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Season on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Birmingham Venom
(1-6)
at
South Dakota Blackhawks
(5-2)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
South Dakota Blackhawks leads the all-time series 36-7.
Predicted Score
BIR
92
SOD
114
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Venom | 43.27% | 11.26% | 34.47% | 15.60% | 0.89 | 107.72 |
| South Dakota Blackhawks | 55.18% | 10.20% | 31.30% | 16.16% | 1.13 | 105.14 |
Projected Matchups
| BIR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SOD Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wimberly | 12.4 | 4.0 | 5.9 | Poor+ | PG | ---> | PG | Exc- | 27.6 | 3.4 | 7.6 | Isaiah Stout |
| Cade Dotson | 16.3 | 4.7 | 1.9 | Good | SG | ---> | SG | Exc | 13.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | Joshua Hughes |
| Joseph Royster | 13.7 | 7.6 | 1.0 | Exc | SF | -> | SF | Exc+ | 24.4 | 6.7 | 1.0 | Justin Walker |
| Daniel Brink | 2.0 | 6.1 | 1.6 | Exc | PF | <- | PF | Good+ | 4.6 | 4.0 | 0.9 | Nathaniel Waters |
| Richard Orenstein | 9.3 | 10.6 | 1.4 | Good+ | C | <--- | C | Avg | 4.0 | 10.7 | 1.3 | Joshua Hocking |
| Jordan Snyder | 15.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | Exc | bPG | --> | bPG | Exc+ | 5.6 | 1.9 | 4.1 | Julio Bischof |
| Blake Parnell | 5.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | Avg- | bSG | ---> | bSG | Good+ | 19.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | Brennan Arthur |
| Brandon Werner | 7.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | Avg+ | bSF | <-- | bSF | Avg- | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.3 | William Holman |
| Salvador Sweeney | 8.1 | 6.4 | 1.4 | Fair+ | bPF | ---> | bPF | Exc | 5.9 | 7.1 | 2.6 | Jared Wilson |
| Anthony Gordon | 5.4 | 5.9 | 1.1 | Fair+ | bC | ---> | bC | Exc- | 10.9 | 5.4 | 1.3 | Matthew Argumedo |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.