Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies, 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 PHI.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Astros- Christian WalkerBatting2-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Hayden WesneskiPitching6.0 IP, 3 ER, 3 K
Phillies- Trea TurnerBatting2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Andrew PainterPitching5.0 IP, 5 ER, 6 K
Scoring summary
- 9Sosa doubled to center, Stott scored.6–5
- 7Marsh doubled to right, Bohm scored, Stott to third.6–4
- 7Varsho homered to right center (406 feet).6–3
- 6Turner homered to left (362 feet), Schwarber scored.5–3
- 6Schwarber singled to right, Crawford scored.5–1
- 4Smith homered to left center (418 feet).5–0
- 2Peña doubled to left, Smith scored.4–0
- 2Walker homered to left center (440 feet), Varsho scored and Diaz scored.3–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Phillies 55%
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
- PHI 55%
- ML HOU +112 / PHI -135
- Pre-line forecast
- PHI 56%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- PHI 54%
- Ratings vs. market
- −0.7 pts
- PHI: Elo 54.2%, market 54.9%
- Fair odds
- PHI -122
- HOU +122 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- HOU 4.0 – 4.5 PHI
- 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 | HOU | PHI | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1500 | 1539 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +15 | −13 | HOU: Hayden Wesneski: team allows 0.74 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · PHI: Andrew Painter: team allows 0.65 more runs than with its usual starter (≈9 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | PHI +29 Elo | PHI 54.2% | |
| Market-implied ratings | PHI 56.0% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | PHI 55.7% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | PHI 54.9% | 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.
| HOU | Stat | PHI |
|---|---|---|
| 13th of 304.5 | Runs scored | 4.516th of 30 |
| 24th of 304.8 | Runs allowed | 4.210th of 30 |
| 19th of 30−0.3 | Margin | +0.210th of 30 |
| 4th of 306–4 | Last 10 | 7–31st of 30 |
| 9th of 3036–33 | Road vs home | 40–3210th of 30 |
| 30th of 301490 | Opponent Elo | 149824th of 30 |
| 13th of 301500 | Elo rating | 15396th 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 |  HOU |  PHI |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 74–70 | 65–79 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 6–4 |
| Favorite | 28–41 | 49–60 |
| Underdog | 46–29 | 16–19 |
| Overs–unders | 71–64–9 | 64–71–9 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 1–7–2 | 3–6–1 |
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
HOU 5–4 PHI in their last 9 meetings; the forecast called 6 of 9.