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Season on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
at
Mexico City Aztecs
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
Birmingham Venom leads the season series 1-0.
Birmingham Venom leads the all-time series 65-55.
Predicted Score
BIR
107
MXC
99
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 8/24 | Season | MXC at BIR | 79 - 96 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 37.68% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
| Mexico City Aztecs | 45.79% | 15.99% | 32.23% | 14.68% | 0.88 | 103.34 |
Projected Matchups
| BIR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | MXC Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wimberly | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Poor+ | PG | ---> | PG | Avg+ | 17.2 | 5.2 | 7.5 | James Milner |
| Cade Dotson | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Good | SG | <--- | SG | Avg | 12.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | Jamaal Reichardt |
| Joseph Royster | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Exc | SF | <--- | SF | Avg+ | 14.3 | 6.2 | 2.3 | Oscar Beacham |
| Daniel Brink | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Exc | PF | <--- | PF | Avg+ | 10.0 | 9.2 | 2.3 | Preston Ericksen |
| Anthony Gordon | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Fair+ | C | ---> | C | Exc | 10.3 | 10.5 | 1.3 | Sean Nicholson |
| Jordan Snyder | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Exc | bPG | <--- | bPG | Fair- | 6.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | Bernabe Parker |
| Blake Parnell | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Avg- | bSG | <-- | bSG | Fair | 6.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | Shane Taylor |
| Christian Bankston | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Avg- | bSF | <--- | bSF | Poor+ | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | Rex Young |
| Brandon Werner | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Avg+ | bPF | <--- | bPF | Fair | 4.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | Jeffrey Wilson |
| Salvador Sweeney | 8.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | Fair+ | bC | ---> | bC | Avg+ | 5.8 | 5.0 | 0.5 | Austin Gardner |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.