Wednesday · August 26 · 12:41 PM ✦
CUBS @ D-BACKS
Chase Field. · 76 degrees, roof closed, wind 0 mph none
Final
Cubs
0
D-BACKS
2
Our Pick
CHICAGO CUBS, narrowly
✗ WrongProjected: 4–3 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 0–2 D-backs
51%
Consensus
— Simulation Breakdown —
| Simulation | Pick | Cubs | D-backs | Projected | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Chicago Cubs | 53% | 47% | 4–3 | ✗ |
| Pitcher-weighted | Chicago Cubs | 64% | 36% | 4–3 | ✗ |
| Platoon-weighted | Chicago Cubs | 55% | 45% | 4–3 | ✗ |
| Pitcher + Platoon | Chicago Cubs | 53% | 47% | 4–4 | ✗ |
| Logistic | Arizona Diamondbacks | 44% | 56% | — | ✓ |
| Random Forest | Arizona Diamondbacks | 37% | 63% | — | ✓ |
| Consensus | Chicago Cubs | 51% | 49% | 4–3 | ✗ |
2 of 6 sims got it right — Logistic and Random Forest caught what the others missed.
— How We've Done On These Teams —
Cubs this season
77–80
49% across 157 games
D-backs this season
79–76
51% across 155 games