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Thursday · April 23 · 1:20 PM ✦

PHILLIES @ CUBS

Wrigley Field. · 68 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 14 mph r to l

Final

Phillies 7
CUBS 8

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–4 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 7–8 Cubs

54%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Phillies Cubs Projected Result
Baseline Philadelphia Phillies 51% 49% 4–4 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 45% 55% 4–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 40% 60% 4–5 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Philadelphia Phillies 62% 38% 4–3 ✗
Logistic Chicago Cubs 46% 54% — ✓
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 35% 65% — ✓
Consensus Chicago Cubs 46% 54% 4–4 ✓
4 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