Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox, 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 BOS.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Angels- Moises BallesterosBatting3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Grayson RodriguezPitching4.0 IP, 5 ER, 3 K
Red Sox- Adley RutschmanBatting1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Brayan BelloPitching5.0 IP, 0 ER, 7 K
Scoring summary
- 8Moore grounded out to shortstop, Meckler scored, Ballesteros to third.2–5
- 6Ballesteros homered to right center (407 feet).1–5
- 3White reached on infield single to second, Durbin scored, Kiner-Falefa to third.0–5
- 2Rutschman homered to right (371 feet), Kiner-Falefa scored and Anthony scored.0–4
- 2Duran homered to right (425 feet).0–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Red Sox 62%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: MLB favorites the forecast gave 60–65% have won 61.6% of 1,194 graded games.
- Market
- BOS 62%
- ML LAA +149 / BOS -181
- Pre-line forecast
- BOS 64%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- BOS 65%
- Ratings vs. market
- +3.5 pts
- BOS: Elo 65.1%, market 61.6%
- Fair odds
- BOS -160
- LAA +160 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- LAA 3.7 – 4.8 BOS
- 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 | LAA | BOS | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1444 | 1543 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −18 | −27 | LAA: Grayson Rodriguez: team allows 0.89 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · BOS: Brayan Bello: team allows 1.34 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | BOS +108 Elo | BOS 65.1% | |
| Market-implied ratings | BOS 64.3% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | BOS 64.4% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | BOS 61.6% | 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.
| LAA | Stat | BOS |
|---|---|---|
| 27th of 304.0 | Runs scored | 4.514th of 30 |
| 19th of 304.6 | Runs allowed | 3.93rd of 30 |
| 26th of 30−0.5 | Margin | +0.66th of 30 |
| 30th of 302–8 | Last 10 | 6–44th of 30 |
| 28th of 3024–45 | Road vs home | 35–3418th of 30 |
| 18th of 301500 | Opponent Elo | 150111th of 30 |
| 28th of 301444 | Elo rating | 15435th 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 |  LAA |  BOS |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 66–77 | 72–72 |
| Last 10 | 5–5 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 8–25 | 40–54 |
| Underdog | 58–52 | 32–18 |
| Overs–unders | 58–82–3 | 68–72–4 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 4–6 | 6–4 |
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
LAA 11–11 BOS in their last 22 meetings; the forecast called 14 of 22.