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Season on Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Calgary Cougars
(4-2)
at
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
All-time series tied 22-22.
Predicted Score
CAL
107
BIR
99
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Cougars | 51.81% | 13.16% | 30.38% | 18.29% | 1.02 | 104.78 |
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 38.01% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
Projected Matchups
| CAL Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Macias | 10.0 | 3.5 | 7.2 | Avg- | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Anthony Holmes | 12.8 | 5.5 | 3.3 | Good | SG | -> | SG | Good | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Cade Dotson |
| Zachary Cummings | 13.7 | 5.0 | 2.5 | Good | SF | ---> | SF | Exc | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Joseph Royster |
| Daniel Taylor | 19.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | Good | PF | ---> | PF | Exc | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Daniel Brink |
| Colten Hutt | 12.5 | 7.8 | 2.5 | Good | C | <--- | C | Fair+ | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Anthony Gordon |
| Wade Bussey | 15.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | AP- | bPG | <-- | bPG | Exc | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Jordan Snyder |
| Dayton Coleman | 6.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | Avg- | bSG | -> | bSG | Avg- | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Blake Parnell |
| Jeremiah Aronson | 5.7 | 4.5 | 1.3 | Fair- | bSF | ---> | bSF | Avg- | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Christian Bankston |
| Andrew Nguyen | 14.5 | 6.2 | 1.7 | Exc- | bPF | <--- | bPF | Avg+ | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Brandon Werner |
| Christian Searcy | 4.8 | 6.5 | 0.7 | Exc | 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.