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Season on Thursday, October 15, 2026
Louisville Colonels
(3-3)
at
Houston Octopods
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
Louisville Colonels leads the season series 1-0.
Louisville Colonels leads the all-time series 82-57.
Predicted Score
LOU
104
HOU
102
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8/27 | Season | HOU at LOU | 120 - 131 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 53.97% | 8.33% | 33.67% | 14.36% | 1.11 | 108.35 |
| Houston Octopods | 54.75% | 7.02% | 32.58% | 9.33% | 1.13 | 101.15 |
Projected Matchups
| LOU Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | HOU Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Scruggs | 16.5 | 5.2 | 9.5 | AP- | PG | <-- | PG | Exc | 24.7 | 4.2 | 9.0 | Andres Brown |
| Ajay Blackshear | 30.2 | 6.8 | 3.2 | AP | SG | <--- | SG | Exc+ | 25.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | William Morgan |
| Julian Cassel | 6.7 | 4.3 | 1.5 | AP | SF | <- | SF | AP- | 21.2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | Dashawn Williams |
| Bryan Windsor | 11.8 | 8.7 | 2.3 | AP- | PF | -> | PF | AP- | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.2 | Nathaniel Hanselman |
| Ricardo Yohn | 16.0 | 11.5 | 2.0 | AP+ | C | <--- | C | Exc+ | 7.3 | 12.5 | 2.0 | Philip Murray |
| Luis Torrence | 4.5 | 0.8 | 3.2 | AP- | bPG | <- | bPG | Exc+ | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | Karl Johnson |
| Abraham Normile | 11.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | Exc- | bSG | -> | bSG | Exc | 11.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Charles Farley |
| Spenser Robison | 14.5 | 3.8 | 1.7 | AP- | bSF | <- | bSF | Exc+ | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | Jimmy Lumpkins |
| Isa Hutchison | 4.3 | 3.3 | 1.3 | Exc | bPF | --> | bPF | AP- | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | Dylan Daniels |
| Christopher Lalonde | 4.3 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 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.