New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels, 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 LAA.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Yankees- Juan SotoBatting2-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Nestor CortesPitching5.1 IP, 2 ER, 4 K
Angels- Kevin PillarBatting3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Griffin CanningPitching5.0 IP, 3 ER, 5 K
Scoring summary
- 8Ward doubled to left, Rengifo scored and Moniak scored.3–4
- 8Pitch 1 : Ball In Play3–4
- 5Wells doubled to right, Rizzo scored, Torres thrown out at home.3–2
- 5Pitch 3 : Ball In Play3–2
- 5Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging2–2
- 5Pitch 1 : Ball 12–2
- 4Soto singled to left, LeMahieu scored, Volpe to second.2–2
- 4Pitch 4 : Ball In Play2–2
- 4Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking1–2
- 4Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging1–2
- 4Pitch 1 : Ball 11–2
- 1Pillar homered to left (368 feet), Rengifo scored.1–2
- 1Pitch 2 : Ball In Play1–2
- 1Pitch 1 : Ball 11–0
- 1Soto homered to right (424 feet).1–0
- 1Pitch 6 : Ball In Play1–0
- 1Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Swinging0–0
- 1Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking0–0
- 1Pitch 3 : Ball 30–0
- 1Pitch 2 : Ball 20–0
- 1Pitch 1 : Ball 10–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Yankees 61%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: MLB favorites the forecast gave 60–65% have won 61.6% of 1,194 graded games.
- Market
- NYY 61%
- ML NYY -170 / LAA +145
- Pre-line forecast
- NYY 63%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- NYY 57%
- Ratings vs. market
- −3.5 pts
- NYY: Elo 57.2%, market 60.7%
- Fair odds
- NYY -154
- LAA +154 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- NYY 4.7 – 3.8 LAA
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 8.5
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 | NYY | LAA | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1539 | 1464 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −2 | +5 | NYY: Nestor Cortes: team allows 0.09 more runs than with its usual starter (≈9 weighted starts) · LAA: Griffin Canning: team allows 0.23 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | NYY +50 Elo | NYY 57.2% | |
| Market-implied ratings | NYY 63.9% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | NYY 63.0% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | NYY 60.7% | 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.
| NYY | Stat | LAA |
|---|---|---|
| 6th of 304.8 | Runs scored | 4.316th of 30 |
| 1st of 303.2 | Runs allowed | 5.027th of 30 |
| 1st of 30+1.7 | Margin | −0.724th of 30 |
| 4th of 307–3 | Last 10 | 5–514th of 30 |
| 2nd of 3019–10 | Road vs home | 6–1930th 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 |  NYY |  LAA |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 31–24 | 29–24 |
| Last 10 | 7–3 | 8–2 |
| Favorite | 18–19 | 0–13 |
| Underdog | 13–5 | 29–11 |
| Overs–unders | 24–30–1 | 30–23 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 5–5 | 6–4 |
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
NYY 2–4 LAA in their last 6 meetings; the forecast called 5 of 6.