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Season on Thursday, October 15, 2026
Syracuse River Rats
(0-6)
at
Pittsburgh Berserkers
(5-1)
Series Snapshot
Pittsburgh Berserkers leads the season series 1-0.
Pittsburgh Berserkers leads the all-time series 96-61.
Predicted Score
SYR
91
PIT
115
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8/27 | Season | PIT at SYR | 95 - 78 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse River Rats | 42.84% | 14.47% | 34.13% | 15.44% | 0.84 | 106.71 |
| Pittsburgh Berserkers | 51.72% | 14.40% | 36.26% | 17.18% | 1.00 | 105.42 |
Projected Matchups
| SYR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | PIT Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Dunn | 11.7 | 4.5 | 6.5 | Good- | PG | --> | PG | Good+ | 12.3 | 2.0 | 3.7 | Gerardo Link |
| Christopher Harris | 16.0 | 4.2 | 2.5 | Avg+ | SG | -> | SG | Good- | 13.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | Skyler Nettles |
| Evan Sartin | 9.2 | 5.8 | 1.3 | Avg- | SF | --> | SF | Avg | 13.2 | 5.7 | 1.8 | Matthew Brewster |
| Nicholas Wallace | 9.8 | 6.5 | 1.5 | Avg- | PF | <--- | PF | Fair- | 12.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | Victor Kmiec |
| Jose Goodman | 17.2 | 11.3 | 0.3 | Good+ | C | <- | C | Good | 15.3 | 11.0 | 1.8 | Benjamin Rush |
| Michael Bryant | 6.0 | 1.2 | 3.5 | Poor+ | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc | 8.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Brandon Thompson |
| Jake Harris | 5.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | Avg | bSG | ---> | bSG | Exc- | 6.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | Aric Pierrelouis |
| Jarius Kushner | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | Avg+ | bSF | ---> | bSF | Exc | 14.2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | Ryan Baker |
| Rahul Ferdinand | 6.0 | 5.3 | 0.8 | Avg+ | bPF | ---> | bPF | Exc | 10.3 | 4.5 | 1.7 | Maxwell Fetty |
| Alexander Clift | 4.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | Avg+ | bC | ---> | bC | Exc | 4.2 | 6.3 | 1.0 | Liam Turner |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.