New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs
August 2, 2026 · MLB
Gerrit Cole vs Colin Rea
TrueTail's simulation - context only
Yankees wins about 53 times out of 100.
53%
Sim projects a total of 8.8 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 47.4%, away 52.6%.
Projected score: home 4.3, away 4.6.
Dispersion: 3.24.
Mean margin (home): -0.3.
Run line: home -1.5 (32.9% cover), away 1.5 (67.1% cover).
Model game-sim-v6, n=10,000, computed 8/2/2026, 2:05:15 PM.