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Season on Friday, September 25, 2026
Minneapolis Bricklayers
(2-4)
at
Houston Octopods
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Minneapolis Bricklayers leads the all-time series 97-74.
Predicted Score
MIN
97
HOU
109
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Bricklayers | 49.27% | 8.53% | 37.46% | 9.28% | 1.02 | 108.56 |
| Houston Octopods | 54.75% | 7.02% | 31.37% | 9.33% | 1.13 | 101.15 |
Projected Matchups
| MIN Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | HOU Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Knight | 22.7 | 4.0 | 6.0 | AP | PG | <--- | PG | Exc | 24.7 | 4.2 | 9.0 | Andres Brown |
| Tyree Mitchell | 19.8 | 5.0 | 1.8 | AP- | SG | <- | SG | Exc+ | 25.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | William Morgan |
| Colton Webber | 6.2 | 5.5 | 2.8 | AP | SF | <- | SF | AP- | 21.2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | Dashawn Williams |
| Deion Fleming | 9.7 | 9.3 | 1.8 | Good- | PF | ---> | PF | AP- | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.2 | Nathaniel Hanselman |
| Dshawn Markovitz | 5.0 | 9.5 | 1.5 | Exc | C | -> | C | Exc+ | 7.3 | 12.5 | 2.0 | Philip Murray |
| Shane Paige | 17.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | AP | bPG | <-- | bPG | Exc+ | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | Karl Johnson |
| Mario Washington | 15.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | Exc | bSG | -> | bSG | Exc | 11.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Charles Farley |
| Gabriel Carnevale | 6.2 | 5.0 | 2.0 | Avg- | bSF | ---> | bSF | Exc+ | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | Jimmy Lumpkins |
| Diego Cooper | 4.8 | 5.2 | 1.5 | Exc- | bPF | ---> | bPF | AP- | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | Dylan Daniels |
| Mason Green | 3.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | Exc+ | bC | -> | bC | AP- | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | Mason Russ |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.