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(4) Alabama Crimson Tide
89 – 82
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(6) Clemson Tigers
crypto.com Arena (Neutral) · March 31, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ALA -3.5 Home covered
O/U 162.5 Over
Money ALA -167 / CLEM +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total ALA win
Actual ALA +7 171 Won
Massey ALA -4.4 (+2.6) — —
Massey Totals — 165.7 (+5.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 52% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ALA -2.1 (+4.9) 160.8 (+10.2) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ALA -2.8 (+4.2) 164.2 (+6.8) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ALA -2.0 (+5.0) 162.4 (+8.6) 60% ✓
Baseline ML ALA -2.4 (+4.6) 159.2 (+11.8) 69% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 4, 2025 ALA 90 – 84 CLEM
Nov 29, 2023 CLEM 85 – 77 ALA
Dec 13, 2020 CLEM 64 – 56 ALA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ALA CLEM
Overall 25-12 24-12
Conference 13-5 11-9
Home 14-2 12-4
Away 5-5 6-6
Neutral 6-5 6-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 90.1 77.4
Avg Pts Against 81.2 71.2
Massey 18.5 (#10) 14.1 (#20)
Bradley-Terry 2.59 (#13) 2.38 (#18)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.14 (#13) 3.08 (#16)
RPI 0.627 (#6) 0.602 (#18)
Shooting & Four Factors ALA CLEM
FG% 47.7% 46.8%
3PT% 36.8% 35.2%
REB / G 39.8 36.4
OREB / G 12.8 9.0
AST / TO 1.34 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.2% 53.9%
TOV% 15.9% 14.9%
ORB% 35.0% 27.1%
FT Rate 27.6% 24.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 13.8%
DRB% 69.2% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 29.3% 23.4%

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