CHC vs STL
Final: STL 8 - 4 CHC
AI Analysis Summary
Pitching — Cardinals has the edge in SP FIP (6.5pp). Cubs has the edge in SP xFIP (0.1pp). Cardinals has the edge in Bullpen FIP (5.4pp).
Batting & Roster — Cubs has the edge in Lineup wOBA (1.3pp). Cubs has the edge in WAR (1.2pp). Cardinals has the edge in Lineup xwOBA (0.1pp).
Situational — Cubs has the edge in Home Advantage (5.6pp). Cubs has the edge in Park Factor (0.1pp).
Combining 7 sabermetric factors, the quantitative model sees a close contest with Cardinals ahead by 8pp.
7 Factor Breakdown
SP FIP
weight 12%Cardinals has the edge in SP FIP (6.5pp).
Cardinals edge · contribution -6.5pp
SP xFIP
weight 3%Cubs has the edge in SP xFIP (0.1pp).
Cubs edge · contribution +0.1pp
Bullpen FIP
weight 10%Cardinals has the edge in Bullpen FIP (5.4pp).
Cardinals edge · contribution -5.4pp
Lineup wOBA
weight 10%Cubs has the edge in Lineup wOBA (1.3pp).
Cumulative Factor Impact (waterfall)
Starts at a neutral 50% → each factor's impact accumulates → final Cubs win probability. Right (green) = home favored / left (red) = away favored. Defense SFR is an unimplemented MLB placeholder (always neutral) and is omitted from this chart — Elo, recent form, and head-to-head are real per-team data.
Cardinals @ Cubs · final [15%, 85%] clamp
Model metadata
Quant model: v1.0 · debate version v1-narrative