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Season on Friday, September 18, 2026
San Diego Sabercats
(3-3)
at
Philadelphia Assassins
(3-3)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Philadelphia Assassins leads the all-time series 28-18.
Predicted Score
SD
104
PHI
102
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Sabercats | 54.97% | 5.62% | 32.75% | 14.14% | 1.18 | 104.43 |
| Philadelphia Assassins | 52.61% | 5.22% | 34.86% | 12.89% | 1.14 | 106.03 |
Projected Matchups
| SD Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | PHI Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Sumner | 16.2 | 3.3 | 5.2 | AP | PG | <-- | PG | Exc+ | 9.8 | 7.8 | 1.0 | Joshua Buck |
| Dean Oliver | 18.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | AP- | SG | <- | SG | AP- | 24.5 | 5.8 | 3.2 | Justin Vance |
| Samuel Price | 19.5 | 5.7 | 3.2 | AP+ | SF | <- | SF | AP | 17.2 | 4.5 | 2.8 | Jose Combs |
| Lance Bailey | 15.2 | 8.5 | 2.7 | AP+ | PF | <-- | PF | AP- | 12.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | Freddy Anders |
| James Banks | 5.5 | 10.3 | 1.3 | Exc+ | C | -> | C | AP- | 10.3 | 9.3 | 2.2 | Royce Hegland |
| Adrian Johnson | 15.5 | 3.8 | 6.8 | AP- | bPG | -> | bPG | AP | 18.3 | 4.5 | 7.2 | Gustavo Kuss |
| Nathaniel Benford | 16.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | AP- | bSG | <-- | bSG | Exc | 10.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | Colton Hodge |
| Ryan Budz | 7.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Exc+ | bSF | -> | bSF | AP- | 13.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | Jack Blalock |
| Daniel Covington | 5.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | AP | bPF | <- | bPF | Exc+ | 4.2 | 5.5 | 1.5 | Drew Smith |
| Franklin Wheat | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | Exc+ | bC | -> | bC | Exc+ | 4.5 | 6.2 | 1.8 | Joseph Spence |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.