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Season on Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Philadelphia Assassins
(5-2)
at
Houston Octopods
(1-6)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Philadelphia Assassins leads the all-time series 32-17.
Predicted Score
PHI
104
HOU
102
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Assassins | 51.28% | 7.00% | 37.67% | 11.70% | 1.07 | 106.65 |
| Houston Octopods | 52.38% | 7.05% | 33.87% | 8.24% | 1.09 | 102.59 |
Projected Matchups
| PHI Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | HOU Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Kuss | 14.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | AP | PG | <--- | PG | Exc | 21.4 | 3.0 | 7.9 | Andres Brown |
| Jose Combs | 31.1 | 7.3 | 2.7 | AP | SG | <-- | SG | Exc+ | 24.6 | 4.3 | 2.9 | William Morgan |
| Royce Hegland | 17.4 | 9.7 | 3.3 | AP- | SF | -> | SF | AP- | 19.4 | 5.7 | 1.9 | Dashawn Williams |
| Amani Doyle | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.7 | Exc- | PF | ---> | PF | AP- | 7.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | Nathaniel Hanselman |
| Brandon Haliburton | 7.0 | 11.3 | 2.4 | Exc+ | C | <- | C | Exc+ | 5.9 | 12.4 | 1.6 | Philip Murray |
| Justin Vance | 10.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | AP- | bPG | <- | bPG | Exc+ | 10.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Karl Johnson |
| Jack Blalock | 9.0 | 3.0 | 4.8 | AP- | bSG | <-- | bSG | Exc | 11.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | Charles Farley |
| Joshua Buck | 8.6 | 5.0 | 2.7 | Exc+ | bSF | <- | bSF | Exc+ | 6.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Jimmy Lumpkins |
| Drew Smith | 11.3 | 4.4 | 0.4 | Exc+ | bPF | -> | bPF | AP- | 2.8 | 5.2 | 0.8 | Dylan Daniels |
| Joseph Spence | 3.1 | 4.1 | 0.3 | Exc+ | bC | -> | bC | AP- | 3.9 | 6.7 | 2.1 | Mason Russ |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.