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Season on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Calgary Cougars
(4-2)
at
South Dakota Blackhawks
(5-1)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
South Dakota Blackhawks leads the all-time series 67-41.
Predicted Score
CAL
90
SOD
116
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Cougars | 51.81% | 13.16% | 28.62% | 18.29% | 1.02 | 104.78 |
| South Dakota Blackhawks | 51.94% | 6.97% | 35.56% | 15.20% | 1.10 | 106.86 |
Projected Matchups
| CAL Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SOD Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Macias | 10.0 | 3.5 | 7.2 | Avg- | PG | ---> | PG | Exc+ | 25.7 | 3.0 | 6.7 | Isaiah Stout |
| Anthony Holmes | 12.8 | 5.5 | 3.3 | Good | SG | ---> | SG | Exc+ | 31.8 | 5.8 | 2.8 | Justin Walker |
| Zachary Cummings | 13.7 | 5.0 | 2.5 | Good | SF | <-- | SF | Avg+ | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | William Holman |
| Daniel Taylor | 19.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | Good | PF | ---> | PF | Exc | 8.5 | 9.7 | 2.2 | Matthew Argumedo |
| Colten Hutt | 12.5 | 7.8 | 2.5 | Good | C | --> | C | Exc- | 13.8 | 8.7 | 1.8 | Amani Doyle |
| Wade Bussey | 15.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | AP- | bPG | <- | bPG | Exc+ | 9.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | Julio Bischof |
| Dayton Coleman | 6.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | Avg- | bSG | ---> | bSG | Exc | 9.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Joshua Hughes |
| Jeremiah Aronson | 5.7 | 4.5 | 1.3 | Fair- | bSF | ---> | bSF | Exc | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 | Sergio Larose |
| Andrew Nguyen | 14.5 | 6.2 | 1.7 | Exc- | bPF | -> | bPF | Exc | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | Jared Wilson |
| Christian Searcy | 4.8 | 6.5 | 0.7 | Exc | 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.