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Season on Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Santiago Sharks
(3-3)
at
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
All-time series tied 53-53.
Predicted Score
SCL
109
BIR
97
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Sharks | 50.90% | 10.39% | 32.00% | 12.64% | 1.02 | 104.03 |
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 39.16% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
Projected Matchups
| SCL Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jones | 22.2 | 4.8 | 8.0 | Good+ | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Benjamin Low | 15.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | Good+ | SG | <- | SG | Good | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Cade Dotson |
| Brandon Clark | 12.5 | 5.3 | 2.3 | Exc+ | SF | <- | SF | Exc | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Joseph Royster |
| Dominic Hostetler | 9.0 | 8.3 | 2.3 | Exc | PF | -> | PF | Exc | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Daniel Brink |
| Valentino Rouse | 17.8 | 10.3 | 1.7 | Exc | C | <--- | C | Fair+ | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Anthony Gordon |
| Johnny Carter | 5.8 | 1.5 | 3.7 | Avg+ | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Jordan Snyder |
| Elvis Simmons | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | Fair | bSG | --> | bSG | Avg- | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Blake Parnell |
| Alexander Wright | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | Fair+ | bSF | -> | bSF | Avg- | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Christian Bankston |
| Kolin Johnson | 5.7 | 5.8 | 1.3 | Avg | bPF | -> | bPF | Avg+ | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Brandon Werner |
| Al Harris | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.5 | Exc | 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.