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Saturday · August 1 ✦

YANKEES @ CUBS

Wrigley Field.

Final

Yankees 2
CUBS 5

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–4 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 2–5 Cubs

57%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Yankees Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 47% 53% 3–4
Pitcher-weighted New York Yankees 53% 47% 4–4
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 42% 58% 4–4
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 42% 58% 3–4
Logistic Chicago Cubs 33% 67%
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 44% 56%
Consensus Chicago Cubs 43% 57% 4–4
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Yankees this season

64–58

52% across 122 games

Cubs this season

60–63

49% across 123 games