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Saturday · June 6 · 1:20 PM ✦

GIANTS @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 76 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 7 mph in from rf

Final

Giants 2
CUBS 3

Our Pick

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

✗ Wrong

Projected: 5–3 San Francisco Giants · Actual: 2–3 Cubs

57%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Giants Cubs Projected Result
Baseline San Francisco Giants 62% 38% 5–3 ✗
Pitcher-weighted San Francisco Giants 67% 33% 5–3 ✗
Platoon-weighted San Francisco Giants 60% 40% 4–3 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon San Francisco Giants 53% 47% 5–4 ✗
Logistic Chicago Cubs 49% 51% — ✓
Random Forest San Francisco Giants 57% 43% — ✗
Consensus San Francisco Giants 57% 43% 5–3 ✗
1 of 6 sims got it right — Logistic caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Giants this season

89–65

58% across 154 games

Cubs this season

77–80

49% across 157 games