Los Angeles Dodgers 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
Dodgers- Freddie FreemanBatting0-2, 1 RBI
- Tyler GlasnowPitching4.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 K
Rangers- Josh SmithBatting3-4
- Tyler MahlePitching7.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K
Scoring summary
- 8Freeman hit sacrifice fly to left, Smith scored.1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Dodgers 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
- LAD 57%
- ML LAD -145 / TEX +120
- Pre-line forecast
- LAD 61%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- LAD 53%
- Ratings vs. market
- −3.2 pts
- LAD: Elo 53.4%, market 56.6%
- Fair odds
- LAD -130
- TEX +130 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- LAD 4.5 – 4.0 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 | LAD | TEX | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1558 | 1496 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −1 | +20 | LAD: Tyler Glasnow: team allows 0.07 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · TEX: Tyler Mahle: team allows 0.98 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈7 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | LAD +23 Elo | LAD 53.4% | |
| Market-implied ratings | LAD 61.7% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | LAD 60.5% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | LAD 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.
| LAD | Stat | TEX |
|---|---|---|
| 12th of 304.5 | Runs scored | 3.229th of 30 |
| 11th of 304.1 | Runs allowed | 3.86th of 30 |
| 10th of 30+0.4 | Margin | −0.621st of 30 |
| 6th of 306–4 | Last 10 | 5–514th of 30 |
| 17th of 303–5 | Road vs home | 10–23rd of 30 |
| 15th of 301501 | Opponent Elo | 150511th of 30 |
| 1st of 301558 | Elo rating | 149618th 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 |  LAD |  TEX |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 11–11 | 8–13 |
| Last 10 | 4–6 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 9–11 | 5–7 |
| Underdog | 2–0 | 3–6 |
| Overs–unders | 11–11 | 7–14 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 4–6 | 4–6 |
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
LAD 4–4 TEX in their last 8 meetings; the forecast called 4 of 8.