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Season on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
at
Caracas Crocodiles
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Caracas Crocodiles leads the all-time series 56-54.
Predicted Score
BIR
99
CAR
107
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 39.04% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
| Caracas Crocodiles | 45.39% | 11.98% | 32.67% | 13.65% | 0.90 | 104.36 |
Projected Matchups
| BIR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | CAR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wimberly | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Poor+ | PG | ---> | PG | Good- | 12.3 | 3.5 | 5.5 | Simon Borden |
| Cade Dotson | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Good | SG | <- | SG | Good- | 10.5 | 6.2 | 2.2 | Christopher Mendell |
| Joseph Royster | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Exc | SF | <--- | SF | Avg+ | 13.2 | 6.0 | 1.8 | Kevin Hunt |
| Daniel Brink | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Exc | PF | <--- | PF | Avg | 9.3 | 6.3 | 1.8 | Damien Hollen |
| Anthony Gordon | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Fair+ | C | -> | C | Fair+ | 8.8 | 10.0 | 1.8 | Christian Washington |
| Jordan Snyder | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Exc | bPG | --> | bPG | Exc+ | 10.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | Christian Tucker |
| Blake Parnell | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Avg- | bSG | <- | bSG | Fair+ | 5.3 | 4.7 | 1.2 | Cole Anderson |
| Christian Bankston | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Avg- | bSF | ---> | bSF | AP- | 12.2 | 3.0 | 1.2 | Joseph Costigan |
| Brandon Werner | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Avg+ | bPF | ---> | bPF | Exc | 9.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | David Nicholson |
| Salvador Sweeney | 8.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | Fair+ | bC | <-- | bC | Fair- | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.8 | Brendan Davenport |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.