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Wednesday · August 19 · 1:20 PM ✦

WHITE SOX @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 75 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 8 mph in from cf

Final

WHITE SOX 3
Cubs 0

Our Pick

CHICAGO WHITE SOX, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–4 Chicago White Sox · Actual: 3–0 White Sox

51%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick White Sox Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 49% 51% 3–4
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 49% 51% 3–3
Platoon-weighted Chicago White Sox 62% 38% 4–3
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago White Sox 60% 40% 4–4
Logistic Chicago Cubs 46% 54%
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 32% 68%
Consensus Chicago White Sox 51% 49% 4–4
2 of 6 sims got it right — Platoon-weighted and Pitcher + Platoon caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

White Sox this season

60–61

50% across 121 games

Cubs this season

59–63

48% across 122 games