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Wednesday · April 22 · 6:40 pm ✦

PHILLIES @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 45 degrees, cloudy, wind 9 mph in from cf

Final

Phillies 2
CUBS 7

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–4 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 2–7 Cubs

53%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Phillies Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Philadelphia Phillies 53% 47% 3–4 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 45% 55% 4–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted Philadelphia Phillies 62% 38% 4–3 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Philadelphia Phillies 55% 45% 4–3 ✗
Logistic Chicago Cubs 42% 58% — ✓
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 34% 66% — ✓
Consensus Chicago Cubs 47% 53% 4–4 ✓
3 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Phillies this season

94–64

59% across 158 games

Cubs this season

77–80

49% across 157 games