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Sunday · August 30 · 3:11 PM ✦

ASTROS @ METS

Citi Field. · 81 degrees, cloudy, wind 9 mph out to cf

Final

ASTROS 6
Mets 3

Our Pick

NEW YORK METS

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–4 New York Mets · Actual: 6–3 Astros

56%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Astros Mets Projected Result
Baseline New York Mets 44% 56% 3–3 ✗
Pitcher-weighted New York Mets 36% 64% 3–4 ✗
Platoon-weighted Houston Astros 51% 49% 4–4 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon New York Mets 33% 67% 3–4 ✗
Logistic Houston Astros 52% 48% — ✓
Random Forest New York Mets 44% 56% — ✗
Consensus New York Mets 44% 56% 3–4 ✗
2 of 6 sims got it right — Platoon-weighted and Logistic caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Astros this season

90–65

58% across 155 games

Mets this season

81–74

52% across 155 games