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Season on Thursday, September 10, 2026
San Diego Sabercats
(3-3)
at
Salt Lake City Night Hawks
(3-3)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Salt Lake City Night Hawks leads the all-time series 64-55.
Predicted Score
SD
105
SLC
101
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Sabercats | 54.97% | 5.62% | 31.10% | 14.14% | 1.18 | 104.43 |
| Salt Lake City Night Hawks | 56.89% | 9.42% | 32.59% | 14.12% | 1.16 | 108.09 |
Projected Matchups
| SD Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SLC Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Sumner | 16.2 | 3.3 | 5.2 | AP | PG | -> | PG | AP | 27.8 | 5.2 | 7.2 | Hayden Bond |
| Dean Oliver | 18.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | AP- | SG | -> | SG | AP- | 27.0 | 5.7 | 3.8 | Trevor Doherty |
| Samuel Price | 19.5 | 5.7 | 3.2 | AP+ | SF | <- | SF | AP | 19.8 | 7.8 | 2.8 | Cole Bell |
| Lance Bailey | 15.2 | 8.5 | 2.7 | AP+ | PF | <--- | PF | Exc | 12.8 | 6.7 | 3.5 | Isaiah Conroy |
| James Banks | 5.5 | 10.3 | 1.3 | Exc+ | C | <--- | C | Exc- | 7.3 | 12.5 | 2.5 | Benjamin Ruff |
| Adrian Johnson | 15.5 | 3.8 | 6.8 | AP- | bPG | <- | bPG | Exc+ | 4.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | John Lloyd |
| Nathaniel Benford | 16.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | AP- | bSG | <-- | bSG | Exc+ | 8.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | Martin Atkins |
| Ryan Budz | 7.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Exc+ | bSF | <- | bSF | Exc | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | David Skinner |
| Daniel Covington | 5.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | AP | bPF | <- | bPF | Exc+ | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | Caleb Nance |
| Franklin Wheat | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | Exc+ | bC | --> | bC | AP- | 2.7 | 4.2 | 0.3 | Ricardo Mason |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.