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Season on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Quebec Buzz
(3-3)
at
South Dakota Blackhawks
(5-1)
Series Snapshot
South Dakota Blackhawks leads the season series 1-0.
South Dakota Blackhawks leads the all-time series 64-33.
Predicted Score
QUE
93
SOD
113
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 8/24 | Season | SOD at QUE | 111 - 92 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec Buzz | 50.54% | 10.22% | 33.53% | 15.62% | 1.03 | 104.86 |
| South Dakota Blackhawks | 51.94% | 6.97% | 38.49% | 15.20% | 1.10 | 106.86 |
Projected Matchups
| QUE Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SOD Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Spain | 15.2 | 3.7 | 7.0 | Exc- | PG | --> | PG | Exc+ | 25.7 | 3.0 | 6.7 | Isaiah Stout |
| Mark Radloff | 11.8 | 5.7 | 2.5 | Avg+ | SG | ---> | SG | Exc+ | 31.8 | 5.8 | 2.8 | Justin Walker |
| Aaron Jones | 10.3 | 3.8 | 2.3 | Avg | SF | -> | SF | Avg+ | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | William Holman |
| Jason Smith | 10.5 | 8.7 | 1.3 | Good | PF | ---> | PF | Exc | 8.5 | 9.7 | 2.2 | Matthew Argumedo |
| Gregorio Green | 10.7 | 9.8 | 2.0 | Avg+ | C | ---> | C | Exc- | 13.8 | 8.7 | 1.8 | Amani Doyle |
| Brady Head | 9.3 | 1.8 | 4.2 | Fair+ | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc+ | 9.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | Julio Bischof |
| Jalen Lee | 11.5 | 3.2 | 2.0 | Exc+ | bSG | <- | bSG | Exc | 9.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Joshua Hughes |
| Connor Moody | 10.2 | 3.7 | 1.0 | Exc- | bSF | -> | bSF | Exc | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 | Sergio Larose |
| Jose Browne | 9.5 | 3.7 | 0.7 | Exc | bPF | -> | bPF | Exc | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | Jared Wilson |
| Max Culpepper | 9.3 | 5.8 | 1.3 | Exc | bC | <-- | bC | Good+ | 6.8 | 10.8 | 1.0 | Nathaniel Waters |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.