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Season on Friday, October 30, 2026
San Diego Sabercats
(3-3)
at
Phoenix Kangaroos
(4-2)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Phoenix Kangaroos leads the all-time series 76-73.
Predicted Score
SD
104
PHO
102
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Sabercats | 54.97% | 5.62% | 32.98% | 14.14% | 1.18 | 104.43 |
| Phoenix Kangaroos | 55.22% | 5.46% | 31.29% | 13.87% | 1.18 | 102.24 |
Projected Matchups
| SD Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | PHO Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Sumner | 16.2 | 3.3 | 5.2 | AP | PG | <- | PG | AP- | 18.2 | 3.8 | 6.3 | Ian Rodriguez |
| Dean Oliver | 18.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | AP- | SG | <- | SG | AP- | 25.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Dominic Arnold |
| Samuel Price | 19.5 | 5.7 | 3.2 | AP+ | SF | <- | SF | AP | 25.3 | 6.0 | 2.8 | Andrew Haney |
| Lance Bailey | 15.2 | 8.5 | 2.7 | AP+ | PF | <- | PF | AP- | 6.7 | 8.8 | 2.5 | Parker Surles |
| James Banks | 5.5 | 10.3 | 1.3 | Exc+ | C | <- | C | Exc+ | 8.8 | 10.0 | 2.8 | Richard Mays |
| Adrian Johnson | 15.5 | 3.8 | 6.8 | AP- | bPG | -> | bPG | AP | 9.3 | 1.0 | 3.7 | Miguel Lobue |
| Nathaniel Benford | 16.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | AP- | bSG | <- | bSG | AP- | 12.8 | 3.7 | 1.8 | Ariel Renfro |
| Ryan Budz | 7.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Exc+ | bSF | <- | bSF | Exc | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Jonathan Thayer |
| Daniel Covington | 5.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | AP | bPF | <- | bPF | AP- | 6.8 | 3.8 | 2.2 | Ian Shaw |
| Franklin Wheat | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | Exc+ | bC | -> | bC | Exc+ | 2.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | Daniel Hernandez |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.