Tuesday · August 18 · 7:05 pm ✦
WHITE SOX @ CUBS
Wrigley Field. · 77 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph out to cf
Final
White Sox
3
CUBS
4
Our Pick
CHICAGO WHITE SOX, narrowly
✗ WrongProjected: 4–3 Chicago White Sox · Actual: 3–4 Cubs
51%
Consensus
— Simulation Breakdown —
| Simulation | Pick | White Sox | Cubs | Projected | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Chicago White Sox | 62% | 38% | 4–3 | ✗ |
| Pitcher-weighted | Chicago White Sox | 65% | 35% | 4–3 | ✗ |
| Platoon-weighted | Chicago White Sox | 51% | 49% | 3–3 | ✗ |
| Pitcher + Platoon | Chicago White Sox | 55% | 45% | 4–4 | ✗ |
| Logistic | Chicago Cubs | 37% | 63% | — | ✓ |
| Random Forest | Chicago Cubs | 41% | 59% | — | ✓ |
| Consensus | Chicago White Sox | 51% | 49% | 4–3 | ✗ |
2 of 6 sims got it right — Logistic and Random Forest caught what the others missed.
— How We've Done On These Teams —
White Sox this season
81–81
50% across 162 games
Cubs this season
77–80
49% across 157 games