Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers, 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 DET.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Rays- Brandon LoweBatting1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Ryan PepiotPitching5.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 K
Tigers- Wenceel PerezBatting1-2, 2 RBI
- Tarik SkubalPitching7.0 IP, 0 ER, 7 K
Scoring summary
- 9B. Lowe homered to right (363 feet).1–2
- 9Pitch 1 : Ball In Play1–2
- 5Pérez hit a ground rule double, Sweeney scored and Rogers scored, Meadows to third.0–2
- 5Pitch 9 : Ball In Play0–2
- 5Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul0–2
- 5Pitch 7 : Ball 30–2
- 5Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul0–2
- 5Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul0–2
- 5Pitch 4 : Ball 20–2
- 5Pitch 3 : Ball 10–2
- 5Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul0–2
- 5Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul0–2
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Tigers 62%
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
- DET 62%
- ML TB +155 / DET -185
- Pre-line forecast
- DET 59%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- DET 53%
- Ratings vs. market
- −9.0 pts
- DET: Elo 53.3%, market 62.3%
- Fair odds
- DET -166
- TB +166 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- TB 2.7 – 3.8 DET
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 6.5
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 | TB | DET | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1508 | 1511 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +8 | +11 | TB: Ryan Pepiot: team allows 0.41 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈9 weighted starts) · DET: Tarik Skubal: team allows 0.56 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | DET +23 Elo | DET 53.3% | |
| Market-implied ratings | DET 60.6% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | DET 59.5% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | DET 62.3% | 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.
| TB | Stat | DET |
|---|---|---|
| 29th of 303.8 | Runs scored | 4.218th of 30 |
| 11th of 304.1 | Runs allowed | 4.04th of 30 |
| 20th of 30−0.4 | Margin | +0.215th of 30 |
| 3rd of 307–3 | Last 10 | 7–33rd of 30 |
| 18th of 3036–39 | Road vs home | 38–3620th 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 |  TB |  DET |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 73–82 | 85–70 |
| Last 10 | 4–6 | 7–3 |
| Favorite | 25–48 | 25–37 |
| Underdog | 48–34 | 60–33 |
| Overs–unders | 70–85 | 79–76 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 1–9 | 3–7 |
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
TB 6–3 DET in their last 9 meetings; the forecast called 6 of 9.