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Season on Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Calgary Cougars
(4-2)
at
Santa Fe Zeppelins
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Santa Fe Zeppelins leads the all-time series 36-11.
Predicted Score
CAL
109
SFE
97
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Cougars | 51.81% | 13.16% | 32.96% | 18.29% | 1.02 | 104.78 |
| Santa Fe Zeppelins | 49.43% | 12.33% | 26.90% | 14.86% | 0.98 | 101.98 |
Projected Matchups
| CAL Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SFE Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Macias | 10.0 | 3.5 | 7.2 | Avg- | PG | <- | PG | Fair+ | 8.5 | 2.5 | 8.2 | Martin Glover |
| Anthony Holmes | 12.8 | 5.5 | 3.3 | Good | SG | <-- | SG | Avg+ | 21.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | Andres Thiam |
| Zachary Cummings | 13.7 | 5.0 | 2.5 | Good | SF | <- | SF | Good- | 15.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | Noah Tinney |
| Daniel Taylor | 19.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | Good | PF | <- | PF | Good | 9.0 | 5.8 | 1.8 | Kyran Harper |
| Colten Hutt | 12.5 | 7.8 | 2.5 | Good | C | -> | C | Good | 4.8 | 10.7 | 0.8 | Zach Smith |
| Wade Bussey | 15.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | AP- | bPG | <--- | bPG | Fair- | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | Joshua Lawson |
| Dayton Coleman | 6.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | Avg- | bSG | ---> | bSG | Good- | 11.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Ian Marshall |
| Jeremiah Aronson | 5.7 | 4.5 | 1.3 | Fair- | bSF | ---> | bSF | Exc+ | 18.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | Trenton Sage |
| Andrew Nguyen | 14.5 | 6.2 | 1.7 | Exc- | bPF | <--- | bPF | Fair- | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Jacob Tyler |
| Christian Searcy | 4.8 | 6.5 | 0.7 | Exc | bC | <--- | bC | Fair+ | 3.5 | 4.3 | 0.7 | Anthony Miller |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.