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Sunday · July 12 · 1:40 PM ✦

CUBS @ REDS

Great American Ball Park. · 81 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 6 mph in from rf

Final

CUBS 8
Reds 4

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–3 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 8–4 Cubs

55%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Cubs Reds Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 64% 36% 4–3 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 62% 38% 4–3 ✓
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 60% 40% 4–3 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Cincinnati Reds 42% 58% 3–4 ✗
Logistic Cincinnati Reds 44% 56% — ✗
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 68% 32% — ✓
Consensus Chicago Cubs 55% 45% 4–3 ✓
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cubs this season

77–80

49% across 157 games

Reds this season

82–73

53% across 155 games