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MLB · JULY 18, 2026 ● LIVE

Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Angels

Angel Stadium · Anaheim, CA

THE PICK

DET Detroit TigersAWAY · 1508 ELO
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Los Angeles AngelsHOME · 1462 ELO LAA
55.3% WIN PROBABILITY 44.7%

The model makes Detroit Tigers a 55.3% favorite — even playing on the road. One game is one game: a 55.3% edge still loses 44.7 times in 100.

Prediction history

7 UPDATES

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

55.3% Detroit Tigers ▲ +2.2
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
53.1% Detroit Tigers ▲ +0.3
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
52.8% Detroit Tigers ▼ -0.7
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
53.5% Detroit Tigers ▼ -0.4
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
53.9% Detroit Tigers ▲ +0.3
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
53.6% Detroit Tigers ▲ +0.4
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
OPEN
53.2% Detroit Tigers OPENING LINE
First model run when the matchup posted. Elo gap of 46 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

Tarik Skubal FIP 3.06 · ERA 3.09 · 75.2 IP
Grayson Rodriguez FIP 4.97 · ERA 7.55 · 31 IP

GAME-TIME CONDITIONS · NIGHT GAME

72°F DEW 64°F HUM 76% WIND 6 MPH CLOUD 43% 1009 hPa

SCHEDULE & TRAVEL

DET REST 0D LAA REST 0D DET TRAVELED 0 MI

IN THE NUMBER

PITCH -15 ELO

The numbers

AWAY

Detroit Tigers
ELO RATING1508
RANK#14
RECORD44-52
LAST 107-3
STREAKL2

HOME

Los Angeles Angels
ELO RATING1462
RANK#27
RECORD38-59
LAST 102-8
STREAKL2

Ratings come from every MLB result this season — updated daily, weighted by margin of victory, with Los Angeles Angels getting the standard home bump. An Elo difference of 46 points plus home advantage at Angel Stadium produces the 55.3% call. Full methodology →

What could break the pick

Los Angeles Angels are 2-8 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.