New York Mets at Washington Nationals, 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 WSH.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Mets- Mark VientosBatting2-4, 3 RBI
- Kodai SengaPitching6.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K
Nationals- Jose TenaBatting3-4, 2 RBI
- Jake IrvinPitching7.1 IP, 1 ER, 4 K
Scoring summary
- 9Wood singled to center, Abrams scored.4–5
- 9Tena singled to center, Crews scored.4–4
- 8Vientos tripled to right, Soto scored, Alonso scored and Nimmo scored.4–3
- 8Nimmo reached on infield single to second, Taylor scored, Alonso to second, Soto to third.1–3
- 7Abrams reached on infield single to second, Crews scored, Tena to third.0–3
- 3Abrams tripled to left, Young scored.0–2
- 2Tena singled to left, Crews scored.0–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Mets 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
- NYM 62%
- ML NYM -185 / WSH +155
- Pre-line forecast
- NYM 61%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- NYM 59%
- Ratings vs. market
- −3.0 pts
- NYM: Elo 59.4%, market 62.3%
- Fair odds
- NYM -166
- WSH +166 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- NYM 5.3 – 4.2 WSH
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 9.5
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 | WSH | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1539 | 1467 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +16 | +4 | NYM: Kodai Senga: team allows 0.82 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · WSH: Jake Irvin: team allows 0.19 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | NYM +66 Elo | NYM 59.4% | |
| Market-implied ratings | NYM 61.5% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | NYM 61.2% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | NYM 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. Opponent Elo: how strong the teams each has played are, 1st the toughest.
| NYM | Stat | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| 17th of 304.2 | Runs scored | 4.217th of 30 |
| 1st of 302.8 | Runs allowed | 4.723rd of 30 |
| 2nd of 30+1.4 | Margin | −0.519th of 30 |
| 1st of 308–2 | Last 10 | 5–512th of 30 |
| 6th of 306–6 | Road vs home | 7–518th of 30 |
| 29th of 301487 | Opponent Elo | 149322nd of 30 |
| 4th of 301539 | Elo rating | 146725th 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 |  WSH |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 14–11 | 13–12 |
| Last 10 | 7–3 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 8–9 | 0–3 |
| Underdog | 6–2 | 13–9 |
| Overs–unders | 8–17 | 12–13 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 4–6 | 2–8 |
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 18–8 WSH in their last 26 meetings; the forecast called 17 of 26.