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Tuesday · May 12 ✦

CUBS @ BRAVES

Truist Park.

Final

Cubs 2
BRAVES 5

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS, narrowly

✗ Wrong

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

51%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Cubs Braves Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 53% 47% 4–3
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 55% 45% 4–3
Platoon-weighted Atlanta Braves 47% 53% 4–4
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 67% 33% 5–3
Logistic Atlanta Braves 40% 60%
Random Forest Atlanta Braves 48% 52%
Consensus Chicago Cubs 51% 49% 4–3
3 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cubs this season

21–24

47% across 45 games

Braves this season

25–21

54% across 46 games