New York Mets at Miami Marlins, 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 MIA.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Mets- Jose IglesiasBatting2-4
- Luis SeverinoPitching6.0 IP, 0 ER, 7 K
Marlins- Jesus SanchezBatting2-4
- Roddery MunozPitching5.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 K
Scoring summary
- 4Alvarez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Alonso scored, Stewart out at second, Vientos to third.1–0
- 4Pitch 4 : Ball In Play1–0
- 4Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking1–0
- 4Pitch 2 : Ball 11–0
- 4Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Mets 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
- NYM 60%
- ML NYM -165 / MIA +140
- Pre-line forecast
- NYM 59%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- NYM 54%
- Ratings vs. market
- −6.1 pts
- NYM: Elo 53.8%, market 59.9%
- Fair odds
- NYM -149
- MIA +149 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- NYM 4.7 – 3.8 MIA
- 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 | NYM | MIA | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1503 | 1442 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −15 | +1 | NYM: Luis Severino: team allows 0.73 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · MIA: Roddery Munoz: team allows 0.07 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈6 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | NYM +27 Elo | NYM 53.8% | |
| Market-implied ratings | NYM 60.2% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | NYM 59.3% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | NYM 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.
| NYM | Stat | MIA |
|---|---|---|
| 6th of 304.9 | Runs scored | 3.529th of 30 |
| 25th of 304.8 | Runs allowed | 5.129th of 30 |
| 15th of 30+0.1 | Margin | −1.528th of 30 |
| 2nd of 307–3 | Last 10 | 4–619th of 30 |
| 9th of 3022–21 | Road vs home | 19–3129th 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 |  NYM |  MIA |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 43–52 | 41–56 |
| Last 10 | 5–5 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 19–32 | 2–19 |
| Underdog | 24–20 | 39–37 |
| Overs–unders | 52–43 | 53–43–1 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 6–4 | 7–3 |
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
NYM 12–8 MIA in their last 20 meetings; the forecast called 9 of 20.