Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees, MLB forecast
Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with the score and the time left after each inning. Above the line favors NYY.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
White Sox- Andrew VaughnBatting2-4, 2 RBI
- Mike ClevingerPitching4.2 IP, 3 ER, 5 K
Yankees- Giancarlo StantonBatting2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Nestor CortesPitching7.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 K
Scoring summary
- 8Vaughn singled to center, Pham scored.2–4
- 8Pitch 3 : Ball In Play2–4
- 8Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking2–4
- 8Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging2–4
- 6Stanton homered to left (417 feet).1–4
- 6Pitch 1 : Ball In Play1–4
- 4Stanton doubled to center, Verdugo scored.1–3
- 4Pitch 5 : Ball In Play1–3
- 4Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking1–3
- 4Pitch 3 : Ball 21–3
- 4Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul1–3
- 4Pitch 1 : Ball 11–3
- 4Verdugo doubled to right, Judge scored.1–2
- 4Pitch 4 : Ball In Play1–2
- 4Pitch 3 : Ball 21–2
- 4Pitch 2 : Ball 11–2
- 4Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul1–2
- 3Vaughn singled to left, Remillard scored.1–1
- 3Pitch 2 : Ball In Play1–1
- 3Pitch 1 : Ball 11–1
- 1Judge homered to left (433 feet).0–1
- 1Pitch 5 : Ball In Play0–1
- 1Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking0–1
- 1Pitch 3 : Ball 30–1
- 1Pitch 2 : Ball 20–1
- 1Pitch 1 : Ball 10–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Yankees 71%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: MLB favorites the forecast gave 70–75% have won 75.6% of 209 graded games.
- Market
- NYY 71%
- ML CHW +235 / NYY -290
- Pre-line forecast
- NYY 68%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- NYY 64%
- Ratings vs. market
- −7.2 pts
- NYY: Elo 64.2%, market 71.4%
- Fair odds
- NYY -249
- CHW +249 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- CHW 2.7 – 4.8 NYY
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 7.5
How the number is built
Elo inputs in rating points (higher favors that team; 25–28 Elo is about a point of spread in football and basketball), then how the pieces combine.
| Factor | CHW | NYY | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1429 | 1530 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +14 | −3 | CHW: Mike Clevinger: team allows 0.72 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈9 weighted starts) · NYY: Nestor Cortes: team allows 0.17 more runs than with its usual starter (≈9 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | NYY +101 Elo | NYY 64.2% | |
| Market-implied ratings | NYY 68.4% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | NYY 67.8% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | NYY 71.4% | Follows the market (vig removed): in testing, adding the ratings made it less accurate | |
Tale of the tape
This season coming into the game, regular season, each number with its league rank (the longer the bar, the higher). Home and road: the host's record at home against the visitor's on the road.
| CHW | Stat | NYY |
|---|---|---|
| 30th of 302.9 | Runs scored | 4.87th of 30 |
| 27th of 304.9 | Runs allowed | 3.31st of 30 |
| 30th of 30−2.0 | Margin | +1.53rd of 30 |
| 7th of 306–4 | Last 10 | 8–21st of 30 |
| 30th of 304–16 | Road vs home | 13–62nd of 30 |
Rating history
Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.
Recent form
Last five results, and whether the forecast hit.
Against the line
How each team has done against the closing spread and total, coming into this game.
| This season |  CHW |  NYY |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 22–22 | 24–21 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 8–2 |
| Favorite | 3–0 | 12–16 |
| Underdog | 19–22 | 12–5 |
| Overs–unders | 19–24–1 | 19–25–1 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 3–7 | 5–5 |
Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.
Head to head
CHW 4–2 NYY in their last 6 meetings; the forecast called 2 of 6.