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Season on Friday, September 4, 2026
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
at
Jacksonville Speed
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
Birmingham Venom leads the season series 1-0.
Jacksonville Speed leads the all-time series 90-52.
Predicted Score
BIR
101
JAX
105
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 8/28 | Season | JAX at BIR | 105 - 108 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 40.75% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
| Jacksonville Speed | 46.54% | 11.59% | 30.38% | 14.98% | 0.94 | 102.79 |
Projected Matchups
| BIR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | JAX Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wimberly | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Poor+ | PG | ---> | PG | Good | 7.0 | 3.5 | 6.2 | Kevin Gallow |
| Cade Dotson | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Good | SG | -> | SG | Good+ | 20.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | Matthew Watson |
| Joseph Royster | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Exc | SF | <--- | SF | Avg | 11.8 | 4.8 | 1.7 | Larry Murray |
| Daniel Brink | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Exc | PF | <--- | PF | Good- | 13.3 | 7.5 | 1.8 | Trevor Durant |
| Anthony Gordon | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Fair+ | C | ---> | C | Good+ | 8.3 | 8.7 | 1.3 | Richard Pressley |
| Jordan Snyder | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Exc | bPG | <--- | bPG | Fair+ | 7.2 | 1.7 | 4.0 | Adrian Gonzales |
| Blake Parnell | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Avg- | bSG | -> | bSG | Avg- | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | Nicholas Alberta |
| Christian Bankston | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Avg- | bSF | ---> | bSF | Good- | 6.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | Dorian Conner |
| Brandon Werner | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Avg+ | bPF | <-- | bPF | Avg- | 11.5 | 4.3 | 0.7 | Eliezer Platt |
| Salvador Sweeney | 8.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | Fair+ | bC | --> | bC | Avg | 7.0 | 6.5 | 0.3 | Caleb Smith |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.