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Season on Monday, May 18, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Red Storm
(4-3)
at
Birmingham Venom
(1-6)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Rio de Janeiro Red Storm leads the all-time series 53-51.
Predicted Score
RIO
102
BIR
104
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro Red Storm | 51.09% | 13.26% | 30.53% | 14.02% | 0.99 | 107.14 |
| Birmingham Venom | 43.27% | 11.26% | 34.77% | 15.60% | 0.89 | 107.72 |
Projected Matchups
| RIO Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Sette | 17.7 | 2.7 | 8.4 | Exc | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 12.4 | 4.0 | 5.9 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Timothy Wright | 14.7 | 4.6 | 3.4 | Avg | SG | ---> | SG | Good | 16.3 | 4.7 | 1.9 | Cade Dotson |
| Mason Bradley | 8.0 | 6.4 | 2.6 | Good+ | SF | --> | SF | Exc | 13.7 | 7.6 | 1.0 | Joseph Royster |
| Kyle Brandon | 13.0 | 8.0 | 1.7 | Good- | PF | ---> | PF | Exc | 2.0 | 6.1 | 1.6 | Daniel Brink |
| Branden Barber | 13.7 | 10.9 | 0.7 | Good+ | C | <- | C | Good+ | 9.3 | 10.6 | 1.4 | Richard Orenstein |
| Derek Golden | 8.6 | 2.0 | 6.1 | Good- | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc | 15.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | Jordan Snyder |
| Quinn Klein | 7.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | Fair+ | bSG | -> | bSG | Avg- | 5.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | Blake Parnell |
| Samuel Wetzel | 8.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 | Fair+ | bSF | ---> | bSF | Avg+ | 7.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | Brandon Werner |
| Parker Scruggs | 10.9 | 4.4 | 1.0 | Avg+ | bPF | <--- | bPF | Fair+ | 8.1 | 6.4 | 1.4 | Salvador Sweeney |
| Ronaldo Preston | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0.7 | Avg- | bC | <- | bC | Fair+ | 5.4 | 5.9 | 1.1 | Anthony Gordon |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.