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Season on Monday, September 28, 2026
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
at
Rio de Janeiro Red Storm
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
All-time series tied 53-53.
Predicted Score
BIR
100
RIO
106
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 39.88% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
| Rio de Janeiro Red Storm | 49.53% | 14.13% | 31.31% | 11.96% | 0.96 | 103.47 |
Projected Matchups
| BIR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | RIO Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wimberly | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Poor+ | PG | ---> | PG | Exc | 16.8 | 5.2 | 6.5 | River Sette |
| Cade Dotson | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Good | SG | <- | SG | Good- | 16.2 | 4.7 | 4.0 | Timothy Wright |
| Joseph Royster | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Exc | SF | <--- | SF | Avg- | 9.3 | 4.5 | 3.0 | Samuel Wetzel |
| Daniel Brink | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Exc | PF | <-- | PF | Good+ | 12.0 | 7.7 | 1.3 | Kyle Brandon |
| Anthony Gordon | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Fair+ | C | ---> | C | Good+ | 10.5 | 7.8 | 0.7 | Branden Barber |
| Jordan Snyder | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Exc | bPG | <--- | bPG | Good | 9.5 | 1.2 | 3.5 | Derek Golden |
| Blake Parnell | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Avg- | bSG | -> | bSG | Avg- | 4.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | Quinn Klein |
| Christian Bankston | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Avg- | bSF | <-- | bSF | Fair | 8.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Charles McCarry |
| Brandon Werner | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Avg+ | bPF | -> | bPF | Avg+ | 5.8 | 4.8 | 1.0 | Parker Scruggs |
| Salvador Sweeney | 8.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | Fair+ | bC | --> | bC | Avg | 6.3 | 7.0 | 0.5 | Ronaldo Preston |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.