Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers, 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 LAD.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Braves- Ozzie AlbiesBatting1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Dylan DoddPitching3.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K
Dodgers- Teoscar HernandezBatting2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Tarik SkubalPitching6.0 IP, 1 ER, 7 K
Scoring summary
- 9Albies homered to center (432 feet), Acuña Jr. scored.3–5
- 6Muncy homered to right (354 feet).1–5
- 6Tucker homered to right (408 feet), T. Hernández scored.1–4
- 6Murphy homered to center (421 feet).1–2
- 4T. Hernández homered to left center (431 feet), Freeman scored.0–2
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Dodgers 65%
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
- LAD 65%
- ML ATL +173 / LAD -212
- Pre-line forecast
- LAD 66%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- LAD 62%
- Ratings vs. market
- −2.6 pts
- LAD: Elo 62.4%, market 65.0%
- Fair odds
- LAD -185
- ATL +185 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- ATL 3.6 – 4.9 LAD
- 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 | ATL | LAD | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1532 | 1570 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −19 | +12 | ATL: Dylan Dodd: team allows 0.97 more runs than with its usual starter (≈5 weighted starts) · LAD: Tarik Skubal: team allows 0.59 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | LAD +88 Elo | LAD 62.4% | |
| Market-implied ratings | LAD 66.4% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | LAD 65.8% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | LAD 65.0% | 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.
| ATL | Stat | LAD |
|---|---|---|
| 9th of 304.6 | Runs scored | 4.94th of 30 |
| 5th of 303.9 | Runs allowed | 3.71st of 30 |
| 5th of 30+0.7 | Margin | +1.22nd of 30 |
| 12th of 305–5 | Last 10 | 8–21st of 30 |
| 10th of 3041–39 | Road vs home | 51–304th of 30 |
| 13th of 301501 | Opponent Elo | 149527th of 30 |
| 7th of 301532 | Elo rating | 15702nd 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 |  ATL |  LAD |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 90–75 | 74–88 |
| Last 10 | 4–6 | 7–3 |
| Favorite | 52–58 | 66–85 |
| Underdog | 38–17 | 8–3 |
| Overs–unders | 76–79–10 | 71–85–6 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 4–4–2 | 2–6–2 |
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
ATL 12–14 LAD in their last 26 meetings; the forecast called 13 of 26.