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Tuesday · September 22 · 6:40 pm ✦

MARLINS @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 61 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 14 mph in from cf

Final

MARLINS 8
Cubs 2

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–4 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 8–2 Marlins

59%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Marlins Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 29% 71% 2–4 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 25% 75% 2–5 ✗
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 33% 67% 3–4 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Miami Marlins 53% 47% 3–3 ✓
Logistic Miami Marlins 50% 50% — ✓
Random Forest Miami Marlins 57% 43% — ✓
Consensus Chicago Cubs 41% 59% 3–4 ✗
3 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Marlins this season

81–74

52% across 155 games

Cubs this season

77–80

49% across 157 games