Back to the recap

Monday · May 18 · 6:40 PM ✦

BREWERS @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 77 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 15 mph out to cf

Final

BREWERS 9
Cubs 3

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–4 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 9–3 Brewers

58%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Brewers Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 38% 62% 3–4
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 44% 56% 3–4
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 47% 53% 3–4
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 25% 75% 3–5
Logistic Milwaukee Brewers 53% 47%
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 42% 58%
Consensus Chicago Cubs 42% 58% 3–4
1 of 6 sims got it right — Logistic caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Brewers this season

25–17

60% across 42 games

Cubs this season

21–24

47% across 45 games