Athletics at Detroit Tigers, 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 DET.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Athletics- Joshua Kuroda-GrauerBatting3-4
- Jeffrey SpringsPitching4.1 IP, 6 ER, 4 K
Tigers- Jake RogersBatting2-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Troy MeltonPitching5.1 IP, 0 ER, 9 K
Scoring summary
- 5Torkelson homered to left (363 feet), Rogers scored and McGonigle scored.1–6
- 4Wilson reaches on throwing error by shortstop McKinstry, Soderstrom scored, Wilson to second.1–3
- 2Rogers homered to left center (376 feet), McKinstry scored.0–3
- 1Greene singled to right, Dingler scored, Torkelson to second, McGonigle to third.0–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Tigers 56%
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 56%
- ML ATH +118 / DET -142
- Pre-line forecast
- DET 59%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- DET 66%
- Ratings vs. market
- +10.3 pts
- DET: Elo 66.4%, market 56.1%
- Fair odds
- DET -128
- ATH +128 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- ATH 4.5 – 5.0 DET
- 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 | ATH | DET | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1463 | 1502 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −44 | +17 | ATH: Jeffrey Springs: team allows 2.18 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · DET: Troy Melton: team allows 0.87 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈7 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | DET +118 Elo | DET 66.4% | |
| Market-implied ratings | DET 57.3% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | DET 58.8% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | DET 56.1% | 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.
| ATH | Stat | DET |
|---|---|---|
| 12th of 304.6 | Runs scored | 4.221st of 30 |
| 29th of 305.4 | Runs allowed | 4.18th of 30 |
| 29th of 30−0.8 | Margin | +0.211th of 30 |
| 27th of 302–8 | Last 10 | 7–34th of 30 |
| 10th of 3022–22 | Road vs home | 24–2112th of 30 |
| 18th of 301499 | Opponent Elo | 150015th of 30 |
| 28th of 301463 | Elo rating | 150215th 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 |  ATH |  DET |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 44–47 | 43–48 |
| Last 10 | 2–8 | 7–3 |
| Favorite | 10–28 | 19–32 |
| Underdog | 34–19 | 24–16 |
| Overs–unders | 44–43–4 | 40–47–4 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 5–5 | 6–4 |
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
ATH 11–9 DET in their last 20 meetings; the forecast called 7 of 20.