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Tuesday · July 7 · 6:35 pm ✦

CUBS @ ORIOLES

Oriole Park at Camden Yards. · 80 degrees, cloudy, wind 4 mph in from rf

Final

CUBS 5
Orioles 2

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–3 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 5–2 Cubs

54%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Cubs Orioles Projected Result
Baseline Baltimore Orioles 49% 51% 4–3 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 56% 44% 4–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 51% 49% 4–3 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 64% 36% 5–3 ✓
Logistic Chicago Cubs 55% 45% — ✓
Random Forest Baltimore Orioles 41% 59% — ✗
Consensus Chicago Cubs 54% 46% 4–3 ✓
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cubs this season

77–80

49% across 157 games

Orioles this season

81–72

53% across 153 games