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Thursday · September 3 · 6:15 pm ✦

BREWERS @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 82 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 9 mph in from rf

Final

Brewers 1
CUBS 2

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–4 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 1–2 Cubs

55%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Brewers Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 49% 51% 4–4 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 42% 58% 3–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 44% 56% 4–5 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 47% 53% 3–4 ✓
Logistic Milwaukee Brewers 51% 49% — ✗
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 32% 68% — ✓
Consensus Chicago Cubs 45% 55% 3–4 ✓
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Brewers this season

92–67

58% across 159 games

Cubs this season

77–80

49% across 157 games