Colorado Rockies at Baltimore Orioles, 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 BAL.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Rockies- Thairo EstradaBatting1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Kyle FreelandPitching6.0 IP, 4 ER, 4 K
Orioles- Tyler O'NeillBatting2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Dean KremerPitching6.0 IP, 5 ER, 5 K
Scoring summary
- 8Tovar homered to left (409 feet).6–5
- 7Holliday singled to right, Jackson scored.5–5
- 5Beck singled to center, Goodman scored.5–4
- 5Goodman doubled to left, Moniak scored.4–4
- 4Estrada homered to left center (394 feet), Tovar scored.3–4
- 3Moniak homered to left center (399 feet).1–4
- 2Jackson homered to left (419 feet).0–4
- 2Mayo homered to center (413 feet).0–3
- 1O'Neill homered to left (375 feet).0–2
- 1Westburg homered to left (380 feet).0–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Orioles 63%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: MLB favorites the forecast gave 60–65% have won 61.6% of 1,194 graded games.
- Market
- BAL 63%
- ML COL +160 / BAL -190
- Pre-line forecast
- BAL 65%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- BAL 68%
- Ratings vs. market
- +4.7 pts
- BAL: Elo 67.7%, market 63.0%
- Fair odds
- BAL -170
- COL +170 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- COL 4.2 – 5.3 BAL
- 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 | COL | BAL | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1391 | 1484 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −6 | +12 | COL: Kyle Freeland: team allows 0.28 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · BAL: Dean Kremer: team allows 0.61 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | BAL +129 Elo | BAL 67.7% | |
| Market-implied ratings | BAL 64.4% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | BAL 64.9% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | BAL 63.0% | 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.
| COL | Stat | BAL |
|---|---|---|
| 28th of 303.6 | Runs scored | 4.123rd of 30 |
| 30th of 306.0 | Runs allowed | 5.127th of 30 |
| 30th of 30−2.4 | Margin | −1.027th of 30 |
| 12th of 305–5 | Last 10 | 3–725th of 30 |
| 30th of 3012–38 | Road vs home | 22–2525th of 30 |
| 2nd of 301509 | Opponent Elo | 150013th of 30 |
| 30th of 301391 | Elo rating | 148423rd 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 |  COL |  BAL |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 51–51 | 48–54 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 2–4 | 16–28 |
| Underdog | 49–47 | 32–26 |
| Overs–unders | 42–60 | 45–57 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 3–7 | 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
COL 2–4 BAL in their last 6 meetings; the forecast called 4 of 6.