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Wednesday · June 3 · 7:05 pm ✦

ATHLETICS @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 67 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph in from rf

Final

ATHLETICS 5
Cubs 4

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS, narrowly

✗ Wrong

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

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Athletics Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 36% 64% 3–4
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 42% 58% 4–3
Platoon-weighted Athletics 56% 44% 4–4
Pitcher + Platoon Athletics 62% 38% 4–4
Logistic Chicago Cubs 50% 50%
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 38% 62%
Consensus Chicago Cubs 48% 52% 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 —

Athletics this season

50–36

58% across 86 games

Cubs this season

40–46

47% across 86 games