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Season on Friday, May 29, 2026
Norfolk Wolves
(3-4)
at
Birmingham Venom
(1-6)
Series Snapshot
Norfolk Wolves leads the season series 1-0.
Birmingham Venom leads the all-time series 68-65.
Predicted Score
NOR
104
BIR
102
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 4/27 | Season | NOR at BIR | 93 - 75 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Wolves | 47.84% | 12.28% | 30.34% | 14.70% | 0.95 | 104.28 |
| Birmingham Venom | 43.27% | 11.26% | 34.18% | 15.60% | 0.89 | 107.72 |
Projected Matchups
| NOR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Simon | 6.9 | 3.3 | 8.7 | Avg | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 12.4 | 4.0 | 5.9 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Nikhil Belt | 9.3 | 4.3 | 2.9 | Avg | SG | ---> | SG | Good | 16.3 | 4.7 | 1.9 | Cade Dotson |
| Ambrose Graham | 24.3 | 3.7 | 0.9 | Good | SF | ---> | SF | Exc | 13.7 | 7.6 | 1.0 | Joseph Royster |
| Spencer Blanchette | 15.4 | 9.0 | 1.6 | Good | PF | ---> | PF | Exc | 2.0 | 6.1 | 1.6 | Daniel Brink |
| Maxwell Rasmussen | 4.9 | 10.1 | 0.7 | Avg- | C | ---> | C | Good+ | 9.3 | 10.6 | 1.4 | Richard Orenstein |
| Robert Pool | 6.0 | 2.6 | 4.3 | Exc+ | bPG | <-- | bPG | Exc | 15.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | Jordan Snyder |
| Jimmy Rosado | 4.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | Good- | bSG | <--- | bSG | Avg- | 5.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | Blake Parnell |
| Christopher Knobel | 4.7 | 3.9 | 1.0 | Fair+ | bSF | ---> | bSF | Avg+ | 7.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | Brandon Werner |
| Giovanni Thomsen | 7.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | Exc+ | bPF | <--- | bPF | Fair+ | 8.1 | 6.4 | 1.4 | Salvador Sweeney |
| Howard Flores | 15.9 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 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.