Los Angeles Angels at New York Mets, 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 NYM.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Angels- Nolan SchanuelBatting4-5, 1 RBI
- Kyle HendricksPitching4.2 IP, 3 ER, 2 K
Mets- Francisco AlvarezBatting1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Frankie MontasPitching5.2 IP, 2 ER, 6 K
Scoring summary
- 5Nimmo singled to center, Mauricio scored.2–3
- 5Alvarez homered to left (374 feet), Baty scored.2–2
- 5Schanuel doubled to second, Rengifo scored, Neto to third.2–0
- 2Soler homered to left (378 feet).1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Mets 60%
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
- NYM 60%
- ML LAA +140 / NYM -165
- Pre-line forecast
- NYM 61%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- NYM 60%
- Ratings vs. market
- 0.0 pts
- NYM: Elo 59.9%, market 59.9%
- Fair odds
- NYM -149
- LAA +149 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- LAA 4.3 – 5.2 NYM
- 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 | NYM | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1460 | 1524 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | 0 | −11 | LAA: Kyle Hendricks: team allows 0.02 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · NYM: Frankie Montas: team allows 0.54 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | NYM +70 Elo | NYM 59.9% | |
| Market-implied ratings | NYM 60.6% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | NYM 60.5% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | NYM 59.9% | 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 | NYM |
|---|---|---|
| 14th of 304.4 | Runs scored | 4.416th of 30 |
| 26th of 305.0 | Runs allowed | 4.07th of 30 |
| 24th of 30−0.6 | Margin | +0.411th of 30 |
| 11th of 305–5 | Last 10 | 5–511th of 30 |
| 15th of 3025–28 | Road vs home | 35–161st of 30 |
| 5th of 301503 | Opponent Elo | 149625th of 30 |
| 26th of 301460 | Elo rating | 15247th 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 |  NYM |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 52–48 | 46–55 |
| Last 10 | 4–6 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 8–20 | 28–44 |
| Underdog | 44–28 | 18–11 |
| Overs–unders | 56–44 | 45–56 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 9–1 | 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 4–3 NYM in their last 7 meetings; the forecast called 3 of 7.