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Saturday · May 30 ✦

CUBS @ CARDINALS

Busch Stadium.

Final

CUBS 6
Cardinals 1

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–3 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 6–1 Cubs

56%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Cubs Cardinals Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 58% 42% 4–3
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 56% 44% 4–3
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 56% 44% 4–4
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 65% 35% 4–3
Logistic Chicago Cubs 53% 47%
Random Forest St. Louis Cardinals 46% 54%
Consensus Chicago Cubs 56% 44% 4–3
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cubs this season

40–47

46% across 87 games

Cardinals this season

48–39

55% across 87 games