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Season on Monday, September 21, 2026
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
at
Pittsburgh Berserkers
(5-1)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
All-time series tied 22-22.
Predicted Score
BIR
94
PIT
112
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 37.14% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
| Pittsburgh Berserkers | 51.72% | 14.40% | 32.67% | 17.18% | 1.00 | 105.42 |
Projected Matchups
| BIR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | PIT Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wimberly | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Poor+ | PG | ---> | PG | Good+ | 12.3 | 2.0 | 3.7 | Gerardo Link |
| Cade Dotson | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Good | SG | <- | SG | Good- | 13.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | Skyler Nettles |
| Joseph Royster | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Exc | SF | <--- | SF | Avg | 13.2 | 5.7 | 1.8 | Matthew Brewster |
| Daniel Brink | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Exc | PF | <--- | PF | Fair- | 12.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | Victor Kmiec |
| Anthony Gordon | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Fair+ | C | ---> | C | Good | 15.3 | 11.0 | 1.8 | Benjamin Rush |
| Jordan Snyder | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Exc | bPG | <- | bPG | Exc | 8.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Brandon Thompson |
| Blake Parnell | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Avg- | bSG | ---> | bSG | Exc- | 6.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | Aric Pierrelouis |
| Christian Bankston | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Avg- | bSF | ---> | bSF | Exc | 14.2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | Ryan Baker |
| Brandon Werner | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Avg+ | bPF | ---> | bPF | Exc | 10.3 | 4.5 | 1.7 | Maxwell Fetty |
| Salvador Sweeney | 8.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | Fair+ | bC | ---> | bC | Exc | 4.2 | 6.3 | 1.0 | Liam Turner |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.