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Wednesday · September 30 · 7:00 pm ✦

CUBS @ PADRES

Petco Park. · 70 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 4 mph in from rf

Final

Cubs 1
PADRES 4

Our Pick

SAN DIEGO PADRES, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–4 San Diego Padres · Actual: 1–4 Padres

50%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Cubs Padres Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 53% 47% 4–4 ✗
Pitcher-weighted San Diego Padres 47% 53% 4–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted San Diego Padres 49% 51% 4–4 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 58% 42% 4–4 ✗
Logistic Chicago Cubs 51% 49% — ✗
Random Forest San Diego Padres 33% 67% — ✓
Consensus San Diego Padres 50% 50% 4–4 ✓
3 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cubs this season

77–80

49% across 157 games

Padres this season

97–63

61% across 160 games