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Season on Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Las Vegas Dark Knights
(23-26)
at
Chicago Hilltoppers
(27-22)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Chicago Hilltoppers leads the all-time series 30-16.
Predicted Score
LV
101
CHI
105
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Dark Knights | 53.43% | 7.89% | 29.53% | 12.97% | 1.11 | 102.99 |
| Chicago Hilltoppers | 53.56% | 8.13% | 34.17% | 14.16% | 1.12 | 105.01 |
Projected Matchups
| LV Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | CHI Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Byron | 11.4 | 4.4 | 8.0 | AP | PG | <- | PG | AP- | 18.7 | 4.1 | 7.1 | Christopher Jenkins |
| Antonio Wims | 18.7 | 4.8 | 3.2 | AP | SG | -> | SG | AP | 21.5 | 6.5 | 3.2 | Ethan Wilcox |
| Connor Graf | 19.3 | 5.8 | 2.4 | AP- | SF | -> | SF | AP | 16.3 | 7.1 | 2.8 | Peter Jeanpierre |
| Ethan Penson | 17.4 | 7.8 | 1.9 | AP | PF | -> | PF | AP+ | 25.7 | 9.9 | 2.1 | Luke Anderson |
| Nicholas Johnson | 11.9 | 10.8 | 1.5 | AP | C | -> | C | AP | 4.6 | 9.0 | 1.9 | Ryan Davis |
| Timothy Monroe | 7.0 | 1.8 | 3.9 | Exc+ | bPG | <- | bPG | Exc+ | 20.3 | 3.4 | 5.3 | Derek Mitchell |
| Fernando Ruiz | 6.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | Exc | bSG | -> | bSG | Exc+ | 14.2 | 4.0 | 2.0 | Aaron Wilson |
| James Gundersen | 8.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | Exc | bSF | -> | bSF | Exc+ | 11.3 | 6.3 | 2.5 | William Simon |
| Samuel Kovacs | 5.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 | Exc+ | bPF | -> | bPF | Exc+ | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Kevin Rushing |
| Dante Clark | 7.7 | 4.4 | 0.6 | Exc+ | bC | bC | Exc+ | 2.9 | 6.7 | 1.1 | Jack Palacios |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.