Benchmark International Arena · Neutral site · NCAA Tournament
#166HOFHofstra AP #1370final
Final
#15ALAAlabama AP #490▲ winner
Closing lineALA -11.5✓ ALA covered by 8.5
Closing total158.5Over by 1.5
Season records: Hofstra and Alabama
HOFThis seasonALA
22-10Record23-9
21-11ATS14-18
17-15O/U18-14

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model before tip-off: HOF 73–90 ALA · ✓ ALA (93%) won
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Box score

Score by half
1H2HT
HOF353570
ALA375390

1st half: HOF 35, ALA 37 (ALA by 2). The model had ALA by 10.1 and a total of 76.1 (actual 72).

Team stats

HOFALA
28-69 41%Field goals32-67 48%
11-24 46%3-pointers12-36 33%
3-5 60%Free throws14-19 74%
34 13 offRebounds46 17 off
12Assists16
6Steals6
3Blocks6
12Turnovers10
14Fouls13
22Points in paint38
9Fast-break points19

Players

HOFMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Preston Edmead G4024449-256-13
Cruz Davis G4014266-171-2
German Plotnikov G3512205-82-4
Silas Sunday F220300-30-0
Joshua DeCady F202301-20-0
Bench
Biggie Patterson G1911604-91-4
Victory Onuetu F184922-40-0
Joshua Aaron Reaves G63001-11-1

Did not play: Trey Boyd III, A.J. Wills, Jaeden Roberts, Brandon Morgan, Amir Williams, Alex Tsynkevich, Carlos Lopez

ALAMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Labaron Philon Jr. G36298710-183-7
Amari Allen G3211544-81-4
Aiden Sherrell F30151514-122-6
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. G2911414-112-8
London Jemison F216403-50-2
Bench
Taylor Bol Bowen F2115206-93-5
Houston Mallette G200110-20-2
Jalil Bethea G50010-10-1
Noah Williamson C43101-11-1
Preston Murphy Jr. G10010-00-0
Jacob Martin C10000-00-0

Did not play: Collins Onyejiaka, Klark James, Jack Fagan, Keitenn Bristow, Davion Hannah, Aden Holloway

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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward ALA
Total
Down 4 since the open
Moneyline
HOF +470 · ALA -650
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ALA -10.5 · closed ALA -11.5 · moved 1 toward ALAmodel ALA -17
Opened 162.5 · closed 158.5 · moved 4 downmodel 163
Openline modelTip-off

Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edgeResult
SpreadALA -11.5ALA -17.1ALA +5.6W ALA covered
Total158.5163.0Over 4.5W Over
Projected score—HOF 72.9 · ALA 90

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadALA -10.1ALA -2.0
1H total76.172
1H projected scoreHOF 33 · ALA 43.1HOF 35 · ALA 37

Hofstra

22-10 overall · 15-6 in conference · Coastal Athletic Association

Last five, 2025-26
  • Wvs Monmouth75–69
  • Wvs Towson68–65
  • Wvs William & Mary92–61
  • Wvs Drexel62–51
  • Wvs Stony Brook67–58

A week or more of rest.

Alabama

23-9 overall · 13-6 in conference · Southeastern Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Ole Miss79–80
  • Wvs Auburn96–84
  • L@ Georgia88–98
  • W@ Tennessee71–69
  • Wvs Mississippi St100–75

A week or more of rest.