Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers, 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 TEX.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Angels- Jorge SolerBatting2-3
- Yusei KikuchiPitching6.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 K
Rangers- Corey SeagerBatting2-3
- Tyler MahlePitching6.0 IP, 0 ER, 9 K
Scoring summary
- 8Pillar reached on infield single to third, Jung scored on throwing error by third baseman Rengifo.0–4
- 8Jung singled to center, Seager scored on fielding error by shortstop Tim Anderson.0–3
- 7Higashioka doubled to left, Heim scored.0–2
- 6Semien hit sacrifice fly to left, Taveras scored.0–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Rangers 57%
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
- TEX 57%
- ML LAA +120 / TEX -145
- Pre-line forecast
- TEX 55%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- TEX 61%
- Ratings vs. market
- +4.8 pts
- TEX: Elo 61.4%, market 56.6%
- Fair odds
- TEX -130
- LAA +130 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- LAA 4.0 – 4.5 TEX
- 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 | LAA | TEX | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1454 | 1492 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −11 | +14 | LAA: Yusei Kikuchi: team allows 0.54 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · TEX: Tyler Mahle: team allows 0.70 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈7 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | TEX +80 Elo | TEX 61.4% | |
| Market-implied ratings | TEX 54.4% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | TEX 55.4% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | TEX 56.6% | 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. Opponent Elo: how strong the teams each has played are, 1st the toughest.
| LAA | Stat | TEX |
|---|---|---|
| 6th of 305.0 | Runs scored | 3.228th of 30 |
| 27th of 305.2 | Runs allowed | 4.417th of 30 |
| 16th of 30−0.2 | Margin | −1.228th of 30 |
| 10th of 305–5 | Last 10 | 5–510th of 30 |
| 4th of 307–5 | Road vs home | 6–12nd of 30 |
| 26th of 301488 | Opponent Elo | 150710th of 30 |
| 28th of 301454 | Elo rating | 149221st 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 |  LAA |  TEX |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 8–7 | 5–11 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 1–4 | 3–6 |
| Underdog | 7–3 | 2–5 |
| Overs–unders | 10–5 | 7–9 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 7–3 | 6–4 |
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
LAA 10–16 TEX in their last 26 meetings; the forecast called 15 of 26.