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Season on Friday, September 25, 2026
San Diego Sabercats
(3-3)
at
San Francisco Golden Gators
(1-5)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
San Francisco Golden Gators leads the all-time series 78-76.
Predicted Score
SD
105
SF
101
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Sabercats | 54.97% | 5.62% | 34.32% | 14.14% | 1.18 | 104.43 |
| San Francisco Golden Gators | 57.14% | 6.07% | 30.39% | 9.80% | 1.20 | 104.04 |
Projected Matchups
| SD Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SF Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Sumner | 16.2 | 3.3 | 5.2 | AP | PG | --> | PG | AP+ | 29.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | Benjamin Spence |
| Dean Oliver | 18.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | AP- | SG | <-- | SG | Exc | 14.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Richard Walker |
| Samuel Price | 19.5 | 5.7 | 3.2 | AP+ | SF | <-- | SF | AP- | 28.0 | 4.8 | 2.5 | Christian Thompson |
| Lance Bailey | 15.2 | 8.5 | 2.7 | AP+ | PF | <-- | PF | Exc+ | 5.7 | 10.2 | 2.2 | David Coldwell |
| James Banks | 5.5 | 10.3 | 1.3 | Exc+ | C | <-- | C | Exc | 4.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | Myles Burget |
| Adrian Johnson | 15.5 | 3.8 | 6.8 | AP- | bPG | <- | bPG | AP- | 15.2 | 1.3 | 5.3 | Jeremiah Bruce |
| Nathaniel Benford | 16.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | AP- | bSG | <- | bSG | AP- | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | Riley Chester |
| Ryan Budz | 7.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Exc+ | bSF | -> | bSF | AP- | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | Terry Lombardo |
| Daniel Covington | 5.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | AP | bPF | <-- | bPF | Exc | 9.7 | 5.2 | 1.2 | Brycen Tristan |
| Franklin Wheat | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | Exc+ | bC | -> | bC | Exc+ | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 | Conner Paden |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.