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Season on Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Caracas Crocodiles
(18-24)
at
Birmingham Venom
(16-26)
Series Snapshot
Birmingham Venom leads the season series 1-0.
Caracas Crocodiles leads the all-time series 55-54.
Predicted Score
CAR
104
BIR
102
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 5/19 | Season | BIR at CAR | 96 - 85 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caracas Crocodiles | 47.94% | 10.98% | 31.60% | 16.21% | 0.98 | 104.65 |
| Birmingham Venom | 46.23% | 11.55% | 34.89% | 15.78% | 0.93 | 108.41 |
Projected Matchups
| CAR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Borden | 14.5 | 3.2 | 6.6 | Good- | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 9.6 | 3.2 | 6.6 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Jerome McNeill | 11.2 | 5.8 | 3.0 | Exc- | SG | <-- | SG | Good | 21.3 | 4.1 | 1.8 | Cade Dotson |
| Kevin Hunt | 11.1 | 6.5 | 1.7 | Avg | SF | ---> | SF | Exc | 13.9 | 7.2 | 1.4 | Joseph Royster |
| Damien Hollen | 10.2 | 6.4 | 1.7 | Avg- | PF | ---> | PF | Exc | 4.8 | 6.7 | 2.0 | Daniel Brink |
| Christian Washington | 9.5 | 9.4 | 1.3 | Fair+ | C | ---> | C | Good+ | 10.3 | 10.9 | 1.3 | Richard Orenstein |
| Faustino Hamblin | 10.1 | 1.8 | 3.3 | Exc | bPG | <- | bPG | Exc | 11.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | Jordan Snyder |
| Cole Anderson | 5.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | Fair | bSG | --> | bSG | Avg- | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | Blake Parnell |
| Joseph Costigan | 12.1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | AP- | bSF | <--- | bSF | Avg+ | 7.9 | 3.9 | 1.3 | Brandon Werner |
| Christopher Mendell | 5.9 | 4.6 | 1.1 | Avg+ | bPF | <--- | bPF | Fair+ | 8.4 | 4.9 | 1.2 | Salvador Sweeney |
| David Nicholson | 8.8 | 5.3 | 0.9 | Exc | bC | <--- | bC | Fair+ | 6.6 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 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.