Game Preview
Season on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Tampa Runner-ups
(3-3)
at
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Birmingham Venom leads the all-time series 73-72.
Predicted Score
TAM
102
BIR
104
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Runner-ups | 52.51% | 11.79% | 27.92% | 16.36% | 1.04 | 104.82 |
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 40.75% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
Projected Matchups
| TAM Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Meeks | 8.5 | 1.5 | 8.0 | Fair+ | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Dominic Davidson | 20.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | Good | SG | <- | SG | Good | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Cade Dotson |
| Christopher Allen | 20.3 | 6.3 | 2.0 | Exc- | SF | -> | SF | Exc | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Joseph Royster |
| Isaiah Coleman | 17.0 | 6.2 | 2.3 | Exc- | PF | -> | PF | Exc | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Daniel Brink |
| Raymond Wilson | 10.5 | 9.5 | 1.5 | Good- | C | <--- | C | Fair+ | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Anthony Gordon |
| Dylan Hicks | 5.3 | 2.5 | 4.3 | Poor+ | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Jordan Snyder |
| Avante Berry | 6.2 | 2.8 | 0.5 | Avg+ | bSG | <--- | bSG | Avg- | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Blake Parnell |
| Nicholas Beaudet | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Good- | bSF | <--- | bSF | Avg- | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Christian Bankston |
| Peter Crawford | 7.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 | Fair | bPF | ---> | bPF | Avg+ | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Brandon Werner |
| John Piper | 6.5 | 3.8 | 1.3 | Good- | bC | <--- | bC | Fair+ | 8.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | Salvador Sweeney |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.