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Season on Friday, July 3, 2026
Las Vegas Dark Knights
(22-19)
at
Houston Octopods
(12-29)
Series Snapshot
Las Vegas Dark Knights leads the season series 1-0.
Houston Octopods leads the all-time series 63-60.
Predicted Score
LV
102
HOU
104
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 6/4 | Season | HOU at LV | 102 - 120 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Dark Knights | 53.30% | 8.95% | 34.46% | 14.51% | 1.10 | 105.65 |
| Houston Octopods | 51.83% | 7.49% | 33.77% | 11.08% | 1.08 | 103.60 |
Projected Matchups
| LV Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | HOU Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Byron | 13.0 | 4.4 | 8.8 | AP | PG | <-- | PG | Exc | 21.9 | 4.2 | 7.1 | Andres Brown |
| Antonio Wims | 19.6 | 4.8 | 3.3 | AP | SG | <-- | SG | Exc+ | 22.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | William Morgan |
| Connor Graf | 16.0 | 5.5 | 2.5 | AP- | SF | -> | SF | AP- | 17.7 | 6.5 | 1.9 | Dashawn Williams |
| Ethan Penson | 16.5 | 8.7 | 1.4 | AP+ | PF | <- | PF | AP- | 10.5 | 8.6 | 1.8 | Nathaniel Hanselman |
| Nicholas Johnson | 13.8 | 10.9 | 2.1 | AP | C | <-- | C | Exc+ | 4.5 | 11.6 | 1.7 | Philip Murray |
| Timothy Monroe | 5.8 | 1.3 | 3.8 | Exc+ | bPG | -> | bPG | Exc+ | 9.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | Karl Johnson |
| Isaiah Walton | 14.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | Exc- | bSG | --> | bSG | Exc | 11.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | Charles Farley |
| James Gundersen | 8.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | Exc | bSF | -> | bSF | Exc+ | 8.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | Jimmy Lumpkins |
| Samuel Kovacs | 7.4 | 5.1 | 1.2 | Exc | bPF | --> | bPF | AP- | 3.8 | 4.4 | 1.2 | Dylan Daniels |
| Jontae Escobar | 5.1 | 5.4 | 1.0 | Exc | bC | --> | bC | AP- | 3.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 | Mason Russ |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.