Tampa Bay Rays 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
Rays- Nick FortesBatting1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Freddy PeraltaPitching5.1 IP, 0 ER, 4 K
Phillies- Trea TurnerBatting1-4
- Cristopher SanchezPitching7.0 IP, 2 ER, 10 K
Scoring summary
- 2Fortes homered to left (367 feet).2–0
- 1DeLuca singled to right, Caminero scored, Vilade to third.1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Phillies 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
- PHI 62%
- ML TB +152 / PHI -184
- Pre-line forecast
- PHI 60%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- PHI 53%
- Ratings vs. market
- −9.0 pts
- PHI: Elo 53.0%, market 62.0%
- Fair odds
- PHI -163
- TB +163 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- TB 2.7 – 3.8 PHI
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 6.5
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 | TB | PHI | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1534 | 1533 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +1 | +5 | TB: Freddy Peralta: team allows 0.04 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · PHI: Cristopher Sanchez: team allows 0.24 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | PHI +21 Elo | PHI 53.0% | |
| Market-implied ratings | PHI 61.8% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | PHI 60.5% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | PHI 62.0% | 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 | PHI |
|---|---|---|
| 11th of 304.5 | Runs scored | 4.417th of 30 |
| 7th of 304.0 | Runs allowed | 4.310th of 30 |
| 7th of 30+0.5 | Margin | +0.212th of 30 |
| 8th of 306–4 | Last 10 | 5–512th of 30 |
| 7th of 3041–37 | Road vs home | 42–3613th of 30 |
| 14th of 301500 | Opponent Elo | 150015th of 30 |
| 7th of 301534 | Elo rating | 15338th 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 |  PHI |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 86–73 | 72–87 |
| Last 10 | 3–7 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 52–47 | 53–64 |
| Underdog | 34–26 | 19–23 |
| Overs–unders | 73–81–5 | 74–76–9 |
| 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
TB 0–9 PHI in their last 9 meetings; the forecast called 6 of 9.