Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies, 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 PHI.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Dodgers- Will SmithBatting1-2, 2 RBI
- Blake SnellPitching6.0 IP, 0 ER, 9 K
Phillies- Nick CastellanosBatting1-4, 2 RBI
- Jesus LuzardoPitching6.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K
Scoring summary
- 9Castellanos doubled to left, Bohm scored and Realmuto scored.4–3
- 8Turner singled to center, Kepler scored.4–1
- 7Ohtani singled to right, Muncy scored, Smith to third.4–0
- 7Smith singled to left, E. Hernández scored and Freeman scored, Muncy to second.3–0
- 7E. Hernández grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T. Hernández scored, Freeman to third.1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Phillies 50%
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
- PHI 50%
- ML LAD -110 / PHI -110
- Pre-line forecast
- PHI 45%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- PHI 49%
- Ratings vs. market
- −0.7 pts
- PHI: Elo 49.3%, market 50.0%
- Fair odds
- PHI -100
- LAD -100 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- LAD 3.8 – 3.8 PHI
- 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 | LAD | PHI | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1566 | 1550 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +12 | +5 | LAD: Blake Snell: team allows 0.62 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · PHI: Jesus Luzardo: team allows 0.23 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | LAD +5 Elo | LAD 50.7% | |
| Market-implied ratings | LAD 55.8% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | LAD 55.0% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | PHI 50.0% | 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 | PHI |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd of 305.1 | Runs scored | 4.88th of 30 |
| 12th of 304.2 | Runs allowed | 4.06th of 30 |
| 4th of 30+0.9 | Margin | +0.85th of 30 |
| 2nd of 308–2 | Last 10 | 5–512th of 30 |
| 12th of 3039–40 | Road vs home | 55–261st of 30 |
| 30th of 301493 | Opponent Elo | 149527th of 30 |
| 1st of 301566 | Elo rating | 15503rd 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 |  PHI |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 73–92 | 84–79 |
| Last 10 | 7–3 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 56–83 | 60–68 |
| Underdog | 17–9 | 24–11 |
| Overs–unders | 85–80 | 77–86 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 6–4 | 5–5 |
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 8–11 PHI in their last 19 meetings; the forecast called 10 of 19.