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Friday · August 21 ✦

ATHLETICS @ ASTROS

Daikin Park.

Final

Athletics 0
ASTROS 4

Our Pick

ATHLETICS, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–3 Athletics · Actual: 0–4 Astros

51%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Athletics Astros Projected Result
Baseline Houston Astros 44% 56% 3–3
Pitcher-weighted Houston Astros 49% 51% 3–3
Platoon-weighted Athletics 60% 40% 2–2
Pitcher + Platoon Athletics 56% 44% 3–3
Logistic Houston Astros 44% 56%
Random Forest Athletics 63% 37%
Consensus Athletics 51% 49% 3–3
3 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Athletics this season

73–50

59% across 123 games

Astros this season

69–51

57% across 120 games