Toronto Blue Jays 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
Blue Jays- Daulton VarshoBatting1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Kevin GausmanPitching6.0 IP, 4 ER, 7 K
Marlins- Eric WagamanBatting2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Eury PerezPitching6.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 K
Scoring summary
- 7Ramírez singled to center, Marsee scored.3–5
- 7Varsho homered to center (424 feet), Bichette scored and France scored.3–4
- 5Marsee tripled to center, Wagaman scored, Sanoja scored and Edwards scored.0–4
- 3Wagaman homered to center (422 feet).0–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Blue Jays 54%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: MLB favorites the forecast gave 50–55% have won 52.7% of 2,871 graded games.
- Market
- TOR 54%
- ML TOR -130 / MIA +110
- Pre-line forecast
- TOR 56%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- TOR 55%
- Ratings vs. market
- +1.0 pts
- TOR: Elo 55.2%, market 54.3%
- Fair odds
- TOR -119
- MIA +119 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- TOR 3.9 – 3.6 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 | TOR | MIA | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1524 | 1473 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +7 | +4 | TOR: Kevin Gausman: team allows 0.37 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · MIA: Eury Perez: team allows 0.18 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | TOR +37 Elo | TOR 55.2% | |
| Market-implied ratings | TOR 56.4% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | TOR 56.2% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | TOR 54.3% | 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.
| TOR | Stat | MIA |
|---|---|---|
| 7th of 304.9 | Runs scored | 4.319th of 30 |
| 18th of 304.5 | Runs allowed | 4.824th of 30 |
| 10th of 30+0.4 | Margin | −0.523rd of 30 |
| 6th of 306–4 | Last 10 | 3–724th of 30 |
| 6th of 3034–33 | Road vs home | 29–3526th of 30 |
| 17th of 301500 | Opponent Elo | 15048th of 30 |
| 9th of 301524 | Elo rating | 147325th 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 |  TOR |  MIA |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 73–57 | 72–57 |
| Last 10 | 3–7 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 31–35 | 6–21 |
| Underdog | 41–22 | 66–36 |
| Overs–unders | 75–55 | 62–67 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 6–4 | 6–4 |
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
TOR 4–4 MIA in their last 8 meetings; the forecast called 3 of 8.