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Season on Monday, May 11, 2026
Buffalo Bombers
(2-5)
at
Syracuse River Rats
(4-3)
Series Snapshot
Buffalo Bombers leads the season series 1-0.
Buffalo Bombers leads the all-time series 80-70.
Predicted Score
BUF
98
SYR
108
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 5/5 | Season | BUF at SYR | 116 - 114 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bombers | 46.26% | 14.46% | 32.58% | 13.67% | 0.89 | 107.47 |
| Syracuse River Rats | 49.13% | 11.52% | 31.50% | 17.97% | 1.01 | 103.60 |
Projected Matchups
| BUF Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SYR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Holmes | 6.3 | 3.9 | 6.4 | Exc- | PG | <- | PG | Exc- | 22.0 | 3.3 | 5.7 | Richard Ayala |
| Dana Rodriques | 9.9 | 5.7 | 4.0 | Avg+ | SG | <- | SG | Avg+ | 17.4 | 4.9 | 1.4 | Christopher Harris |
| Talon Swiger | 21.1 | 7.9 | 1.7 | Good | SF | <--- | SF | Avg- | 6.7 | 6.7 | 2.4 | Evan Sartin |
| Liam Mullis | 12.4 | 7.7 | 1.6 | Avg | PF | <- | PF | Avg- | 9.0 | 7.3 | 1.9 | Nicholas Wallace |
| Tamir Owens | 13.9 | 9.1 | 1.0 | Avg+ | C | --> | C | Good+ | 14.7 | 9.7 | 1.3 | Jose Goodman |
| Adam Conkle | 4.7 | 1.6 | 3.6 | Poor+ | bPG | ---> | bPG | Good- | 7.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | Shawn Dunn |
| Jacob Hynes | 9.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | Avg | bSG | -> | bSG | Avg | 5.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 | Jake Harris |
| Kyle Williams | 5.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 | Avg | bSF | -> | bSF | Avg+ | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | Jarius Kushner |
| Braden Nicholson | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1.6 | Poor+ | bPF | ---> | bPF | Avg+ | 6.4 | 5.3 | 0.4 | Rahul Ferdinand |
| Wesley Vigil | 7.1 | 4.7 | 0.6 | Avg- | bC | ---> | bC | Avg+ | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.9 | Jim Davis |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.