Minnesota Twins at Miami Marlins, 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 MIA.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Twins- Willi CastroBatting3-4
- Simeon Woods RichardsonPitching5.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 K
Marlins- Kyle StowersBatting2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Janson JunkPitching6.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K
Scoring summary
- 4Correa singled to left, Castro scored, Lee to second.2–1
- 2Stowers homered to right (357 feet).1–1
- 1Lee hit sacrifice fly to right, Buxton scored.1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Twins 53%
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
- MIN 53%
- ML MIN -125 / MIA +105
- Pre-line forecast
- MIN 53%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- MIN 51%
- Ratings vs. market
- −2.6 pts
- MIN: Elo 50.6%, market 53.2%
- Fair odds
- MIN -114
- MIA +114 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- MIN 4.4 – 4.1 MIA
- 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 | MIN | MIA | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1492 | 1463 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −1 | +5 | MIN: Simeon Woods Richardson: team allows 0.06 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · MIA: Janson Junk: team allows 0.26 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈3 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | MIN +4 Elo | MIN 50.6% | |
| Market-implied ratings | MIN 53.3% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | MIN 52.9% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | MIN 53.2% | 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 | MIA |
|---|---|---|
| 19th of 304.2 | Runs scored | 4.317th of 30 |
| 18th of 304.4 | Runs allowed | 5.126th of 30 |
| 20th of 30−0.2 | Margin | −0.925th of 30 |
| 24th of 303–7 | Last 10 | 9–11st of 30 |
| 26th of 3018–28 | Road vs home | 18–2427th of 30 |
| 19th of 301499 | Opponent Elo | 15037th of 30 |
| 20th of 301492 | Elo rating | 146325th 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 |  MIA |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 46–39 | 46–37 |
| Last 10 | 3–7 | 9–1 |
| Favorite | 25–23 | 1–12 |
| Underdog | 21–15 | 45–25 |
| Overs–unders | 40–45 | 42–41 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 5–5 | 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
MIN 2–5 MIA in their last 7 meetings; the forecast called 3 of 7.