Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants, 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 SF.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Reds- Sal StewartBatting1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Brady SingerPitching5.2 IP, 3 ER, 5 K
Giants- Rafael DeversBatting1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Anthony MolinaPitching4.1 IP, 0 ER, 1 K
Scoring summary
- 9Stewart homered to right (355 feet).1–3
- 5Devers homered to right center (400 feet).0–3
- 1Cavanaugh singled to center, Devers scored and Gilbert scored, Lee to third.0–2
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Giants 51%
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
- SF 51%
- ML CIN -101 / SF -106
- Pre-line forecast
- SF 50%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- SF 55%
- Ratings vs. market
- +4.5 pts
- SF: Elo 55.1%, market 50.6%
- Fair odds
- SF -102
- CIN +102 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- CIN 3.7 – 3.8 SF
- 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 | CIN | SF | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1469 | 1470 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −14 | +3 | CIN: Brady Singer: team allows 0.69 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · SF: Adrian Houser: team allows 0.14 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | SF +35 Elo | SF 55.1% | |
| Market-implied ratings | CIN 50.7% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | SF 50.1% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | SF 50.6% | 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.
| CIN | Stat | SF |
|---|---|---|
| 25th of 304.1 | Runs scored | 4.028th of 30 |
| 24th of 304.8 | Runs allowed | 4.620th of 30 |
| 28th of 30−0.8 | Margin | −0.626th of 30 |
| 26th of 303–7 | Last 10 | 3–726th of 30 |
| 16th of 3030–34 | Road vs home | 30–3324th of 30 |
| 16th of 301499 | Opponent Elo | 150013th of 30 |
| 27th of 301469 | Elo rating | 147026th 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 |  CIN |  SF |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 64–68 | 66–65 |
| Last 10 | 4–6 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 16–30 | 19–27 |
| Underdog | 48–38 | 47–38 |
| Overs–unders | 69–61–2 | 59–60–12 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 5–5 | 5–4–1 |
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
CIN 10–13 SF in their last 23 meetings; the forecast called 11 of 23.