San Diego Padres 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
Padres- Manny MachadoBatting2-4, 1 RBI
- Dylan CeasePitching5.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K
Marlins- Jesus SanchezBatting2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Sandy AlcantaraPitching7.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K
Scoring summary
- 8Iglesias singled to right, Merrill scored.2–3
- 5J. Sánchez homered to right (377 feet), Sanoja scored.1–3
- 4Machado singled to left, Arraez scored.1–1
- 1Ramírez singled to center, Edwards scored, J. Sánchez to third.0–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Padres 57%
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
- SD 57%
- ML SD -150 / MIA +125
- Pre-line forecast
- SD 54%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- SD 57%
- Ratings vs. market
- −0.9 pts
- SD: Elo 56.6%, market 57.4%
- Fair odds
- SD -135
- MIA +135 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- SD 4.1 – 3.4 MIA
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 7.5
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 | SD | MIA | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1523 | 1472 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −3 | −17 | SD: Dylan Cease: team allows 0.16 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · MIA: Sandy Alcantara: team allows 0.84 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | SD +46 Elo | SD 56.6% | |
| Market-implied ratings | SD 53.8% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | SD 54.2% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | SD 57.4% | 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.
| SD | Stat | MIA |
|---|---|---|
| 25th of 304.0 | Runs scored | 4.318th of 30 |
| 4th of 303.8 | Runs allowed | 4.824th of 30 |
| 15th of 30+0.2 | Margin | −0.523rd of 30 |
| 4th of 306–4 | Last 10 | 5–512th of 30 |
| 18th of 3024–28 | Road vs home | 23–2926th of 30 |
| 15th of 301500 | Opponent Elo | 150113th of 30 |
| 8th of 301523 | Elo rating | 147224th 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 |  SD |  MIA |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 57–44 | 55–45 |
| Last 10 | 8–2 | 3–7 |
| Favorite | 23–29 | 2–16 |
| Underdog | 34–15 | 53–29 |
| Overs–unders | 42–59 | 48–52 |
| 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
SD 11–6 MIA in their last 17 meetings; the forecast called 10 of 17.