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Friday · September 25 · 1:06 PM ✦

CUBS @ RED SOX

Fenway Park. · 65 degrees, cloudy, wind 14 mph in from rf

Final

Cubs 3
RED SOX 4

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–3 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 3–4 Red Sox

56%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Cubs Red Sox Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 56% 44% 4–3 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 65% 35% 4–3 ✗
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 65% 35% 4–3 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 55% 45% 4–3 ✗
Logistic Boston Red Sox 44% 56% — ✓
Random Forest Chicago Cubs 53% 47% — ✗
Consensus Chicago Cubs 56% 44% 4–3 ✗
1 of 6 sims got it right — Logistic caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cubs this season

77–80

49% across 157 games

Red Sox this season

85–72

54% across 157 games