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Analytics are helping head coach Nate Oats bring Alabama basketball unprecedented success.So, even though the Tide is a double-digit underdog against UConn, we decided to dive deeper to see what history says about Bama's chances in its first Final Four.Offensively, Alabama is No. 1 in the country, averaging 90.6 points per game.That's the obvious good news.On the flipside, the Tide's defense is 346th.Only Wright State, DePaul, Arkansas Pine Bluff, VMI and Houston Christian were worse, in the country.How do those key stats stack up against previous Final Four teams?Over the last five years, the worst defensive team to win a semifinal matchup was North Carolina two years ago.The Tarheels' weak defense was ranked 237th.Bama's scoring machine joins two other top Final Four offenses during the same period.Villanova won it all in 2018.Gonzaga lost its title game three years later.However, the Tide's first-ever Final Four opponent is truly a statistical goliath.The Huskies are the only Final Four team over the last five years to be in the top 25 in offense and defense.I'll throw in one more number-one ranking in Alabama's favor, though.The Crimson Tide racked up 90-plus points a game against the nation's hardest schedule.A tough pre-conference gauntlet featured three top-10 teams in a row, including a nail-biting loss to another potential Final Four foe, Purdue.Are the analytics on Bama's side?We're only about 24 hours from finding out.