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Season on Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
at
Santa Fe Zeppelins
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
Birmingham Venom leads the season series 1-0.
Santa Fe Zeppelins leads the all-time series 88-59.
Predicted Score
BIR
104
SFE
102
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 41.80% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
| Santa Fe Zeppelins | 49.43% | 12.33% | 27.66% | 14.86% | 0.98 | 101.98 |
Projected Matchups
| BIR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SFE Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wimberly | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Poor+ | PG | ---> | PG | Fair+ | 8.5 | 2.5 | 8.2 | Martin Glover |
| Cade Dotson | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Good | SG | <-- | SG | Avg+ | 21.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | Andres Thiam |
| Joseph Royster | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Exc | SF | <--- | SF | Good- | 15.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | Noah Tinney |
| Daniel Brink | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Exc | PF | <--- | PF | Good | 9.0 | 5.8 | 1.8 | Kyran Harper |
| Anthony Gordon | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Fair+ | C | ---> | C | Good | 4.8 | 10.7 | 0.8 | Zach Smith |
| Jordan Snyder | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Exc | bPG | <--- | bPG | Fair- | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | Joshua Lawson |
| Blake Parnell | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Avg- | bSG | ---> | bSG | Good- | 11.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Ian Marshall |
| Christian Bankston | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Avg- | bSF | ---> | bSF | Exc+ | 18.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | Trenton Sage |
| Brandon Werner | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Avg+ | bPF | <--- | bPF | Fair- | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Jacob Tyler |
| Salvador Sweeney | 8.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | Fair+ | bC | <- | bC | Fair+ | 3.5 | 4.3 | 0.7 | Anthony Miller |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.