Los Angeles Dodgers 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
Dodgers- Shohei OhtaniBatting2-2, 2 HR, 2 RBI
- Clayton KershawPitching5.2 IP, 2 ER, 8 K
Orioles- Emmanuel RiveraBatting2-4, 1 RBI
- Tomoyuki SuganoPitching3.0 IP, 3 ER, 1 K
Scoring summary
- 9Betts singled to left, Rortvedt scored, Ohtani to second.5–2
- 6A. Jackson doubled to center, Rivera scored.4–2
- 6Rivera doubled to center, Henderson scored.4–1
- 4Rojas scored on pickoff error by catcher A. Jackson, Kim picked off second.4–0
- 4Rojas scored on pickoff error by catcher A. Jackson, Kim picked off second.4–0
- 3Betts homered to left (401 feet).3–0
- 3Ohtani homered to center (399 feet).2–0
- 1Ohtani homered to center (411 feet).1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Dodgers 60%
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
- LAD 60%
- ML LAD -165 / BAL +140
- Pre-line forecast
- LAD 58%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- LAD 54%
- Ratings vs. market
- −6.1 pts
- LAD: Elo 53.8%, market 59.9%
- Fair odds
- LAD -149
- BAL +149 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- LAD 4.7 – 3.8 BAL
- 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 | LAD | BAL | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1542 | 1495 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −5 | −3 | LAD: Clayton Kershaw: team allows 0.26 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · BAL: Tomoyuki Sugano: team allows 0.17 more runs than with its usual starter (≈9 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | LAD +27 Elo | LAD 53.8% | |
| Market-implied ratings | LAD 58.7% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | LAD 58.0% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | LAD 59.9% | 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.
| LAD | Stat | BAL |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd of 305.0 | Runs scored | 4.416th of 30 |
| 17th of 304.4 | Runs allowed | 4.925th of 30 |
| 5th of 30+0.6 | Margin | −0.624th of 30 |
| 24th of 303–7 | Last 10 | 6–47th of 30 |
| 21st of 3031–38 | Road vs home | 33–3725th of 30 |
| 27th of 301495 | Opponent Elo | 15026th of 30 |
| 4th of 301542 | Elo rating | 149520th 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 |  LAD |  BAL |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 58–84 | 73–69 |
| Last 10 | 2–8 | 8–2 |
| Favorite | 45–75 | 21–37 |
| Underdog | 13–9 | 52–32 |
| Overs–unders | 71–71 | 63–79 |
| 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
LAD 4–4 BAL in their last 8 meetings; the forecast called 3 of 8.