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Thursday · August 27 · 7:15 pm ✦

DODGERS @ BRAVES

Truist Park. · 82 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 2 mph in from lf

Final

Dodgers 0
BRAVES 1

Our Pick

ATLANTA BRAVES, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–4 Atlanta Braves · Actual: 0–1 Braves

51%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Dodgers Braves Projected Result
Baseline Atlanta Braves 45% 55% 4–5 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Los Angeles Dodgers 64% 36% 5–4 ✗
Platoon-weighted Atlanta Braves 47% 53% 4–4 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Atlanta Braves 49% 51% 4–3 ✓
Logistic Atlanta Braves 49% 51% — ✓
Random Forest Atlanta Braves 37% 63% — ✓
Consensus Atlanta Braves 49% 51% 4–4 ✓
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Dodgers this season

100–57

64% across 157 games

Braves this season

86–76

53% across 162 games