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Wednesday · July 1 · 7:10 pm ✦

TWINS @ ASTROS

Daikin Park. · 70 degrees, roof closed, wind 0 mph none

Final

TWINS 8
Astros 3

Our Pick

HOUSTON ASTROS

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–4 Houston Astros · Actual: 8–3 Twins

56%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Twins Astros Projected Result
Baseline Houston Astros 25% 75% 2–4
Pitcher-weighted Houston Astros 40% 60% 3–4
Platoon-weighted Minnesota Twins 51% 49% 3–4
Pitcher + Platoon Houston Astros 40% 60% 3–4
Logistic Minnesota Twins 59% 41%
Random Forest Houston Astros 44% 56%
Consensus Houston Astros 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 —

Twins this season

48–37

56% across 85 games

Astros this season

51–34

60% across 85 games