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Wednesday · April 29 · 1:10 pm ✦

CUBS @ PADRES

Petco Park. · 67 degrees, sunny, wind 13 mph l to r

Final

CUBS 5
Padres 4

Our Pick

SAN DIEGO PADRES, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–4 San Diego Padres · Actual: 5–4 Cubs

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Cubs Padres Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 51% 49% 4–4
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 51% 49% 4–4
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 53% 47% 4–4
Pitcher + Platoon San Diego Padres 42% 58% 4–4
Logistic Chicago Cubs 57% 43%
Random Forest San Diego Padres 36% 64%
Consensus San Diego Padres 48% 52% 4–4
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cubs this season

21–26

45% across 47 games

Padres this season

32–12

73% across 44 games