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Saturday · August 15 · 1:20 PM ✦

CARDINALS @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 77 degrees, cloudy, wind 7 mph out to lf

Final

CARDINALS 8
Cubs 4

Our Pick

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS, decisively

✓ Correct

Projected: 10–4 St. Louis Cardinals · Actual: 8–4 Cardinals

78%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Cardinals Cubs Projected Result
Baseline St. Louis Cardinals 95% 5% 11–4
Pitcher-weighted St. Louis Cardinals 98% 2% 10–3
Platoon-weighted St. Louis Cardinals 91% 9% 11–5
Pitcher + Platoon St. Louis Cardinals 93% 7% 10–3
Logistic Chicago Cubs 45% 55%
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 43% 57%
Consensus St. Louis Cardinals 78% 22% 10–4
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cardinals this season

69–54

56% across 123 games

Cubs this season

59–63

48% across 122 games