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Season on Friday, September 18, 2026
Knoxville Wampus Cats
(1-5)
at
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Birmingham Venom leads the all-time series 26-18.
Predicted Score
KNX
99
BIR
107
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Wampus Cats | 46.00% | 13.25% | 34.19% | 16.91% | 0.92 | 106.30 |
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 41.14% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
Projected Matchups
| KNX Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Hollis | 20.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 | Good | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Elvis Hammond | 12.2 | 4.7 | 2.7 | Avg+ | SG | --> | SG | Good | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Cade Dotson |
| Peter Jenifer | 9.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Avg | SF | ---> | SF | Exc | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Joseph Royster |
| Travis Hanley | 15.5 | 9.0 | 1.7 | Good- | PF | ---> | PF | Exc | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Daniel Brink |
| Alexander Schmidt | 13.5 | 13.8 | 1.2 | Good- | C | <--- | C | Fair+ | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Anthony Gordon |
| Tyler Lewandowski | 6.0 | 1.8 | 3.3 | Avg+ | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Jordan Snyder |
| Kaleb Cruz | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | Fair- | bSG | ---> | bSG | Avg- | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Blake Parnell |
| Samuel Williams | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | Avg | bSF | <-- | bSF | Avg- | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Christian Bankston |
| Trent Stoll | 6.3 | 4.8 | 0.8 | Fair | bPF | ---> | bPF | Avg+ | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Brandon Werner |
| Austin Toney | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Avg | bC | <-- | bC | Fair+ | 8.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | Salvador Sweeney |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.