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Tuesday · August 11 · 6:45 pm ✦

CUBS @ NATIONALS

Nationals Park. · 86 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 7 mph l to r

Final

CUBS 8
Nationals 6

Our Pick

WASHINGTON NATIONALS, comfortably

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–6 Washington Nationals · Actual: 8–6 Cubs

65%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Cubs Nationals Projected Result
Baseline Washington Nationals 29% 71% 4–6
Pitcher-weighted Washington Nationals 36% 64% 4–5
Platoon-weighted Washington Nationals 31% 69% 4–6
Pitcher + Platoon Washington Nationals 24% 76% 4–7
Logistic Washington Nationals 48% 52%
Random Forest Washington Nationals 39% 61%
Consensus Washington Nationals 35% 65% 4–6
None of the 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cubs this season

60–63

49% across 123 games

Nationals this season

68–56

55% across 124 games