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Wednesday · September 23 · 6:40 pm ✦

MARLINS @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 63 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 12 mph in from cf

Final

MARLINS 3
Cubs 2

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS

✗ Wrong

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

55%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Marlins Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 44% 56% 3–4 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 42% 58% 4–4 ✗
Platoon-weighted Miami Marlins 51% 49% 3–4 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 38% 62% 3–5 ✗
Logistic Miami Marlins 54% 46% — ✓
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 29% 71% — ✗
Consensus Chicago Cubs 45% 55% 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 —

Marlins this season

81–74

52% across 155 games

Cubs this season

77–80

49% across 157 games