Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers, 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 MIL.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Pirates- Spencer HorwitzBatting1-4, 3 RBI
- Bubba ChandlerPitching5.2 IP, 2 ER, 5 K
Brewers- Joey OrtizBatting3-4, 1 RBI
- Brandon SproatPitching3.0 IP, 4 ER, 4 K
Scoring summary
- 6Vaughn singled to right, Chourio scored on error and Bauers scored on throwing error by right fielder Valdez, Vaughn to second.4–3
- 5Ortiz singled to right, Bauers scored, Hamilton to third.4–1
- 4Mangum reached on bunt single to pitcher, Rodríguez scored, Davis to second.4–0
- 3Horwitz doubled to right, Lowe scored, Valdez scored and Reynolds scored.3–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Brewers 58%
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
- MIL 58%
- ML PIT +129 / MIL -156
- Pre-line forecast
- MIL 59%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- MIL 61%
- Ratings vs. market
- +2.6 pts
- MIL: Elo 60.8%, market 58.3%
- Fair odds
- MIL -140
- PIT +140 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- PIT 3.9 – 4.6 MIL
- 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 | PIT | MIL | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1499 | 1561 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +1 | −3 | PIT: Bubba Chandler: team allows 0.07 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈9 weighted starts) · MIL: Brandon Sproat: team allows 0.13 more runs than with its usual starter (≈9 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | MIL +77 Elo | MIL 60.8% | |
| Market-implied ratings | MIL 59.0% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | MIL 59.3% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | MIL 58.3% | 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.
| PIT | Stat | MIL |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd of 305.1 | Runs scored | 5.05th of 30 |
| 23rd of 304.8 | Runs allowed | 3.83rd of 30 |
| 10th of 30+0.3 | Margin | +1.22nd of 30 |
| 25th of 303–7 | Last 10 | 6–45th of 30 |
| 13th of 3027–29 | Road vs home | 36–202nd of 30 |
| 8th of 301502 | Opponent Elo | 149527th of 30 |
| 15th of 301499 | Elo rating | 15612nd 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 |  PIT |  MIL |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 51–62 | 60–51 |
| Last 10 | 1–9 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 22–39 | 39–42 |
| Underdog | 29–23 | 21–9 |
| Overs–unders | 64–46–3 | 49–59–3 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 5–5 | 4–6 |
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
PIT 19–26 MIL in their last 45 meetings; the forecast called 31 of 45.