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Season on Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Santiago Sharks
(24-17)
at
Birmingham Venom
(16-25)
Series Snapshot
Santiago Sharks leads the season series 1-0.
Birmingham Venom leads the all-time series 53-52.
Predicted Score
SCL
109
BIR
97
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 5/20 | Season | BIR at SCL | 97 - 115 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Sharks | 51.27% | 11.02% | 30.26% | 15.52% | 1.04 | 103.57 |
| Birmingham Venom | 45.99% | 11.51% | 34.16% | 15.80% | 0.93 | 108.62 |
Projected Matchups
| SCL Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jones | 17.5 | 2.9 | 6.1 | Good+ | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 9.5 | 3.4 | 6.5 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Benjamin Low | 15.3 | 4.9 | 2.7 | Good | SG | <- | SG | Good | 21.3 | 4.1 | 1.8 | Cade Dotson |
| Brandon Clark | 26.4 | 5.8 | 2.4 | Exc | SF | <- | SF | Exc | 13.8 | 7.2 | 1.5 | Joseph Royster |
| Dylan Killough | 12.4 | 7.9 | 2.4 | AP- | PF | <-- | PF | Exc | 5.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | Daniel Brink |
| Valentino Rouse | 19.5 | 12.2 | 2.0 | Exc- | C | <-- | C | Good+ | 9.9 | 10.9 | 1.3 | Richard Orenstein |
| Johnny Carter | 11.2 | 2.5 | 4.4 | Avg | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc | 11.3 | 2.9 | 4.3 | Jordan Snyder |
| Elvis Simmons | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.4 | Fair- | bSG | ---> | bSG | Avg- | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | Blake Parnell |
| Chaz Ketron | 6.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | Avg- | bSF | --> | bSF | Avg+ | 7.9 | 4.0 | 1.2 | Brandon Werner |
| Franklin Wheat | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | Exc+ | bPF | <--- | bPF | Fair+ | 8.5 | 5.0 | 1.2 | Salvador Sweeney |
| Al Harris | 5.7 | 3.9 | 0.5 | Exc | bC | <--- | bC | Fair+ | 6.7 | 6.2 | 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.