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Season on Friday, October 9, 2026
Philadelphia Assassins
(3-3)
at
Houston Octopods
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Philadelphia Assassins leads the all-time series 33-17.
Predicted Score
PHI
104
HOU
102
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Assassins | 52.61% | 5.22% | 36.66% | 12.89% | 1.14 | 106.03 |
| Houston Octopods | 54.75% | 7.02% | 34.59% | 9.33% | 1.13 | 101.15 |
Projected Matchups
| PHI Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | HOU Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Buck | 9.8 | 7.8 | 1.0 | Exc+ | PG | <- | PG | Exc | 24.7 | 4.2 | 9.0 | Andres Brown |
| Justin Vance | 24.5 | 5.8 | 3.2 | AP- | SG | <- | SG | Exc+ | 25.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | William Morgan |
| Jose Combs | 17.2 | 4.5 | 2.8 | AP | SF | <- | SF | AP- | 21.2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | Dashawn Williams |
| Freddy Anders | 12.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | AP- | PF | -> | PF | AP- | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.2 | Nathaniel Hanselman |
| Royce Hegland | 10.3 | 9.3 | 2.2 | AP- | C | <- | C | Exc+ | 7.3 | 12.5 | 2.0 | Philip Murray |
| Gustavo Kuss | 18.3 | 4.5 | 7.2 | AP | bPG | <-- | bPG | Exc+ | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | Karl Johnson |
| Colton Hodge | 10.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | Exc | bSG | <- | bSG | Exc | 11.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Charles Farley |
| Jack Blalock | 13.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | AP- | bSF | <-- | bSF | Exc+ | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | Jimmy Lumpkins |
| Drew Smith | 4.2 | 5.5 | 1.5 | Exc+ | bPF | -> | bPF | AP- | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | Dylan Daniels |
| Joseph Spence | 4.5 | 6.2 | 1.8 | Exc+ | bC | -> | bC | AP- | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | Mason Russ |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.