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Season on Monday, June 29, 2026
Syracuse River Rats
(17-26)
at
Buffalo Bombers
(9-33)
Series Snapshot
Buffalo Bombers leads the season series 2-0.
Buffalo Bombers leads the all-time series 81-70.
Predicted Score
SYR
110
BUF
96
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 5/5 | Season | BUF at SYR | 116 - 114 |
| Mon 5/11 | Season | BUF at SYR | 115 - 106 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse River Rats | 48.03% | 11.45% | 33.71% | 18.68% | 0.98 | 106.93 |
| Buffalo Bombers | 47.95% | 13.72% | 33.56% | 13.17% | 0.92 | 107.05 |
Projected Matchups
| SYR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BUF Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ayala | 20.6 | 3.8 | 6.4 | Exc- | PG | <--- | PG | Good- | 15.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | Dana Rodriques |
| Christopher Harris | 17.4 | 5.4 | 2.6 | Avg+ | SG | <- | SG | Avg | 13.5 | 4.2 | 2.6 | Kyle Williams |
| Evan Sartin | 7.4 | 6.3 | 2.3 | Avg- | SF | -> | SF | Avg- | 6.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 | Wesley Vigil |
| Nicholas Wallace | 13.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | Avg- | PF | --> | PF | Avg | 12.9 | 8.2 | 1.8 | Liam Mullis |
| Jose Goodman | 12.1 | 10.7 | 1.8 | Good+ | C | <-- | C | Good- | 9.9 | 10.6 | 1.9 | Tamir Owens |
| Shawn Dunn | 7.4 | 2.1 | 3.6 | Good- | bPG | <-- | bPG | Avg | 7.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | Jacob Hynes |
| Jake Harris | 8.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | Avg | bSG | <--- | bSG | Fair- | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | Joseph Dalton |
| Jarius Kushner | 6.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | Avg+ | bSF | <--- | bSF | Fair- | 5.2 | 3.1 | 1.2 | Landon Lorick |
| Rahul Ferdinand | 6.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 | Avg+ | bPF | <--- | bPF | Fair- | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.9 | Braden Nicholson |
| Jim Davis | 6.0 | 4.8 | 0.8 | Avg+ | bC | <--- | bC | Fair- | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.2 | Azael Fleming |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.