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Season on Thursday, October 1, 2026
San Diego Sabercats
(3-3)
at
Denver Ferris Wheels
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
San Diego Sabercats leads the season series 1-0.
Denver Ferris Wheels leads the all-time series 53-52.
Predicted Score
SD
104
DEN
102
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 8/24 | Season | DEN at SD | 103 - 116 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Sabercats | 54.97% | 5.62% | 31.31% | 14.14% | 1.18 | 104.43 |
| Denver Ferris Wheels | 47.53% | 6.96% | 35.45% | 12.76% | 1.01 | 104.96 |
Projected Matchups
| SD Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | DEN Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Sumner | 16.2 | 3.3 | 5.2 | AP | PG | <-- | PG | Exc+ | 11.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | Jarred Muhammad |
| Dean Oliver | 18.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | AP- | SG | -> | SG | AP | 26.2 | 6.3 | 2.2 | Aaron Gilliam |
| Samuel Price | 19.5 | 5.7 | 3.2 | AP+ | SF | <-- | SF | AP- | 5.7 | 6.0 | 1.3 | Colton Funk |
| Lance Bailey | 15.2 | 8.5 | 2.7 | AP+ | PF | <- | PF | AP | 13.8 | 10.5 | 1.7 | Patrick Andrews |
| James Banks | 5.5 | 10.3 | 1.3 | Exc+ | C | <- | C | Exc | 8.3 | 10.2 | 1.5 | Christopher Rolf |
| Adrian Johnson | 15.5 | 3.8 | 6.8 | AP- | bPG | <- | bPG | Exc+ | 7.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | Tommy Dolan |
| Nathaniel Benford | 16.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | AP- | bSG | <--- | bSG | Exc | 10.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Justin Kinsley |
| Ryan Budz | 7.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Exc+ | bSF | --> | bSF | AP- | 11.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | Anthony Trapp |
| Daniel Covington | 5.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | AP | bPF | <- | bPF | AP- | 8.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | Dakota Rogers |
| Franklin Wheat | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | Exc+ | bC | --> | bC | AP- | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | Jalen Rashad |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.