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Season on Friday, September 4, 2026
Chicago Hilltoppers
(3-3)
at
Cleveland Weasels
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
Chicago Hilltoppers leads the season series 1-0.
Cleveland Weasels leads the all-time series 85-60.
Predicted Score
CHI
104
CLE
102
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 8/28 | Season | CLE at CHI | 115 - 123 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Hilltoppers | 52.26% | 6.89% | 31.82% | 12.90% | 1.11 | 105.14 |
| Cleveland Weasels | 53.69% | 6.77% | 30.69% | 12.23% | 1.14 | 103.94 |
Projected Matchups
| CHI Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | CLE Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Jenkins | 22.2 | 4.0 | 7.5 | AP- | PG | <- | PG | AP- | 27.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Brandon Gant Jr |
| Ethan Wilcox | 20.3 | 5.8 | 3.5 | AP | SG | <-- | SG | AP- | 16.2 | 5.8 | 2.3 | Samuel Henderson |
| Peter Jeanpierre | 19.5 | 8.3 | 2.0 | AP | SF | <-- | SF | Exc+ | 8.8 | 4.5 | 1.7 | Kenneth Hawkins |
| Luke Anderson | 22.3 | 8.0 | 2.2 | AP+ | PF | <- | PF | AP | 10.7 | 7.5 | 1.7 | Desmond Swope |
| Ryan Davis | 4.2 | 9.3 | 2.5 | AP | C | <--- | C | Exc | 6.8 | 10.2 | 2.5 | Timothy Morton |
| Derek Mitchell | 18.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | Exc+ | bPG | -> | bPG | AP- | 9.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | Alex Donald |
| Kevin Rushing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Exc+ | bSG | -> | bSG | Exc+ | 7.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | Riley Bacon |
| Mitchell Ardis | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.8 | AP- | bSF | -> | bSF | AP | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.0 | David Carson |
| William Simon | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Exc+ | bPF | --> | bPF | AP | 25.7 | 5.2 | 1.5 | Taylor Mitchell |
| Jack Palacios | 4.0 | 6.7 | 1.0 | Exc+ | bC | -> | bC | AP- | 2.2 | 5.2 | 1.0 | Seth Putnam |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.