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Season on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Detroit Gear Daddies
(4-2)
at
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Detroit Gear Daddies leads the all-time series 29-21.
Predicted Score
DET
111
BIR
95
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Gear Daddies | 55.39% | 10.28% | 29.41% | 12.80% | 1.10 | 102.39 |
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 40.25% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
Projected Matchups
| DET Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Lorenz | 8.7 | 2.2 | 11.3 | Exc- | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Adalberto Carter | 32.8 | 5.2 | 1.5 | Exc+ | SG | <--- | SG | Good | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Cade Dotson |
| Marcus Handie | 28.0 | 6.7 | 1.7 | AP- | SF | <-- | SF | Exc | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Joseph Royster |
| Justin Fulton | 9.8 | 6.8 | 1.8 | Good | PF | ---> | PF | Exc | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Daniel Brink |
| Tyshawn Thompson | 3.0 | 10.0 | 2.3 | Avg | C | <-- | C | Fair+ | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Anthony Gordon |
| Luke Ramirez | 4.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | Avg+ | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Jordan Snyder |
| Austin Lenz | 5.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | Avg+ | bSG | <-- | bSG | Avg- | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Blake Parnell |
| Nathan Bass | 9.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | Good+ | bSF | <--- | bSF | Avg- | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Christian Bankston |
| Adam Jonez | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Avg | bPF | -> | bPF | Avg+ | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Brandon Werner |
| Nicholas Machado | 8.2 | 5.2 | 0.3 | Exc | bC | <--- | bC | Fair+ | 8.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | Salvador Sweeney |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.