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Season on Friday, September 11, 2026
Caracas Crocodiles
(2-4)
at
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Caracas Crocodiles leads the all-time series 56-54.
Predicted Score
CAR
105
BIR
101
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caracas Crocodiles | 45.39% | 11.98% | 32.67% | 13.65% | 0.90 | 104.36 |
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 39.04% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
Projected Matchups
| CAR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Borden | 12.3 | 3.5 | 5.5 | Good- | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Christopher Mendell | 10.5 | 6.2 | 2.2 | Good- | SG | -> | SG | Good | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Cade Dotson |
| Kevin Hunt | 13.2 | 6.0 | 1.8 | Avg+ | SF | ---> | SF | Exc | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Joseph Royster |
| Damien Hollen | 9.3 | 6.3 | 1.8 | Avg | PF | ---> | PF | Exc | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Daniel Brink |
| Christian Washington | 8.8 | 10.0 | 1.8 | Fair+ | C | <- | C | Fair+ | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Anthony Gordon |
| Christian Tucker | 10.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | Exc+ | bPG | <-- | bPG | Exc | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Jordan Snyder |
| Cole Anderson | 5.3 | 4.7 | 1.2 | Fair+ | bSG | -> | bSG | Avg- | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Blake Parnell |
| Joseph Costigan | 12.2 | 3.0 | 1.2 | AP- | bSF | <--- | bSF | Avg- | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Christian Bankston |
| David Nicholson | 9.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Exc | bPF | <--- | bPF | Avg+ | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Brandon Werner |
| Brendan Davenport | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 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.