San Diego Padres at Cincinnati Reds, 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 CIN.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Padres- Ty FranceBatting2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Casey MizePitching4.0 IP, 4 ER, 4 K
Reds- JJ BledayBatting3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Brandon WilliamsonPitching5.1 IP, 3 ER, 5 K
Scoring summary
- 7Bleday homered to right (416 feet), De La Cruz scored.3–7
- 6McLain hit sacrifice fly to right, Bleday scored, Myers to third.3–5
- 2Rodríguez homered to right center (371 feet).3–4
- 2Brito homered to right (360 feet), Stephenson scored and Myers scored.3–3
- 2Tatis Jr. singled to left, Hays scored.3–0
- 1France homered to left (353 feet), Tatis Jr. scored.2–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Padres 60%
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
- SD 60%
- ML SD -167 / CIN +138
- Pre-line forecast
- SD 59%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- SD 55%
- Ratings vs. market
- −4.4 pts
- SD: Elo 55.5%, market 59.8%
- Fair odds
- SD -149
- CIN +149 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- SD 5.2 – 4.3 CIN
- 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 | SD | CIN | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1524 | 1469 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −2 | −3 | SD: Casey Mize: team allows 0.10 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · CIN: Brandon Williamson: team allows 0.15 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | SD +38 Elo | SD 55.5% | |
| Market-implied ratings | SD 59.1% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | SD 58.5% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | SD 59.8% | 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.
| SD | Stat | CIN |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd of 304.3 | Runs scored | 4.124th of 30 |
| 9th of 304.2 | Runs allowed | 4.927th of 30 |
| 14th of 30+0.1 | Margin | −0.828th of 30 |
| 21st of 304–6 | Last 10 | 5–511th of 30 |
| 19th of 3031–37 | Road vs home | 33–3725th of 30 |
| 18th of 301499 | Opponent Elo | 150110th of 30 |
| 9th of 301524 | Elo rating | 146927th 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 |  SD |  CIN |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 73–66 | 68–71 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 25–41 | 16–30 |
| Underdog | 48–25 | 52–41 |
| Overs–unders | 60–75–4 | 73–64–2 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 5–5 | 5–5 |
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
SD 12–11 CIN in their last 23 meetings; the forecast called 13 of 23.