So we tested our MLB formula against simply picking teams out of a hat yesterday and I’m relieved to say the Formulator won 9 out of 15 games, while the hat won 7 of 15.
Here’s how yesterday’s picks broke down:
| GAME | HAT | FORMULATOR | HAT | SF |
| Cardinals at Cubs | Cubs | Cardinals | 0 | 1 |
| Rockies at Brewers | Brewers | Brewers | 0 | 0 |
| Mets at Nationals | Nationals | Nationals | 0 | 0 |
| Braves at Marlins | Braves | Marlins | 1 | 0 |
| Pirates at Reds | Pirates | Reds | 0 | 1 |
| Padres at Dodgers | Padres | Dodgers | 0 | 1 |
| Giants at Diamondbacks | Giants | Giants | 1 | 1 |
| Blue Jays at Yankees | Blue Jays | Yankees | 1 | 0 |
| Twins at Tigers | Twins | Tigers | 0 | 1 |
| Orioles at Rays | Orioles | Orioles | 1 | 1 |
| White Sox at Royals | Royals | Royals | 1 | 1 |
| Angels at Mariners | Angels | Mariners | 0 | 1 |
| Indians at Astros | Indians | Indians | 0 | 0 |
| Rangers at A’s | A’s | A’s | 1 | 1 |
| Red Sox at Phillies | Red Sox | Phillies | 1 | 0 |
| WINNERS | 7 | 9 |
We decided to give the hat a second chance at beating our formula so we pulled names out of the hat again today.
Here’s the lineup for picks for today’s MLB games.
| GAME | HAT | FORMULATOR |
| Braves at Marlins | Braves | Braves |
| Cardinals at Cubs | Cardinals | Cardinals |
| Rockies at Brewers | Rockies | Brewers |
| Giants at Diamondbacks | Giants | Giants |
| Padres at Dodgers | Padres | Dodgers |
| Orioles at Rays | Rays | Orioles |
| Rangers at A’s | A’s | A’s |
| Angels at Mariners | Angels | Mariners |
See our predicted scores for all of today’s MLB games here.