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Thursday · June 4 · 7:05 pm ✦

ATHLETICS @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 84 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 14 mph out to lf

Final

Athletics 6
CUBS 7

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–4 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 6–7 Cubs

53%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Athletics Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 45% 55% 3–4
Pitcher-weighted Athletics 53% 47% 4–3
Platoon-weighted Athletics 51% 49% 4–4
Pitcher + Platoon Athletics 51% 49% 3–3
Logistic Chicago Cubs 45% 55%
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 35% 65%
Consensus Chicago Cubs 47% 53% 3–4
3 of 6 sims got it right.

— 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