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Season on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
San Diego Sabercats
(3-3)
at
Houston Octopods
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
San Diego Sabercats leads the all-time series 63-53.
Predicted Score
SD
106
HOU
100
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Sabercats | 54.97% | 5.62% | 32.07% | 14.14% | 1.18 | 104.43 |
| Houston Octopods | 54.75% | 7.02% | 32.17% | 9.33% | 1.13 | 101.15 |
Projected Matchups
| SD Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | HOU Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Sumner | 16.2 | 3.3 | 5.2 | AP | PG | <--- | PG | Exc | 24.7 | 4.2 | 9.0 | Andres Brown |
| Dean Oliver | 18.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | AP- | SG | <-- | SG | Exc+ | 25.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | William Morgan |
| Samuel Price | 19.5 | 5.7 | 3.2 | AP+ | SF | <- | SF | AP- | 21.2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | Dashawn Williams |
| Lance Bailey | 15.2 | 8.5 | 2.7 | AP+ | PF | <- | PF | AP- | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.2 | Nathaniel Hanselman |
| James Banks | 5.5 | 10.3 | 1.3 | Exc+ | C | <- | C | Exc+ | 7.3 | 12.5 | 2.0 | Philip Murray |
| Adrian Johnson | 15.5 | 3.8 | 6.8 | AP- | bPG | <- | bPG | Exc+ | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | Karl Johnson |
| Nathaniel Benford | 16.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | AP- | bSG | <-- | bSG | Exc | 11.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Charles Farley |
| Ryan Budz | 7.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Exc+ | bSF | <- | bSF | Exc+ | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | Jimmy Lumpkins |
| Daniel Covington | 5.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | AP | bPF | <- | bPF | AP- | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | Dylan Daniels |
| Franklin Wheat | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | Exc+ | bC | -> | bC | AP- | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | Mason Russ |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.