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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

31–15

67% across 46 games

Cubs this season

21–26

45% across 47 games