New York Mets at Atlanta Braves, 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 ATL.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Mets- Jose IglesiasBatting1-4
- Joey LucchesiPitching6.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 K
Braves- Marcell OzunaBatting1-3, 2 RBI
- Grant HolmesPitching4.0 IP, 0 ER, 7 K
Scoring summary
- 7Ozuna singled to left, Murphy scored and Albies scored.0–3
- 7Pitch 1 : Ball In Play0–3
- 2Urshela singled to left, Soler scored.0–1
- 2Pitch 3 : Ball In Play0–1
- 2Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging0–1
- 2Pitch 1 : Ball 10–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Braves 72%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: MLB favorites the forecast gave 70–75% have won 75.6% of 209 graded games.
- Market
- ATL 72%
- ML NYM +240 / ATL -300
- Pre-line forecast
- ATL 57%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- ATL 54%
- Ratings vs. market
- −17.7 pts
- ATL: Elo 54.2%, market 71.8%
- Fair odds
- ATL -255
- NYM +255 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- NYM 3.2 – 5.3 ATL
- 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 | NYM | ATL | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1530 | 1544 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −9 | −12 | NYM: Joey Lucchesi: team allows 0.43 more runs than with its usual starter (≈7 weighted starts) · ATL: Grant Holmes: team allows 0.58 more runs than with its usual starter (≈5 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | ATL +29 Elo | ATL 54.2% | |
| Market-implied ratings | ATL 57.4% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | ATL 56.9% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | ATL 71.8% | 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.
| NYM | Stat | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| 7th of 304.8 | Runs scored | 4.415th of 30 |
| 15th of 304.3 | Runs allowed | 3.82nd of 30 |
| 12th of 30+0.5 | Margin | +0.66th of 30 |
| 7th of 306–4 | Last 10 | 7–33rd of 30 |
| 7th of 3042–37 | Road vs home | 45–358th 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 |  NYM |  ATL |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 80–79 | 76–84 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 43–49 | 55–72 |
| Underdog | 37–30 | 21–12 |
| Overs–unders | 81–78 | 59–98–3 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 6–4 | 3–7 |
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
NYM 9–16 ATL in their last 25 meetings; the forecast called 15 of 25.