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Season on Thursday, September 17, 2026
Santa Fe Zeppelins
(2-4)
at
Mexico City Aztecs
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
Santa Fe Zeppelins leads the season series 1-0.
Mexico City Aztecs leads the all-time series 54-50.
Predicted Score
SFE
105
MXC
101
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 8/25 | Season | MXC at SFE | 94 - 101 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Zeppelins | 49.43% | 12.33% | 26.62% | 14.86% | 0.98 | 101.98 |
| Mexico City Aztecs | 45.79% | 15.99% | 34.89% | 14.68% | 0.88 | 103.34 |
Projected Matchups
| SFE Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | MXC Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Glover | 8.5 | 2.5 | 8.2 | Fair+ | PG | ---> | PG | Avg+ | 17.2 | 5.2 | 7.5 | James Milner |
| Andres Thiam | 21.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | Avg+ | SG | <-- | SG | Avg | 12.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | Jamaal Reichardt |
| Noah Tinney | 15.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | Good- | SF | <- | SF | Avg+ | 14.3 | 6.2 | 2.3 | Oscar Beacham |
| Kyran Harper | 9.0 | 5.8 | 1.8 | Good | PF | <-- | PF | Avg+ | 10.0 | 9.2 | 2.3 | Preston Ericksen |
| Zach Smith | 4.8 | 10.7 | 0.8 | Good | C | ---> | C | Exc | 10.3 | 10.5 | 1.3 | Sean Nicholson |
| Joshua Lawson | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | Fair- | bPG | <- | bPG | Fair- | 6.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | Bernabe Parker |
| Ian Marshall | 11.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Good- | bSG | <--- | bSG | Fair | 6.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | Shane Taylor |
| Trenton Sage | 18.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | Exc+ | bSF | <--- | bSF | Poor+ | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | Rex Young |
| Jacob Tyler | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Fair- | bPF | --> | bPF | Fair | 4.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | Jeffrey Wilson |
| Anthony Miller | 3.5 | 4.3 | 0.7 | Fair+ | bC | ---> | bC | Avg+ | 5.8 | 5.0 | 0.5 | Austin Gardner |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.