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Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs

August 4, 2026 · MLB

Tarik Skubal vs Javier Assad

TrueTail's simulation - context only

Dodgers wins about 51 times out of 100.

51%
Dodgers 51.0% Cubs 49.0%

Sim projects a total of 9.0 runs.

MLB sim opinions are gated: the model does not yet beat always picking the home team (Brier 0.2495 vs 0.2493) - projections below are context, not leans.

n=10,000 simulated trials · model game-sim-v6

The distribution

TrueTail's sims land on 8 total runs most often (9% of simulated outcomes).

Show the math

Win probability: home 49.0%, away 51.0%.
Projected score: home 4.4, away 4.4.
Dispersion: 3.23.
Mean margin (home): -0.1.
Run line: home -1.5 (34.4% cover), away 1.5 (65.6% cover).
Model game-sim-v6, n=10,000, computed 8/4/2026, 2:05:15 PM.

How this works · Numbers, explained