Cleveland Guardians 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
Guardians- Kyle ManzardoBatting1-1, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Gavin WilliamsPitching8.0 IP, 0 ER, 11 K
Phillies- Bryce HarperBatting1-4
- Cristopher SanchezPitching8.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 K
Scoring summary
- 9Manzardo homered to left (364 feet).1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Phillies 62%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: MLB favorites the forecast gave 60–65% have won 61.6% of 1,194 graded games.
- Market
- PHI 62%
- ML CLE +153 / PHI -186
- Pre-line forecast
- PHI 59%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- PHI 53%
- Ratings vs. market
- −9.4 pts
- PHI: Elo 52.8%, market 62.2%
- Fair odds
- PHI -165
- CLE +165 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- CLE 2.7 – 3.8 PHI
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 6.5
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 | CLE | PHI | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1524 | 1519 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +7 | +13 | CLE: Gavin Williams: team allows 0.34 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · PHI: Cristopher Sanchez: team allows 0.66 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | PHI +20 Elo | PHI 52.8% | |
| Market-implied ratings | PHI 60.4% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | PHI 59.3% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | PHI 62.2% | 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.
| CLE | Stat | PHI |
|---|---|---|
| 15th of 304.4 | Runs scored | 4.219th of 30 |
| 8th of 303.9 | Runs allowed | 4.722nd of 30 |
| 8th of 30+0.4 | Margin | −0.523rd of 30 |
| 1st of 309–1 | Last 10 | 7–34th of 30 |
| 9th of 3015–12 | Road vs home | 13–1422nd of 30 |
| 16th of 301499 | Opponent Elo | 149226th of 30 |
| 8th of 301524 | Elo rating | 15199th 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 |  CLE |  PHI |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 28–24 | 18–32 |
| Last 10 | 7–3 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 13–14 | 11–25 |
| Underdog | 15–10 | 7–7 |
| Overs–unders | 26–26 | 24–24–2 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 5–5 | 2–8 |
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
CLE 5–4 PHI in their last 9 meetings; the forecast called 5 of 9.