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Playoffs on Thursday, November 12, 2026
Chicago Hilltoppers
(30-23)
at
Orlando Bombers
(30-23)
Series Snapshot
Chicago Hilltoppers leads the season series 4-0.
Orlando Bombers leads the all-time series 78-50.
Predicted Score
CHI
106
ORL
100
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 8/24 | Season | ORL at CHI | 115 - 122 |
| Thu 10/1 | Season | CHI at ORL | 106 - 105 |
| Mon 11/9 | Playoffs | ORL at CHI | 108 - 109 |
| Tue 11/10 | Playoffs | ORL at CHI | 89 - 110 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Hilltoppers | 47.91% | 5.89% | 35.24% | 18.85% | 1.07 | 102.11 |
| Orlando Bombers | 46.91% | 7.78% | 32.41% | 7.73% | 0.95 | 103.43 |
Projected Matchups
| CHI Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | ORL Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Jenkins | 18.3 | 4.1 | 7.2 | AP- | PG | -> | PG | AP- | 23.4 | 3.8 | 7.4 | Cole Knouse |
| Ethan Wilcox | 21.9 | 6.3 | 3.2 | AP | SG | <- | SG | AP- | 21.8 | 4.6 | 3.6 | Jaden Brown |
| Peter Jeanpierre | 16.2 | 6.9 | 2.7 | AP | SF | <- | SF | AP- | 16.6 | 5.3 | 2.1 | Luke Pearce |
| Luke Anderson | 25.9 | 10.3 | 2.2 | AP+ | PF | <--- | PF | Exc+ | 12.5 | 8.9 | 2.2 | William Culbert |
| Ryan Davis | 4.4 | 9.1 | 2.0 | AP | C | <-- | C | Exc+ | 4.7 | 11.3 | 2.2 | Pedro Witherspoon |
| Derek Mitchell | 19.8 | 3.3 | 5.2 | Exc+ | bPG | --> | bPG | AP- | 10.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | Omar Newsome |
| Aaron Wilson | 14.2 | 4.0 | 2.0 | Exc+ | bSG | -> | bSG | Exc+ | 9.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | Jared Damron |
| William Simon | 11.5 | 6.0 | 2.4 | Exc+ | bSF | -> | bSF | Exc+ | 11.9 | 3.6 | 1.1 | Donell Mott |
| Kevin Rushing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Exc+ | bPF | bPF | Exc+ | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.8 | Nathan Andrews | |
| Jack Palacios | 2.8 | 6.8 | 1.2 | Exc+ | bC | <--- | bC | Good- | 2.5 | 4.9 | 1.0 | Daniel Hiott |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.