Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals, 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 WSH.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Braves- Marcell OzunaBatting2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Reynaldo LopezPitching6.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K
Nationals- CJ AbramsBatting1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Mitchell ParkerPitching7.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 K
Scoring summary
- 8Ozuna homered to left center (442 feet), Riley scored.5–2
- 8Pitch 1 : Ball In Play5–2
- 8Riley singled to center, Albies scored.3–2
- 8Pitch 3 : Ball In Play3–2
- 8Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging2–2
- 8Pitch 1 : Ball 12–2
- 7Duvall homered to left center (404 feet), Ozuna scored.2–2
- 7Pitch 1 : Ball In Play2–2
- 6Thomas homered to left center (410 feet).0–2
- 6Pitch 4 : Ball In Play0–2
- 6Pitch 3 : Ball 20–1
- 6Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul0–1
- 6Pitch 1 : Ball 10–1
- 6Abrams homered to right center (412 feet).0–1
- 6Pitch 3 : Ball In Play0–1
- 6Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul0–0
- 6Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul0–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Braves 60%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: MLB favorites the forecast gave 55–60% have won 55.5% of 2,596 graded games.
- Market
- ATL 60%
- ML ATL -165 / WSH +140
- Pre-line forecast
- ATL 60%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- ATL 58%
- Ratings vs. market
- −2.4 pts
- ATL: Elo 57.5%, market 59.9%
- Fair odds
- ATL -149
- WSH +149 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- ATL 4.7 – 3.8 WSH
- 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 | ATL | WSH | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1545 | 1474 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +8 | +8 | ATL: Reynaldo Lopez: team allows 0.40 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈7 weighted starts) · WSH: Mitchell Parker: team allows 0.40 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈6 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | ATL +53 Elo | ATL 57.5% | |
| Market-implied ratings | ATL 60.4% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | ATL 60.0% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | ATL 59.9% | 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.
| ATL | Stat | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| 9th of 304.5 | Runs scored | 4.024th of 30 |
| 8th of 303.9 | Runs allowed | 4.415th of 30 |
| 8th of 30+0.6 | Margin | −0.420th of 30 |
| 13th of 305–5 | Last 10 | 4–620th of 30 |
| 8th of 3015–13 | Road vs home | 10–1626th 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 |  ATL |  WSH |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 30–29 | 36–25 |
| Last 10 | 5–5 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 25–27 | 3–2 |
| Underdog | 5–2 | 33–23 |
| Overs–unders | 21–35–3 | 27–33–1 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 5–5 | 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
ATL 9–8 WSH in their last 17 meetings; the forecast called 8 of 17.