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Season on Thursday, May 28, 2026
Montreal Ice Cats
(7-0)
at
Birmingham Venom
(1-6)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Montreal Ice Cats leads the all-time series 29-26.
Predicted Score
MON
113
BIR
93
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Ice Cats | 52.42% | 8.69% | 32.61% | 12.73% | 1.08 | 102.70 |
| Birmingham Venom | 43.27% | 11.26% | 33.15% | 15.60% | 0.89 | 107.72 |
Projected Matchups
| MON Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Wilkerson | 5.3 | 4.9 | 7.9 | Exc- | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 12.4 | 4.0 | 5.9 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Christopher Young | 29.4 | 5.1 | 2.9 | Exc- | SG | <-- | SG | Good | 16.3 | 4.7 | 1.9 | Cade Dotson |
| Dylan Jefferson | 5.1 | 7.1 | 3.1 | Avg | SF | ---> | SF | Exc | 13.7 | 7.6 | 1.0 | Joseph Royster |
| Zachery Mansell | 18.4 | 7.6 | 1.7 | Exc+ | PF | <-- | PF | Exc | 2.0 | 6.1 | 1.6 | Daniel Brink |
| Luke Bailey | 17.9 | 9.7 | 2.1 | AP- | C | <--- | C | Good+ | 9.3 | 10.6 | 1.4 | Richard Orenstein |
| Riley Moore | 11.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | Exc | bPG | <- | bPG | Exc | 15.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | Jordan Snyder |
| Hunter Phillips | 5.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | Avg | bSG | <-- | bSG | Avg- | 5.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | Blake Parnell |
| Jaime Carter | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | Good+ | bSF | <--- | bSF | Avg+ | 7.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | Brandon Werner |
| Mason Lovings | 6.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | Exc- | bPF | <--- | bPF | Fair+ | 8.1 | 6.4 | 1.4 | Salvador Sweeney |
| Devin Odem | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.9 | Exc- | 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.