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Friday · July 24 · 6:40 pm ✦

CUBS @ PIRATES

PNC Park. · 79 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 8 mph in from rf

Final

CUBS 3
Pirates 2

Our Pick

PITTSBURGH PIRATES, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–4 Pittsburgh Pirates · Actual: 3–2 Cubs

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Cubs Pirates Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 62% 38% 4–3
Pitcher-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 45% 55% 4–4
Platoon-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 40% 60% 3–4
Pitcher + Platoon Pittsburgh Pirates 49% 51% 4–4
Logistic Pittsburgh Pirates 50% 50%
Random Forest Pittsburgh Pirates 39% 61%
Consensus Pittsburgh Pirates 48% 52% 4–4
1 of 6 sims got it right — Baseline caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cubs this season

60–63

49% across 123 games

Pirates this season

68–56

55% across 124 games