Athletics at San Francisco Giants, 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 SF.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Athletics- Lawrence ButlerBatting1-4, 2 RBI
- Jeffrey SpringsPitching6.2 IP, 1 ER, 5 K
Giants- Heliot RamosBatting2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Justin VerlanderPitching4.0 IP, 2 ER, 1 K
Scoring summary
- 8Ramos singled to left, Bailey scored, Ramos out stretching at second.2–3
- 8Bailey singled to center, Wade Jr. scored.2–2
- 4Butler singled to center, Schuemann scored and Urías scored, Pereda to third.2–1
- 1Ramos homered to center (408 feet).0–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Giants 58%
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
- SF 58%
- ML ATH +130 / SF -155
- Pre-line forecast
- SF 56%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- SF 60%
- Ratings vs. market
- +1.2 pts
- SF: Elo 59.5%, market 58.3%
- Fair odds
- SF -140
- ATH +140 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- ATH 3.9 – 4.6 SF
- 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 | ATH | SF | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1457 | 1519 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +6 | −7 | ATH: Jeffrey Springs: team allows 0.28 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈9 weighted starts) · SF: Justin Verlander: team allows 0.35 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | SF +67 Elo | SF 59.5% | |
| Market-implied ratings | SF 55.3% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | SF 55.9% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | SF 58.3% | 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.
| ATH | Stat | SF |
|---|---|---|
| 15th of 304.3 | Runs scored | 4.89th of 30 |
| 27th of 305.6 | Runs allowed | 3.88th of 30 |
| 25th of 30−1.3 | Margin | +1.06th of 30 |
| 28th of 302–8 | Last 10 | 5–512th of 30 |
| 4th of 3014–11 | Road vs home | 15–77th of 30 |
| 19th of 301498 | Opponent Elo | 150211th of 30 |
| 25th of 301457 | Elo rating | 151912th 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 |  ATH |  SF |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 25–21 | 24–22 |
| Last 10 | 4–6 | 6–4 |
| Favorite | 5–7 | 10–15 |
| Underdog | 20–14 | 14–7 |
| Overs–unders | 27–19 | 27–19 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 8–2 | 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
ATH 4–6 SF in their last 10 meetings; the forecast called 6 of 10.
