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Season on Thursday, September 17, 2026
Las Vegas Dark Knights
(3-3)
at
Houston Octopods
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
Las Vegas Dark Knights leads the season series 1-0.
Houston Octopods leads the all-time series 67-61.
Predicted Score
LV
104
HOU
102
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 8/25 | Season | HOU at LV | 108 - 115 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Dark Knights | 53.20% | 6.52% | 31.36% | 12.29% | 1.13 | 104.36 |
| Houston Octopods | 54.75% | 7.02% | 33.44% | 9.33% | 1.13 | 101.15 |
Projected Matchups
| LV Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | HOU Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Byron | 11.7 | 4.8 | 8.3 | AP | PG | <-- | PG | Exc | 24.7 | 4.2 | 9.0 | Andres Brown |
| Antonio Wims | 20.2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | AP | SG | <-- | SG | Exc+ | 25.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | William Morgan |
| Connor Graf | 17.0 | 4.8 | 2.2 | AP- | SF | -> | SF | AP- | 21.2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | Dashawn Williams |
| Ethan Penson | 19.7 | 10.7 | 1.7 | AP+ | PF | <- | PF | AP- | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.2 | Nathaniel Hanselman |
| Nicholas Johnson | 11.7 | 11.0 | 2.0 | AP | C | <-- | C | Exc+ | 7.3 | 12.5 | 2.0 | Philip Murray |
| Timothy Monroe | 11.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Exc+ | bPG | -> | bPG | Exc+ | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | Karl Johnson |
| Fernando Ruiz | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Exc | bSG | -> | bSG | Exc | 11.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Charles Farley |
| James Gundersen | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | Exc | bSF | -> | bSF | Exc+ | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | Jimmy Lumpkins |
| Samuel Kovacs | 5.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Exc+ | bPF | -> | bPF | AP- | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | Dylan Daniels |
| Dante Clark | 7.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 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.