Arizona Diamondbacks at Cincinnati Reds, MLB forecast
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Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with the score and the time left after each inning. Above the line favors CIN.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Diamondbacks- Ketel MarteBatting1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Eduardo RodriguezPitching5.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 K
Reds- Christian Encarnacion-StrandBatting3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Nick LodoloPitching6.0 IP, 3 ER, 4 K
Scoring summary
- 10Encarnacion-Strand doubled to center, Fraley scored.3–4
- 6Encarnacion-Strand homered to center (418 feet).3–3
- 3Friedl homered to right (385 feet), McLain scored.3–2
- 3Perdomo homered to left center (399 feet).3–0
- 3Marte homered to left center (403 feet), Tawa scored.2–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Diamondbacks 51%
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
- ARI 51%
- ML ARI -115 / CIN -105
- Pre-line forecast
- ARI 54%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- ARI 49%
- Ratings vs. market
- −2.5 pts
- ARI: Elo 48.6%, market 51.1%
- Fair odds
- ARI -104
- CIN +104 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- ARI 4.8 – 4.7 CIN
- 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 | ARI | CIN | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1519 | 1495 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −24 | −8 | ARI: Eduardo Rodriguez: team allows 1.18 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · CIN: Nick Lodolo: team allows 0.40 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | CIN +10 Elo | CIN 51.4% | |
| Market-implied ratings | ARI 54.9% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | ARI 54.0% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | ARI 51.1% | 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.
| ARI | Stat | CIN |
|---|---|---|
| 4th of 305.1 | Runs scored | 4.410th of 30 |
| 26th of 305.2 | Runs allowed | 4.113th of 30 |
| 20th of 300.0 | Margin | +0.411th of 30 |
| 13th of 305–5 | Last 10 | 4–618th of 30 |
| 7th of 3016–14 | Road vs home | 15–1621st of 30 |
| 2nd of 301513 | Opponent Elo | 149523rd of 30 |
| 12th of 301519 | Elo rating | 149520th 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 |  ARI |  CIN |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 32–30 | 34–29 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 16–21 | 12–19 |
| Underdog | 16–9 | 22–10 |
| Overs–unders | 31–31 | 25–38 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 6–4 | 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
ARI 8–5 CIN in their last 13 meetings; the forecast called 10 of 13.