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Season on Monday, October 5, 2026
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
at
South Dakota Blackhawks
(5-1)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
South Dakota Blackhawks leads the all-time series 37-7.
Predicted Score
BIR
85
SOD
121
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 36.93% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
| South Dakota Blackhawks | 51.94% | 6.97% | 36.45% | 15.20% | 1.10 | 106.86 |
Projected Matchups
| BIR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SOD Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wimberly | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Poor+ | PG | ---> | PG | Exc+ | 25.7 | 3.0 | 6.7 | Isaiah Stout |
| Cade Dotson | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Good | SG | ---> | SG | Exc+ | 31.8 | 5.8 | 2.8 | Justin Walker |
| Joseph Royster | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Exc | SF | <--- | SF | Avg+ | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | William Holman |
| Daniel Brink | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Exc | PF | -> | PF | Exc | 8.5 | 9.7 | 2.2 | Matthew Argumedo |
| Anthony Gordon | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Fair+ | C | ---> | C | Exc- | 13.8 | 8.7 | 1.8 | Amani Doyle |
| Jordan Snyder | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Exc | bPG | --> | bPG | Exc+ | 9.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | Julio Bischof |
| Blake Parnell | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Avg- | bSG | ---> | bSG | Exc | 9.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Joshua Hughes |
| Christian Bankston | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Avg- | bSF | ---> | bSF | Exc | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 | Sergio Larose |
| Brandon Werner | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Avg+ | bPF | ---> | bPF | Exc | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | Jared Wilson |
| Salvador Sweeney | 8.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | Fair+ | 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.