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Season on Monday, September 7, 2026
Santa Fe Zeppelins
(2-4)
at
South Dakota Blackhawks
(5-1)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Santa Fe Zeppelins leads the all-time series 24-20.
Predicted Score
SFE
84
SOD
122
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Zeppelins | 49.43% | 12.33% | 26.00% | 14.86% | 0.98 | 101.98 |
| South Dakota Blackhawks | 51.94% | 6.97% | 39.26% | 15.20% | 1.10 | 106.86 |
Projected Matchups
| SFE Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SOD Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Glover | 8.5 | 2.5 | 8.2 | Fair+ | PG | ---> | PG | Exc+ | 25.7 | 3.0 | 6.7 | Isaiah Stout |
| Andres Thiam | 21.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | Avg+ | SG | ---> | SG | Exc+ | 31.8 | 5.8 | 2.8 | Justin Walker |
| Noah Tinney | 15.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | Good- | SF | <- | SF | Avg+ | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | William Holman |
| Kyran Harper | 9.0 | 5.8 | 1.8 | Good | PF | ---> | PF | Exc | 8.5 | 9.7 | 2.2 | Matthew Argumedo |
| Zach Smith | 4.8 | 10.7 | 0.8 | Good | C | --> | C | Exc- | 13.8 | 8.7 | 1.8 | Amani Doyle |
| Joshua Lawson | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | Fair- | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc+ | 9.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | Julio Bischof |
| Ian Marshall | 11.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Good- | bSG | ---> | bSG | Exc | 9.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Joshua Hughes |
| Trenton Sage | 18.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | Exc+ | bSF | <- | bSF | Exc | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 | Sergio Larose |
| Jacob Tyler | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Fair- | bPF | ---> | bPF | Exc | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | Jared Wilson |
| Anthony Miller | 3.5 | 4.3 | 0.7 | Fair+ | bC | ---> | bC | Good+ | 6.8 | 10.8 | 1.0 | Nathaniel Waters |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.