Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays, 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 TB.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Rangers- Jonah HeimBatting1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Kumar RockerPitching3.1 IP, 5 ER, 5 K
Rays- Brandon LoweBatting3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Shane BazPitching5.0 IP, 3 ER, 5 K
Scoring summary
- 9Langford singled to right, Smith scored.4–5
- 5Langford doubled to left, Smith scored.3–5
- 5Heim homered to left (341 feet), Burger scored.2–5
- 3Mangum reached on infield single to first, Díaz scored and Aranda scored.0–5
- 3Aranda singled to right, B. Lowe scored, Díaz to second.0–3
- 3B. Lowe doubled to right, J. Lowe scored.0–2
- 1B. Lowe homered to center (411 feet).0–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Rays 55%
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
- TB 55%
- ML TEX +115 / TB -135
- Pre-line forecast
- TB 53%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- TB 59%
- Ratings vs. market
- +4.0 pts
- TB: Elo 59.3%, market 55.3%
- Fair odds
- TB -124
- TEX +124 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- TEX 4.0 – 4.5 TB
- 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 | TEX | TB | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1491 | 1517 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −23 | −2 | TEX: Kumar Rocker: team allows 1.15 more runs than with its usual starter (≈6 weighted starts) · TB: Shane Baz: team allows 0.08 more runs than with its usual starter (≈9 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | TB +65 Elo | TB 59.3% | |
| Market-implied ratings | TB 51.8% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | TB 52.9% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | TB 55.3% | 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.
| TEX | Stat | TB |
|---|---|---|
| 27th of 303.4 | Runs scored | 4.314th of 30 |
| 2nd of 303.4 | Runs allowed | 3.67th of 30 |
| 18th of 300.0 | Margin | +0.76th of 30 |
| 17th of 304–6 | Last 10 | 7–33rd of 30 |
| 27th of 309–19 | Road vs home | 19–1920th of 30 |
| 27th of 301494 | Opponent Elo | 15038th of 30 |
| 22nd of 301491 | Elo rating | 151712th 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 |  TEX |  TB |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 28–33 | 32–28 |
| Last 10 | 3–7 | 9–1 |
| Favorite | 14–20 | 13–19 |
| Underdog | 14–13 | 19–9 |
| Overs–unders | 19–42 | 23–37 |
| 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
TEX 14–4 TB in their last 18 meetings; the forecast called 12 of 18.