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Season on Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Santiago Sharks
(3-4)
at
Birmingham Venom
(1-6)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Birmingham Venom leads the all-time series 53-51.
Predicted Score
SCL
107
BIR
99
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Sharks | 49.24% | 11.01% | 29.55% | 9.92% | 0.97 | 104.67 |
| Birmingham Venom | 43.27% | 11.26% | 32.61% | 15.60% | 0.89 | 107.72 |
Projected Matchups
| SCL Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jones | 14.1 | 2.7 | 6.4 | Good | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 12.4 | 4.0 | 5.9 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Benjamin Low | 12.6 | 5.0 | 3.1 | Good | SG | -> | SG | Good | 16.3 | 4.7 | 1.9 | Cade Dotson |
| Dylan Killough | 12.1 | 7.3 | 3.3 | AP- | SF | <-- | SF | Exc | 13.7 | 7.6 | 1.0 | Joseph Royster |
| Dominic Hostetler | 12.1 | 10.0 | 1.6 | Exc- | PF | -> | PF | Exc | 2.0 | 6.1 | 1.6 | Daniel Brink |
| Valentino Rouse | 22.4 | 12.4 | 2.6 | Exc- | C | <-- | C | Good+ | 9.3 | 10.6 | 1.4 | Richard Orenstein |
| Johnny Carter | 10.1 | 3.1 | 5.4 | Avg- | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc | 15.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | Jordan Snyder |
| Elvis Simmons | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Fair- | bSG | ---> | bSG | Avg- | 5.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | Blake Parnell |
| Chaz Ketron | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | Avg- | bSF | --> | bSF | Avg+ | 7.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | Brandon Werner |
| Franklin Wheat | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | Exc+ | bPF | <--- | bPF | Fair+ | 8.1 | 6.4 | 1.4 | Salvador Sweeney |
| Al Harris | 5.7 | 4.6 | 0.1 | Exc- | bC | <--- | bC | Fair+ | 5.4 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 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.