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Sunday · May 17 · 1:11 PM ✦

CUBS @ WHITE SOX

Rate Field. · 75 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 2 mph out to rf

Final

Cubs 8
WHITE SOX 9

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–2 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 8–9 White Sox

64%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Cubs White Sox Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 75% 25% 5–2
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 67% 33% 4–2
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 65% 35% 4–2
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 65% 35% 5–3
Logistic Chicago Cubs 52% 48%
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 67% 33%
Consensus Chicago Cubs 64% 36% 4–2
None of the 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cubs this season

21–24

47% across 45 games

White Sox this season

22–22

50% across 44 games