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Tuesday · May 19 ✦

BREWERS @ CUBS

Wrigley Field.

Final

BREWERS 5
Cubs 2

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–4 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 5–2 Brewers

57%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Brewers Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Milwaukee Brewers 55% 45% 4–3 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 25% 75% 2–4 ✗
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 45% 55% 3–3 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 47% 53% 4–4 ✗
Logistic Chicago Cubs 41% 59% — ✗
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 43% 57% — ✗
Consensus Chicago Cubs 43% 57% 3–4 ✗
1 of 6 sims got it right — Baseline caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Brewers this season

92–69

57% across 161 games

Cubs this season

77–80

49% across 157 games