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Season on Thursday, October 15, 2026
South Dakota Blackhawks
(5-1)
at
Buffalo Bombers
(3-3)
Series Snapshot
South Dakota Blackhawks leads the season series 1-0.
South Dakota Blackhawks leads the all-time series 100-78.
Predicted Score
SOD
125
BUF
81
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8/27 | Season | BUF at SOD | 100 - 115 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Blackhawks | 51.94% | 6.97% | 35.56% | 15.20% | 1.10 | 106.86 |
| Buffalo Bombers | 50.66% | 15.08% | 28.62% | 17.39% | 0.98 | 106.46 |
Projected Matchups
| SOD Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BUF Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Stout | 25.7 | 3.0 | 6.7 | Exc+ | PG | <--- | PG | Good | 19.5 | 5.3 | 7.5 | Dana Rodriques |
| Justin Walker | 31.8 | 5.8 | 2.8 | Exc+ | SG | <--- | SG | Avg+ | 17.8 | 5.7 | 2.3 | Kyle Williams |
| William Holman | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | Avg+ | SF | <- | SF | Avg+ | 12.0 | 7.3 | 2.5 | Liam Mullis |
| Matthew Argumedo | 8.5 | 9.7 | 2.2 | Exc | PF | <--- | PF | Fair | 12.0 | 8.3 | 1.8 | Joseph Dalton |
| Amani Doyle | 13.8 | 8.7 | 1.8 | Exc- | C | <--- | C | Fair- | 8.7 | 8.5 | 2.3 | Braden Nicholson |
| Julio Bischof | 9.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | Exc+ | bPG | <--- | bPG | Fair | 3.0 | 1.2 | 3.8 | Adam Conkle |
| Joshua Hughes | 9.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Exc | bSG | <--- | bSG | Avg+ | 11.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | Jacob Hynes |
| Sergio Larose | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 | Exc | bSF | <--- | bSF | Avg | 7.7 | 2.2 | 0.8 | Ivan Chavez |
| Jared Wilson | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | Exc | bPF | <--- | bPF | Avg+ | 6.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | Wesley Vigil |
| Nathaniel Waters | 6.8 | 10.8 | 1.0 | Good+ | bC | <--- | bC | Fair | 6.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 | Azael Fleming |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.