Game Preview
Season on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Phoenix Kangaroos
(4-2)
at
San Diego Sabercats
(3-3)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Phoenix Kangaroos leads the all-time series 76-73.
Predicted Score
PHO
100
SD
106
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Kangaroos | 55.22% | 5.46% | 31.29% | 13.87% | 1.18 | 102.24 |
| San Diego Sabercats | 54.97% | 5.62% | 32.98% | 14.14% | 1.18 | 104.43 |
Projected Matchups
| PHO Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SD Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Rodriguez | 18.2 | 3.8 | 6.3 | AP- | PG | -> | PG | AP | 16.2 | 3.3 | 5.2 | Louis Sumner |
| Dominic Arnold | 25.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | AP- | SG | -> | SG | AP- | 18.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | Dean Oliver |
| Andrew Haney | 25.3 | 6.0 | 2.8 | AP | SF | -> | SF | AP+ | 19.5 | 5.7 | 3.2 | Samuel Price |
| Parker Surles | 6.7 | 8.8 | 2.5 | AP- | PF | -> | PF | AP+ | 15.2 | 8.5 | 2.7 | Lance Bailey |
| Richard Mays | 8.8 | 10.0 | 2.8 | Exc+ | C | -> | C | Exc+ | 5.5 | 10.3 | 1.3 | James Banks |
| Miguel Lobue | 9.3 | 1.0 | 3.7 | AP | bPG | <- | bPG | AP- | 15.5 | 3.8 | 6.8 | Adrian Johnson |
| Ariel Renfro | 12.8 | 3.7 | 1.8 | AP- | bSG | -> | bSG | AP- | 16.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | Nathaniel Benford |
| Jonathan Thayer | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Exc | bSF | -> | bSF | Exc+ | 7.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Ryan Budz |
| Ian Shaw | 6.8 | 3.8 | 2.2 | AP- | bPF | -> | bPF | AP | 5.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | Daniel Covington |
| Daniel Hernandez | 2.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | Exc+ | bC | <- | bC | Exc+ | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | Franklin Wheat |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.