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Season on Tuesday, September 1, 2026
San Francisco Golden Gators
(1-5)
at
San Diego Sabercats
(3-3)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
San Francisco Golden Gators leads the all-time series 78-76.
Predicted Score
SF
99
SD
107
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Golden Gators | 57.14% | 6.07% | 30.39% | 9.80% | 1.20 | 104.04 |
| San Diego Sabercats | 54.97% | 5.62% | 34.32% | 14.14% | 1.18 | 104.43 |
Projected Matchups
| SF Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SD Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Spence | 29.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | AP+ | PG | <-- | PG | AP | 16.2 | 3.3 | 5.2 | Louis Sumner |
| Richard Walker | 14.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Exc | SG | --> | SG | AP- | 18.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | Dean Oliver |
| Christian Thompson | 28.0 | 4.8 | 2.5 | AP- | SF | --> | SF | AP+ | 19.5 | 5.7 | 3.2 | Samuel Price |
| David Coldwell | 5.7 | 10.2 | 2.2 | Exc+ | PF | --> | PF | AP+ | 15.2 | 8.5 | 2.7 | Lance Bailey |
| Myles Burget | 4.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | Exc | C | --> | C | Exc+ | 5.5 | 10.3 | 1.3 | James Banks |
| Jeremiah Bruce | 15.2 | 1.3 | 5.3 | AP- | bPG | -> | bPG | AP- | 15.5 | 3.8 | 6.8 | Adrian Johnson |
| Riley Chester | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | AP- | bSG | -> | bSG | AP- | 16.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | Nathaniel Benford |
| Terry Lombardo | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | AP- | bSF | <- | bSF | Exc+ | 7.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Ryan Budz |
| Brycen Tristan | 9.7 | 5.2 | 1.2 | Exc | bPF | --> | bPF | AP | 5.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | Daniel Covington |
| Conner Paden | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 | Exc+ | bC | <- | bC | Exc+ | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | Franklin Wheat |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.