Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians, 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 CLE.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Twins- Austin MartinBatting3-5
- Joe RyanPitching6.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 K
Guardians- Kyle ManzardoBatting2-4, 1 RBI
- Gavin WilliamsPitching6.0 IP, 0 ER, 8 K
Scoring summary
- 10Manzardo singled to left, Rocchio scored, Ramírez to second, Kwan to third.2–3
- 7Martin reached on infield single to pitcher, Lee scored on throwing error by pitcher Gaddis and Vázquez scored on error, Martin to second.2–2
- 2Rocchio singled to center, Santana scored, Naylor to second.0–2
- 1Ramírez singled to right, Kwan scored.0–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Guardians 55%
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
- CLE 55%
- ML MIN +115 / CLE -135
- Pre-line forecast
- CLE 45%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- CLE 54%
- Ratings vs. market
- −1.7 pts
- CLE: Elo 53.5%, market 55.3%
- Fair odds
- CLE -124
- MIN +124 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- MIN 3.0 – 3.5 CLE
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 6.5
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 | CLE | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1483 | 1497 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +4 | −4 | MIN: Joe Ryan: team allows 0.20 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · CLE: Gavin Williams: team allows 0.19 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | CLE +24 Elo | CLE 53.5% | |
| Market-implied ratings | MIN 56.3% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | MIN 54.8% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | CLE 55.3% | 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.
| MIN | Stat | CLE |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd of 304.2 | Runs scored | 3.926th of 30 |
| 21st of 304.5 | Runs allowed | 4.213th of 30 |
| 22nd of 30−0.3 | Margin | −0.321st of 30 |
| 22nd of 304–6 | Last 10 | 6–45th of 30 |
| 26th of 3021–33 | Road vs home | 27–2621st of 30 |
| 17th of 301499 | Opponent Elo | 149724th of 30 |
| 23rd of 301483 | Elo rating | 149719th 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 |  CLE |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 52–56 | 53–55 |
| Last 10 | 3–7 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 28–37 | 18–29 |
| Underdog | 24–18 | 35–26 |
| Overs–unders | 48–60 | 50–58 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 4–6 | 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 11–21 CLE in their last 32 meetings; the forecast called 13 of 32.