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Season on Saturday, May 16, 2026
Buffalo Bombers
(2-5)
at
South Dakota Blackhawks
(5-2)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
South Dakota Blackhawks leads the all-time series 96-78.
Predicted Score
BUF
86
SOD
120
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bombers | 46.26% | 14.46% | 33.33% | 13.67% | 0.89 | 107.47 |
| South Dakota Blackhawks | 55.18% | 10.20% | 32.29% | 16.16% | 1.13 | 105.14 |
Projected Matchups
| BUF Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SOD Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Holmes | 6.3 | 3.9 | 6.4 | Exc- | PG | -> | PG | Exc- | 27.6 | 3.4 | 7.6 | Isaiah Stout |
| Dana Rodriques | 9.9 | 5.7 | 4.0 | Avg+ | SG | ---> | SG | Exc | 13.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | Joshua Hughes |
| Talon Swiger | 21.1 | 7.9 | 1.7 | Good | SF | ---> | SF | Exc+ | 24.4 | 6.7 | 1.0 | Justin Walker |
| Liam Mullis | 12.4 | 7.7 | 1.6 | Avg | PF | ---> | PF | Good+ | 4.6 | 4.0 | 0.9 | Nathaniel Waters |
| Tamir Owens | 13.9 | 9.1 | 1.0 | Avg+ | C | <-- | C | Avg | 4.0 | 10.7 | 1.3 | Joshua Hocking |
| Adam Conkle | 4.7 | 1.6 | 3.6 | Poor+ | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc+ | 5.6 | 1.9 | 4.1 | Julio Bischof |
| Jacob Hynes | 9.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | Avg | bSG | ---> | bSG | Good+ | 19.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | Brennan Arthur |
| Kyle Williams | 5.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 | Avg | bSF | <- | bSF | Avg- | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.3 | William Holman |
| Braden Nicholson | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1.6 | Poor+ | bPF | ---> | bPF | Exc | 5.9 | 7.1 | 2.6 | Jared Wilson |
| Wesley Vigil | 7.1 | 4.7 | 0.6 | Avg- | bC | ---> | bC | Exc- | 10.9 | 5.4 | 1.3 | Matthew Argumedo |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.