San Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners, 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 SEA.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Padres- Ramon LaureanoBatting2-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI
- Dylan CeasePitching4.1 IP, 4 ER, 5 K
Mariners- Randy ArozarenaBatting1-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Luis CastilloPitching5.0 IP, 5 ER, 6 K
Scoring summary
- 6Fermin hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Laureano scored, Cronenworth to second.7–6
- 6Cronenworth singled to left, Sheets scored, Laureano to third.6–6
- 5Suárez homered to left (390 feet), Raleigh scored and Rodríguez scored.5–6
- 5Arozarena homered to left (410 feet), Crawford scored and Young scored.5–3
- 1Laureano homered to left center (391 feet), O'Hearn scored, Bogaerts scored and Sheets scored.5–0
- 1Bogaerts singled to left, Tatis Jr. scored, O'Hearn to third.1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Mariners 51%
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
- SEA 51%
- ML SD -105 / SEA -115
- Pre-line forecast
- SEA 48%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- SEA 49%
- Ratings vs. market
- −2.3 pts
- SEA: Elo 48.8%, market 51.1%
- Fair odds
- SEA -104
- SD +104 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- SD 4.2 – 4.3 SEA
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 8.5
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 | SEA | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1537 | 1518 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | 0 | −8 | SD: Dylan Cease: team allows 0.01 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · SEA: Luis Castillo: team allows 0.41 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | SD +8 Elo | SD 51.2% | |
| Market-implied ratings | SD 52.3% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | SD 52.1% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | SEA 51.1% | 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 | SEA |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd of 304.2 | Runs scored | 4.611th of 30 |
| 2nd of 303.8 | Runs allowed | 4.417th of 30 |
| 11th of 30+0.4 | Margin | +0.214th of 30 |
| 13th of 305–5 | Last 10 | 4–618th of 30 |
| 17th of 3031–36 | Road vs home | 40–2610th of 30 |
| 12th of 301501 | Opponent Elo | 149919th of 30 |
| 5th of 301537 | Elo rating | 151811th 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 |  SEA |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 75–57 | 55–77 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 3–7 |
| Favorite | 32–39 | 26–57 |
| Underdog | 43–18 | 29–20 |
| Overs–unders | 57–75 | 72–60 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 5–5 | 7–3 |
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 2–10 SEA in their last 12 meetings; the forecast called 6 of 12.