Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers, 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 TEX.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Rays- Jonathan ArandaBatting2-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Drew RasmussenPitching7.0 IP, 1 ER, 7 K
Rangers- Joc PedersonBatting1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Jacob deGromPitching6.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K
Scoring summary
- 10Aranda homered to right center (409 feet), Mateo scored and Díaz scored.6–3
- 8Foscue doubled to center, Cauley scored.3–3
- 8Carter homered to right center (421 feet).3–2
- 8Hicks singled to left, Aranda scored, Caminero to third.3–1
- 6Pederson homered to right (409 feet).2–1
- 5Palacios homered to right (384 feet).2–0
- 1Caminero homered to center (425 feet).1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Rangers 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
- TEX 51%
- ML TB -107 / TEX -112
- Pre-line forecast
- TEX 49%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- TEX 47%
- Ratings vs. market
- −3.2 pts
- TEX: Elo 47.4%, market 50.5%
- Fair odds
- TEX -102
- TB +102 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- TB 3.5 – 3.5 TEX
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 7
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 | TB | TEX | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1522 | 1487 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +6 | +5 | TB: Drew Rasmussen: team allows 0.32 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · TEX: Jacob deGrom: team allows 0.24 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | TB +18 Elo | TB 52.6% | |
| Market-implied ratings | TB 50.2% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | TB 50.6% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | TEX 50.5% | 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.
| TB | Stat | TEX |
|---|---|---|
| 14th of 304.5 | Runs scored | 4.126th of 30 |
| 9th of 304.2 | Runs allowed | 4.414th of 30 |
| 8th of 30+0.3 | Margin | −0.322nd of 30 |
| 5th of 306–4 | Last 10 | 4–620th of 30 |
| 7th of 3037–32 | Road vs home | 39–3110th of 30 |
| 17th of 301500 | Opponent Elo | 149229th of 30 |
| 9th of 301522 | Elo rating | 148722nd 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 |  TB |  TEX |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 78–63 | 61–81 |
| Last 10 | 4–6 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 48–42 | 27–52 |
| Underdog | 30–21 | 34–29 |
| Overs–unders | 65–71–5 | 70–62–10 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 6–4 | 7–2–1 |
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
TB 9–16 TEX in their last 25 meetings; the forecast called 16 of 25.