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Wednesday · September 16 · 6:40 pm ✦

BRAVES @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 68 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 8 mph in from lf

Final

Braves 4
CUBS 8

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS

✓ Correct

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

55%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Braves Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 44% 56% 4–4 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 38% 62% 4–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted Atlanta Braves 55% 45% 5–4 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 44% 56% 4–4 ✓
Logistic Chicago Cubs 47% 53% — ✓
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 39% 61% — ✓
Consensus Chicago Cubs 45% 55% 4–4 ✓
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Braves this season

86–76

53% across 162 games

Cubs this season

77–80

49% across 157 games