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Season on Monday, June 22, 2026
Birmingham Venom
(16-26)
at
Santa Fe Zeppelins
(21-21)
Series Snapshot
Santa Fe Zeppelins leads the season series 2-0.
Santa Fe Zeppelins leads the all-time series 87-58.
Predicted Score
BIR
101
SFE
105
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5/16 | Season | BIR at SFE | 104 - 113 |
| Fri 6/19 | Season | SFE at BIR | 105 - 98 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Venom | 46.23% | 11.55% | 34.68% | 15.78% | 0.93 | 108.41 |
| Santa Fe Zeppelins | 50.43% | 12.98% | 29.61% | 13.54% | 0.99 | 102.77 |
Projected Matchups
| BIR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SFE Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wimberly | 9.6 | 3.2 | 6.6 | Poor+ | PG | ---> | PG | Exc | 16.4 | 3.9 | 7.2 | Trenton Sage |
| Cade Dotson | 21.3 | 4.1 | 1.8 | Good | SG | <- | SG | Good | 19.4 | 4.5 | 2.2 | Samuel Sudler |
| Joseph Royster | 13.9 | 7.2 | 1.4 | Exc | SF | <--- | SF | Avg+ | 6.1 | 4.3 | 2.2 | Noah Tinney |
| Daniel Brink | 4.8 | 6.7 | 2.0 | Exc | PF | <--- | PF | Good- | 5.8 | 8.3 | 1.8 | Zach Smith |
| Richard Orenstein | 10.3 | 10.9 | 1.3 | Good+ | C | ---> | C | Exc | 19.3 | 11.0 | 1.3 | Uziel Lee |
| Jordan Snyder | 11.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | Exc | bPG | <--- | bPG | Fair | 6.2 | 1.5 | 3.5 | Martin Glover |
| Blake Parnell | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | Avg- | bSG | --> | bSG | Avg | 10.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 | Andres Thiam |
| Brandon Werner | 7.9 | 3.9 | 1.3 | Avg+ | bSF | <- | bSF | Avg | 9.1 | 2.9 | 0.9 | Ian Marshall |
| Salvador Sweeney | 8.4 | 4.9 | 1.2 | Fair+ | bPF | ---> | bPF | Avg+ | 5.6 | 3.6 | 0.9 | Kyran Harper |
| Anthony Gordon | 6.6 | 6.1 | 1.0 | Fair+ | bC | --> | bC | Avg | 2.6 | 5.7 | 0.7 | Marcus Robinson |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.