New York Yankees 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
Yankees- Paul GoldschmidtBatting1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Cam SchlittlerPitching7.1 IP, 0 ER, 12 K
Phillies- J.T. RealmutoBatting2-3
- Jesus LuzardoPitching7.0 IP, 1 ER, 9 K
Scoring summary
- 4Goldschmidt homered to right (371 feet).1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Phillies 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
- PHI 55%
- ML NYY +115 / PHI -138
- Pre-line forecast
- PHI 52%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- PHI 51%
- Ratings vs. market
- −4.5 pts
- PHI: Elo 51.0%, market 55.5%
- Fair odds
- PHI -125
- NYY +125 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- NYY 3.5 – 4.0 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 | NYY | PHI | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1539 | 1523 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +6 | +12 | NYY: Cam Schlittler: team allows 0.29 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · PHI: Jesus Luzardo: team allows 0.58 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | PHI +7 Elo | PHI 51.0% | |
| Market-implied ratings | PHI 52.1% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | PHI 51.9% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | PHI 55.5% | 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.
| NYY | Stat | PHI |
|---|---|---|
| 10th of 304.7 | Runs scored | 4.318th of 30 |
| 4th of 303.8 | Runs allowed | 4.516th of 30 |
| 4th of 30+0.9 | Margin | −0.118th of 30 |
| 4th of 307–3 | Last 10 | 5–511th of 30 |
| 4th of 3031–22 | Road vs home | 27–2514th of 30 |
| 22nd of 301499 | Opponent Elo | 149920th of 30 |
| 3rd of 301539 | Elo rating | 15237th 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 |  NYY |  PHI |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 53–49 | 44–59 |
| Last 10 | 7–3 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 39–42 | 31–43 |
| Underdog | 14–7 | 13–16 |
| Overs–unders | 43–54–5 | 43–55–5 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 3–7 | 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
NYY 6–3 PHI in their last 9 meetings; the forecast called 3 of 9.