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Sunday · May 24 · 1:20 pm ✦

ASTROS @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 62 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 7 mph in from rf

Final

ASTROS 8
Cubs 5

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–5 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 8–5 Astros

62%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Astros Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 36% 64% 3–4 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 29% 71% 3–4 ✗
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 36% 64% 3–4 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 22% 78% 2–5 ✗
Logistic Houston Astros 53% 47% — ✓
Random Forest Houston Astros 54% 46% — ✓
Consensus Chicago Cubs 38% 62% 3–5 ✗
2 of 6 sims got it right — Logistic and Random Forest caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Astros this season

90–65

58% across 155 games

Cubs this season

77–80

49% across 157 games