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Season on Thursday, May 21, 2026
Mexico City Aztecs
(4-3)
at
Birmingham Venom
(1-6)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Birmingham Venom leads the all-time series 64-53.
Predicted Score
MXC
107
BIR
99
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City Aztecs | 50.15% | 11.77% | 34.91% | 16.09% | 1.01 | 109.63 |
| Birmingham Venom | 43.27% | 11.26% | 31.93% | 15.60% | 0.89 | 107.72 |
Projected Matchups
| MXC Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Milner | 10.7 | 6.9 | 7.1 | Avg+ | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 12.4 | 4.0 | 5.9 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Oscar Beacham | 15.7 | 5.3 | 4.0 | Avg+ | SG | ---> | SG | Good | 16.3 | 4.7 | 1.9 | Cade Dotson |
| Daniel Taylor | 15.6 | 5.9 | 3.1 | Good- | SF | ---> | SF | Exc | 13.7 | 7.6 | 1.0 | Joseph Royster |
| James Brooks | 20.7 | 8.9 | 2.0 | Exc | PF | <- | PF | Exc | 2.0 | 6.1 | 1.6 | Daniel Brink |
| Sean Nicholson | 13.9 | 10.7 | 1.3 | Exc | C | <-- | C | Good+ | 9.3 | 10.6 | 1.4 | Richard Orenstein |
| Ricardo Parker | 11.4 | 1.6 | 3.4 | AP- | bPG | <-- | bPG | Exc | 15.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | Jordan Snyder |
| Jamaal Reichardt | 8.0 | 3.6 | 0.7 | Avg | bSG | <- | bSG | Avg- | 5.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | Blake Parnell |
| Preston Ericksen | 4.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 | Avg | bSF | -> | bSF | Avg+ | 7.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | Brandon Werner |
| Dakota Rogers | 7.7 | 4.4 | 0.9 | AP- | bPF | <--- | bPF | Fair+ | 8.1 | 6.4 | 1.4 | Salvador Sweeney |
| Austin Gardner | 2.6 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 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.