Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies, 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 PHI.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Braves- Matt OlsonBatting2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI
- Charlie MortonPitching5.2 IP, 3 ER, 7 K
Phillies- Brandon MarshBatting2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Cristopher SanchezPitching5.2 IP, 2 ER, 8 K
Scoring summary
- 7Castellanos homered to center (417 feet), Turner scored.4–5
- 7Pitch 2 : Ball In Play4–5
- 7Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging4–5
- 6Marsh homered to left center (382 feet), Castellanos scored and Realmuto scored.4–3
- 6Pitch 2 : Ball In Play4–3
- 6Pitch 1 : Ball 14–3
- 6Olson homered to center (427 feet).4–0
- 6Pitch 2 : Ball In Play4–0
- 6Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking4–0
- 3Olson homered to center (450 feet), Merrifield scored.3–0
- 3Pitch 2 : Ball In Play3–0
- 3Pitch 1 : Ball 13–0
- 2Arcia doubled to center, Harris II scored.1–0
- 2Pitch 1 : Ball In Play1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Phillies 59%
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
- PHI 59%
- ML ATL +135 / PHI -160
- Pre-line forecast
- PHI 57%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- PHI 56%
- Ratings vs. market
- −3.6 pts
- PHI: Elo 55.5%, market 59.1%
- Fair odds
- PHI -145
- ATL +145 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- ATL 3.8 – 4.7 PHI
- 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 | PHI | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1539 | 1546 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −11 | +3 | ATL: Charlie Morton: team allows 0.57 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · PHI: Cristopher Sanchez: team allows 0.15 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | PHI +39 Elo | PHI 55.5% | |
| Market-implied ratings | PHI 56.8% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | PHI 56.6% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | PHI 59.1% | 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 | PHI |
|---|---|---|
| 16th of 304.3 | Runs scored | 4.97th of 30 |
| 2nd of 303.9 | Runs allowed | 4.06th of 30 |
| 12th of 30+0.5 | Margin | +0.84th of 30 |
| 1st of 308–2 | Last 10 | 5–513th of 30 |
| 7th of 3037–32 | Road vs home | 44–231st 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 |  PHI |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 62–70 | 66–67 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 44–60 | 48–53 |
| Underdog | 18–10 | 18–14 |
| Overs–unders | 48–81–3 | 62–70–1 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 2–8 | 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 15–11 PHI in their last 26 meetings; the forecast called 14 of 26.