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Season on Thursday, October 15, 2026
Santa Fe Zeppelins
(2-4)
at
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
Series Snapshot
Birmingham Venom leads the season series 1-0.
Santa Fe Zeppelins leads the all-time series 88-59.
Predicted Score
SFE
100
BIR
106
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8/27 | Season | BIR at SFE | 88 - 80 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Zeppelins | 49.43% | 12.33% | 27.66% | 14.86% | 0.98 | 101.98 |
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 41.80% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
Projected Matchups
| SFE Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Glover | 8.5 | 2.5 | 8.2 | Fair+ | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Andres Thiam | 21.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | Avg+ | SG | --> | SG | Good | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Cade Dotson |
| Noah Tinney | 15.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | Good- | SF | ---> | SF | Exc | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Joseph Royster |
| Kyran Harper | 9.0 | 5.8 | 1.8 | Good | PF | ---> | PF | Exc | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Daniel Brink |
| Zach Smith | 4.8 | 10.7 | 0.8 | Good | C | <--- | C | Fair+ | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Anthony Gordon |
| Joshua Lawson | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | Fair- | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Jordan Snyder |
| Ian Marshall | 11.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Good- | bSG | <--- | bSG | Avg- | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Blake Parnell |
| Trenton Sage | 18.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | AP- | bSF | <--- | bSF | Avg- | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Christian Bankston |
| Jacob Tyler | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Fair- | bPF | ---> | bPF | Avg+ | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Brandon Werner |
| Anthony Miller | 3.5 | 4.3 | 0.7 | Fair+ | 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.