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Season on Thursday, June 18, 2026
Birmingham Venom
(1-6)
at
Pittsburgh Berserkers
(3-4)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Birmingham Venom leads the all-time series 22-21.
Predicted Score
BIR
98
PIT
108
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Venom | 43.27% | 11.26% | 33.24% | 15.60% | 0.89 | 107.72 |
| Pittsburgh Berserkers | 52.95% | 13.19% | 31.11% | 16.59% | 1.03 | 106.36 |
Projected Matchups
| BIR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | PIT Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wimberly | 12.4 | 4.0 | 5.9 | Poor+ | PG | ---> | PG | Good | 15.7 | 3.3 | 8.1 | Gerardo Link |
| Cade Dotson | 16.3 | 4.7 | 1.9 | Good | SG | <-- | SG | Avg+ | 14.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | Skyler Nettles |
| Joseph Royster | 13.7 | 7.6 | 1.0 | Exc | SF | <-- | SF | Good+ | 15.1 | 8.4 | 2.0 | Aric Pierrelouis |
| Daniel Brink | 2.0 | 6.1 | 1.6 | Exc | PF | <-- | PF | Good+ | 16.9 | 6.9 | 2.4 | Enrique Bellamy |
| Richard Orenstein | 9.3 | 10.6 | 1.4 | Good+ | C | <-- | C | Good- | 12.4 | 10.0 | 1.9 | Benjamin Rush |
| Jordan Snyder | 15.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | Exc | bPG | --> | bPG | Exc+ | 8.7 | 1.9 | 2.7 | Seth Lane |
| Blake Parnell | 5.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | Avg- | bSG | ---> | bSG | Exc- | 6.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | Brandon Thompson |
| Brandon Werner | 7.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | Avg+ | bSF | <-- | bSF | Avg- | 8.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | Matthew Brewster |
| Salvador Sweeney | 8.1 | 6.4 | 1.4 | Fair+ | bPF | ---> | bPF | Exc | 5.9 | 5.3 | 0.9 | Maxwell Fetty |
| Anthony Gordon | 5.4 | 5.9 | 1.1 | Fair+ | bC | -> | bC | Avg- | 6.4 | 5.9 | 0.9 | Hagen Lopez |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.