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Monday · August 31 · 7:10 pm ✦

WHITE SOX @ ASTROS

Daikin Park. · 73 degrees, roof closed, wind 0 mph none

Final

White Sox 3
ASTROS 6

Our Pick

CHICAGO WHITE SOX, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–4 Chicago White Sox · Actual: 3–6 Astros

53%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick White Sox Astros Projected Result
Baseline Houston Astros 45% 55% 4–4 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Chicago White Sox 55% 45% 4–4 ✗
Platoon-weighted Chicago White Sox 53% 47% 4–4 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago White Sox 62% 38% 4–3 ✗
Logistic Chicago White Sox 54% 46% — ✗
Random Forest Houston Astros 44% 56% — ✓
Consensus Chicago White Sox 53% 47% 4–4 ✗
2 of 6 sims got it right — Baseline and Random Forest caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

White Sox this season

81–81

50% across 162 games

Astros this season

90–65

58% across 155 games