Detroit Tigers 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
Tigers- Dillon DinglerBatting1-4, 1 RBI
- Keider MonteroPitching5.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 K
Marlins- Eric WagamanBatting2-4
- Adam MazurPitching6.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K
Scoring summary
- 2Dingler singled to center, Keith scored.2–0
- 2Keith reached on error by first baseman Wagaman, Torkelson to third. Torkleson scored on a throwing error by Acosta, Keith to second. Keith advanced to third on error by Johnston.1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Tigers 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
- DET 55%
- ML DET -135 / MIA +115
- Pre-line forecast
- DET 55%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- DET 57%
- Ratings vs. market
- +2.1 pts
- DET: Elo 57.3%, market 55.3%
- Fair odds
- DET -124
- MIA +124 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- DET 5.0 – 4.5 MIA
- 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 | DET | MIA | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1515 | 1470 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +21 | −4 | DET: Keider Montero: team allows 1.04 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈9 weighted starts) · MIA: Adam Mazur: team allows 0.19 more runs than with its usual starter (≈7 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | DET +51 Elo | DET 57.3% | |
| Market-implied ratings | DET 55.2% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | DET 55.5% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | DET 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.
| DET | Stat | MIA |
|---|---|---|
| 8th of 304.9 | Runs scored | 4.415th of 30 |
| 13th of 304.3 | Runs allowed | 5.026th of 30 |
| 8th of 30+0.6 | Margin | −0.626th of 30 |
| 18th of 304–6 | Last 10 | 5–513th of 30 |
| 4th of 3038–36 | Road vs home | 36–4126th of 30 |
| 28th of 301494 | Opponent Elo | 150212th of 30 |
| 11th of 301515 | Elo rating | 147025th 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 |  DET |  MIA |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 70–79 | 82–67 |
| Last 10 | 4–6 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 48–58 | 8–24 |
| Underdog | 22–21 | 74–43 |
| Overs–unders | 83–66 | 75–74 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 8–2 | 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
DET 2–6 MIA in their last 8 meetings; the forecast called 3 of 8.