Los Angeles Angels at Atlanta Braves, 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 ATL.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Angels- Zach NetoBatting3-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Jose SorianoPitching7.0 IP, 0 ER, 7 K
Braves- Jurickson ProfarBatting1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Bryce ElderPitching5.0 IP, 4 ER, 5 K
Scoring summary
- 9Profar homered to left (417 feet).5–1
- 6Ward tripled to left, Trout scored.5–0
- 4Neto homered to center (408 feet).4–0
- 2Schanuel homered to center (415 feet), Neto scored.3–0
- 1Adell singled to center, Neto scored, Ward to second.1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Braves 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
- ATL 58%
- ML LAA +130 / ATL -155
- Pre-line forecast
- ATL 60%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- ATL 60%
- Ratings vs. market
- +1.8 pts
- ATL: Elo 60.1%, market 58.3%
- Fair odds
- ATL -140
- LAA +140 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- LAA 4.4 – 5.1 ATL
- 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 | LAA | ATL | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1458 | 1519 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −5 | −12 | LAA: Jose Soriano: team allows 0.24 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · ATL: Bryce Elder: team allows 0.61 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | ATL +71 Elo | ATL 60.1% | |
| Market-implied ratings | ATL 59.6% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | ATL 59.7% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | ATL 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.
| LAA | Stat | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| 16th of 304.3 | Runs scored | 4.124th of 30 |
| 24th of 304.9 | Runs allowed | 3.97th of 30 |
| 23rd of 30−0.6 | Margin | +0.216th of 30 |
| 6th of 306–4 | Last 10 | 4–618th of 30 |
| 9th of 3022–23 | Road vs home | 24–1814th of 30 |
| 17th of 301500 | Opponent Elo | 15028th of 30 |
| 27th of 301458 | Elo rating | 151911th 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 |  LAA |  ATL |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 43–42 | 37–48 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 3–7 |
| Favorite | 7–16 | 26–38 |
| Underdog | 36–26 | 11–10 |
| Overs–unders | 46–39 | 35–50 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 7–3 | 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
LAA 3–5 ATL in their last 8 meetings; the forecast called 5 of 8.