FG% 45.6% 46.0%
3PT% 31.2% 35.3%
REB / G 40.6 42.2
OREB / G 12.4 13.4
AST / TO 1.11 1.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 55.4%
TOV% 16.1% 13.2%
ORB% 32.6% 33.7%
FT Rate 22.8% 26.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 14.6% 13.8%
DRB% 69.4% 66.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 25.7%

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