Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners, 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 SEA.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Twins- Matt WallnerBatting1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Bailey OberPitching4.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 K
Mariners- J.P. CrawfordBatting3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Bryce MillerPitching4.0 IP, 3 ER, 2 K
Scoring summary
- 11Young grounded into fielder's choice to first, Mastrobuoni scored.4–5
- 9Larnach singled to right, Buxton scored.4–4
- 7Crawford homered to right (401 feet), Williamson scored.3–4
- 3Raleigh homered to right (383 feet), Williamson scored.3–2
- 2Buxton singled to center, Castro scored, Bader to second.3–0
- 2Wallner homered to right (345 feet), Correa scored.2–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Mariners 50%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: MLB favorites the forecast gave 50–55% have won 52.7% of 2,871 graded games.
- Market
- SEA 50%
- ML MIN -110 / SEA -110
- Pre-line forecast
- SEA 55%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- SEA 51%
- Ratings vs. market
- +0.8 pts
- SEA: Elo 50.8%, market 50.0%
- Fair odds
- SEA -100
- MIN -100 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- MIN 3.8 – 3.8 SEA
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 7.5
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 | MIN | SEA | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1512 | 1514 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +9 | −5 | MIN: Bailey Ober: team allows 0.45 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · SEA: Bryce Miller: team allows 0.24 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | SEA +6 Elo | SEA 50.8% | |
| Market-implied ratings | SEA 56.2% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | SEA 55.4% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | SEA 50.0% | 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.
| MIN | Stat | SEA |
|---|---|---|
| 23rd of 304.1 | Runs scored | 4.610th of 30 |
| 4th of 303.5 | Runs allowed | 4.522nd of 30 |
| 10th of 30+0.6 | Margin | +0.117th of 30 |
| 16th of 305–5 | Last 10 | 3–724th of 30 |
| 18th of 3013–17 | Road vs home | 14–1419th of 30 |
| 18th of 301497 | Opponent Elo | 149030th of 30 |
| 16th of 301512 | Elo rating | 151414th 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 |  MIN |  SEA |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 32–24 | 27–29 |
| Last 10 | 3–7 | 3–7 |
| Favorite | 18–13 | 9–23 |
| Underdog | 14–11 | 18–6 |
| Overs–unders | 21–35 | 31–25 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 4–6 | 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
MIN 9–6 SEA in their last 15 meetings; the forecast called 7 of 15.