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Season on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Chicago Hilltoppers
(3-3)
at
Orlando Bombers
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
Chicago Hilltoppers leads the season series 1-0.
Orlando Bombers leads the all-time series 78-47.
Predicted Score
CHI
108
ORL
98
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 8/24 | Season | ORL at CHI | 115 - 122 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Hilltoppers | 52.26% | 6.89% | 33.45% | 12.90% | 1.11 | 105.14 |
| Orlando Bombers | 50.77% | 8.80% | 33.54% | 11.99% | 1.05 | 105.02 |
Projected Matchups
| CHI Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | ORL Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Jenkins | 22.2 | 4.0 | 7.5 | AP- | PG | -> | PG | AP- | 26.0 | 3.7 | 6.3 | Cole Knouse |
| Ethan Wilcox | 20.3 | 5.8 | 3.5 | AP | SG | <- | SG | AP- | 23.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | Jaden Brown |
| Peter Jeanpierre | 19.5 | 8.3 | 2.0 | AP | SF | <- | SF | AP- | 16.3 | 5.8 | 2.3 | Luke Pearce |
| Luke Anderson | 22.3 | 8.0 | 2.2 | AP+ | PF | <--- | PF | Exc- | 12.2 | 9.2 | 2.8 | William Culbert |
| Ryan Davis | 4.2 | 9.3 | 2.5 | AP | C | <-- | C | Exc+ | 4.8 | 12.8 | 1.7 | Pedro Witherspoon |
| Derek Mitchell | 18.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | Exc+ | bPG | -> | bPG | AP- | 10.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | Omar Newsome |
| Kevin Rushing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Exc+ | bSG | <-- | bSG | Exc- | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | Jared Damron |
| Mitchell Ardis | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.8 | AP- | bSF | <- | bSF | Exc+ | 8.3 | 3.2 | 0.3 | Donell Mott |
| William Simon | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Exc+ | bPF | <- | bPF | Exc+ | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.2 | Nathan Andrews |
| Jack Palacios | 4.0 | 6.7 | 1.0 | Exc+ | bC | <--- | bC | Avg | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 | Daniel Hiott |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.