New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays, 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 TB.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Yankees- Ben RiceBatting2-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI
- Cam SchlittlerPitching4.1 IP, 2 ER, 2 K
Rays- Richie PalaciosBatting1-4, 2 RBI
- Freddy PeraltaPitching4.2 IP, 1 ER, 3 K
Scoring summary
- 8Rice homered to right (358 feet).2–5
- 5Palacios singled to center, Simpson scored and DeLuca scored.1–5
- 5Simpson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Caminero scored.1–3
- 5Hicks grounded out to second, Aranda scored, Caminero to third.1–2
- 4Rice homered to right (372 feet).1–1
- 1Caminero grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Díaz scored on throwing error by second baseman Chisholm Jr., Aranda out at second, Caminero to second.0–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Yankees 53%
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
- NYY 53%
- ML NYY -126 / TB +104
- Pre-line forecast
- NYY 54%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- NYY 51%
- Ratings vs. market
- −2.5 pts
- NYY: Elo 50.7%, market 53.2%
- Fair odds
- NYY -114
- TB +114 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- NYY 3.1 – 2.9 TB
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 6
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 | NYY | TB | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1555 | 1539 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +10 | +3 | NYY: Cam Schlittler: team allows 0.48 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · TB: Freddy Peralta: team allows 0.17 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | NYY +5 Elo | NYY 50.7% | |
| Market-implied ratings | NYY 54.7% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | NYY 54.1% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | NYY 53.2% | 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.
| NYY | Stat | TB |
|---|---|---|
| 8th of 304.6 | Runs scored | 4.512th of 30 |
| 2nd of 303.7 | Runs allowed | 4.06th of 30 |
| 4th of 30+0.9 | Margin | +0.56th of 30 |
| 12th of 305–5 | Last 10 | 5–512th of 30 |
| 3rd of 3047–34 | Road vs home | 55–262nd of 30 |
| 18th of 301499 | Opponent Elo | 150015th of 30 |
| 3rd of 301555 | Elo rating | 15395th 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 |  NYY |  TB |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 92–72 | 88–75 |
| Last 10 | 7–3 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 64–62 | 52–48 |
| Underdog | 28–10 | 36–27 |
| Overs–unders | 77–81–6 | 75–83–5 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 8–2 | 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
NYY 27–26 TB in their last 53 meetings; the forecast called 28 of 53.