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Friday · May 1 · 1:20 PM ✦

D-BACKS @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 44 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 13 mph in from cf

Final

D-backs 5
CUBS 6

Our Pick

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

✗ Wrong

Projected: 7–4 Arizona Diamondbacks · Actual: 5–6 Cubs

62%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick D-backs Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Arizona Diamondbacks 78% 22% 7–3
Pitcher-weighted Arizona Diamondbacks 73% 27% 6–4
Platoon-weighted Arizona Diamondbacks 82% 18% 7–3
Pitcher + Platoon Arizona Diamondbacks 76% 24% 7–4
Logistic Arizona Diamondbacks 51% 49%
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 30% 70%
Consensus Arizona Diamondbacks 62% 38% 7–4
1 of 6 sims got it right — Random Forest caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

D-backs this season

27–18

60% across 45 games

Cubs this season

21–26

45% across 47 games