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MLB · JULY 18, 2026 ● LIVE

Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays

Rogers Centre · Toronto, ON

THE PICK

CHW Chicago White SoxAWAY · 1518 ELO
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Toronto Blue JaysHOME · 1485 ELO TOR
51.2% WIN PROBABILITY 48.8%

The model makes Chicago White Sox a 51.2% favorite — even playing on the road. One game is one game: a 51.2% edge still loses 48.8 times in 100.

Prediction history

6 UPDATES

Every time the model moved this pick — logged in full. It updates until 15 minutes before gametime, then locks.

51.2% Chicago White Sox ▲ +0.2
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
51.0% Chicago White Sox ▲ +0.6
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
50.4% Chicago White Sox ▲ +0.2
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
50.2% Chicago White Sox ▲ +0.2
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
50.0% Toronto Blue Jays ▼ -0.2
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
OPEN
50.2% Toronto Blue Jays OPENING LINE
First model run when the matchup posted. Elo gap of 33 points at open.

The factors

1 IN THE NUMBER

Everything the model sees for this game. Only backtest-validated signals move the probability — the rest is context, shown anyway.

PROBABLE STARTERS

Davis Martin FIP 3.09 · ERA 3.41 · 100.1 IP
Shane Bieber FIP 8.48 · ERA 7.64 · 17.2 IP

GAME-TIME CONDITIONS · RETRACTABLE ROOF · DAY GAME

85°F DEW 69°F HUM 60% WIND 17 MPH GUSTS 31 MPH CLOUD 91% 993 hPa

SCHEDULE & TRAVEL

CHW REST 0D TOR REST 0D CHW TRAVELED 0 MI

IN THE NUMBER

WXWIND VARIANCE

The numbers

AWAY

Chicago White Sox
ELO RATING1518
RANK#8
RECORD50-45
LAST 105-5
STREAKW3

HOME

Toronto Blue Jays
ELO RATING1485
RANK#22
RECORD45-51
LAST 105-5
STREAKL2

Ratings come from every MLB result this season — updated daily, weighted by margin of victory, with Toronto Blue Jays getting the standard home bump. An Elo difference of 33 points plus home advantage at Rogers Centre produces the 51.2% call. Full methodology →

What could break the pick

Toronto Blue Jays are 5-5 over their last ten. This is a coin-flip game — the model calls it a lean, not a lock. Starting pitchers, lineup cards, and bullpen usage move real outcomes in ways a rating system can’t see.