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Monday · June 29 · 7:05 pm ✦

PADRES @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 87 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 15 mph out to lf

Final

Padres 2
CUBS 3

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS

✓ Correct

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

55%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Padres Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 49% 51% 4–4 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 49% 51% 4–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 45% 55% 4–5 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 35% 65% 3–5 ✓
Logistic San Diego Padres 52% 48% — ✗
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 35% 65% — ✓
Consensus Chicago Cubs 45% 55% 4–4 ✓
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Padres this season

97–63

61% across 160 games

Cubs this season

77–80

49% across 157 games