And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Alabama Crimson Tide
100 – 87
FINAL Neutral C.M. Newton Classic
Illinois Fighting Illini
Legacy Arena at BJCC (Neutral) · November 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ALA -8.5 Home covered
O/U 168.5 Over
Money ALA -360 / ILL +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total ALA win
Actual ALA +13 187 Won
Massey ILL -2.7 (+15.7) — —
Massey Totals — 165.0 (+22.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILL -1.1 (+14.1) 164.4 (+22.6) 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ILL -1.0 (+14.0) 156.3 (+30.7) 46% ✗
Baseline ML ILL -0.7 (+13.7) 155.1 (+31.9) 43% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ILL -0.8 (+13.8) 158.5 (+28.5) 49% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 20, 2025 ALA 90 – 86 ILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ALA ILL
Overall 28-9 22-13
Conference 13-5 12-8
Home 12-3 13-4
Away 9-3 5-5
Neutral 7-3 4-4
Last 5 3-1 3-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 90.7 83.6
Avg Pts Against 81.3 74.8
Massey 11.6 (#35) 14.4 (#18)
Bradley-Terry 1.56 (#61) 1.53 (#66)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.77 (#48) 2.18 (#71)
RPI 0.655 (#32) 0.540 (#125)
Shooting & Four Factors ALA ILL
FG% 48.1% 45.1%
3PT% 30.4% 36.2%
REB / G 44.5 47.3
OREB / G 12.2 14.0
AST / TO 1.51 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.2% 55.5%
TOV% 15.4% 16.4%
ORB% 33.8% 40.0%
FT Rate 35.1% 36.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.0% 38.7%
Opp TOV% 12.9% 15.8%
DRB% 74.6% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.6% 14.9%

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