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Season on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Norfolk Wolves
(3-3)
at
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
Series Snapshot
Norfolk Wolves leads the season series 1-0.
Norfolk Wolves leads the all-time series 70-69.
Predicted Score
NOR
107
BIR
99
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 8/26 | Season | NOR at BIR | 104 - 93 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Wolves | 46.51% | 11.69% | 34.19% | 16.67% | 0.93 | 109.20 |
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 37.46% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
Projected Matchups
| NOR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desean Poppe | 8.2 | 3.5 | 8.2 | Exc- | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Nikhil Belt | 16.5 | 5.0 | 2.3 | Good- | SG | -> | SG | Good | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Cade Dotson |
| Christopher Knobel | 19.2 | 5.5 | 1.3 | Avg+ | SF | ---> | SF | Exc | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Joseph Royster |
| Spencer Blanchette | 17.7 | 9.5 | 2.2 | Exc- | PF | -> | PF | Exc | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Daniel Brink |
| Maxwell Rasmussen | 4.5 | 12.5 | 2.0 | Avg+ | C | <--- | C | Fair+ | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Anthony Gordon |
| Robert Pool | 14.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | Exc+ | bPG | <-- | bPG | Exc | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Jordan Snyder |
| Brandon Antonucci | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.3 | Avg- | bSG | <- | bSG | Avg- | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Blake Parnell |
| Dalton Flowers | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | Fair+ | bSF | -> | bSF | Avg- | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Christian Bankston |
| Ambrose Graham | 15.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | Exc- | bPF | <--- | bPF | Avg+ | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Brandon Werner |
| Austin Cunningham | 3.5 | 5.7 | 0.5 | Fair+ | 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.