Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres, 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 SD.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Braves- Marcell OzunaBatting2-3
- Reynaldo LopezPitching6.0 IP, 3 ER, 2 K
Padres- Manny MachadoBatting3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Dylan CeasePitching6.0 IP, 0 ER, 11 K
Scoring summary
- 8Machado homered to center (403 feet).0–4
- 8Pitch 5 : Ball In Play0–4
- 8Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul0–3
- 8Pitch 3 : Ball 20–3
- 8Pitch 2 : Ball 10–3
- 8Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking0–3
- 6D. Peralta singled to right, Machado scored, Merrill to second.0–3
- 6Pitch 4 : Ball In Play0–3
- 6Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul0–2
- 6Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging0–2
- 6Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul0–2
- 5Arraez doubled to right, Wade scored.0–2
- 5Pitch 5 : Ball In Play0–2
- 5Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking0–1
- 5Pitch 3 : Ball 30–1
- 5Pitch 2 : Ball 20–1
- 5Pitch 1 : Ball 10–1
- 2D. Peralta hit a ground rule double, Solano scored.0–1
- 2Pitch 6 : Ball In Play0–1
- 2Pitch 5 : Ball 30–0
- 2Pitch 4 : Ball 20–0
- 2Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging0–0
- 2Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging0–0
- 2Pitch 1 : Ball 10–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Padres 55%
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
- SD 55%
- ML ATL +115 / SD -135
- Pre-line forecast
- SD 50%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- SD 44%
- Ratings vs. market
- −11.4 pts
- SD: Elo 43.8%, market 55.3%
- Fair odds
- SD -124
- ATL +124 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- ATL 3.5 – 4.0 SD
- 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 | ATL | SD | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1549 | 1514 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +14 | −12 | ATL: Reynaldo Lopez: team allows 0.70 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈8 weighted starts) · SD: Dylan Cease: team allows 0.62 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | ATL +43 Elo | ATL 56.2% | |
| Market-implied ratings | SD 51.3% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | SD 50.2% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | SD 55.3% | 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 | SD |
|---|---|---|
| 17th of 304.3 | Runs scored | 4.513th of 30 |
| 1st of 303.6 | Runs allowed | 4.418th of 30 |
| 7th of 30+0.7 | Margin | +0.115th of 30 |
| 7th of 306–4 | Last 10 | 3–724th of 30 |
| 15th of 3023–24 | Road vs home | 25–2619th 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 |  SD |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 45–48 | 49–48 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 3–7 |
| Favorite | 35–43 | 21–36 |
| Underdog | 10–5 | 27–12 |
| Overs–unders | 32–58–3 | 53–43–1 |
| 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
ATL 5–7 SD in their last 12 meetings; the forecast called 3 of 12.