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Season on Thursday, July 2, 2026
Houston Octopods
(12-29)
at
Memphis Express
(20-21)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Memphis Express leads the all-time series 28-17.
Predicted Score
HOU
99
MEM
107
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Octopods | 51.83% | 7.49% | 34.95% | 11.08% | 1.08 | 103.60 |
| Memphis Express | 52.99% | 6.04% | 36.90% | 12.23% | 1.12 | 105.13 |
Projected Matchups
| HOU Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | MEM Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Brown | 21.9 | 4.2 | 7.1 | Exc | PG | ---> | PG | AP | 28.6 | 3.5 | 6.0 | Chad Robinson |
| William Morgan | 22.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | Exc+ | SG | -> | SG | AP- | 14.8 | 4.2 | 2.4 | Collin Kent |
| Dashawn Williams | 17.7 | 6.5 | 1.9 | AP- | SF | <- | SF | AP- | 7.8 | 5.9 | 2.3 | Daniel Scoville |
| Nathaniel Hanselman | 10.5 | 8.6 | 1.8 | AP- | PF | -> | PF | AP | 7.2 | 8.7 | 2.0 | Cj Neri |
| Philip Murray | 4.5 | 11.6 | 1.7 | Exc+ | C | ---> | C | AP+ | 19.7 | 9.6 | 1.6 | Jose Watson |
| Karl Johnson | 9.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | Exc+ | bPG | -> | bPG | AP- | 11.9 | 2.3 | 3.6 | Javin Hill |
| Charles Farley | 11.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | Exc | bSG | ---> | bSG | AP | 11.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | Jackson Cotton |
| Jimmy Lumpkins | 8.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | Exc+ | bSF | <- | bSF | Exc+ | 10.4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | Mason Hunt |
| Dylan Daniels | 3.8 | 4.4 | 1.2 | AP- | bPF | <--- | bPF | Exc- | 5.9 | 5.1 | 1.2 | Kevin Nanni |
| Mason Russ | 3.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 | AP- | bC | <- | bC | Exc+ | 3.9 | 7.6 | 1.3 | Andrew Williams |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.