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MLB · JULY 18, 2026 ● LIVE

Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees

Yankee Stadium · New York, NY

THE PICK

LAD Los Angeles DodgersAWAY · 1554 ELO
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New York YankeesHOME · 1524 ELO NYY
50.4% WIN PROBABILITY 49.6%

The model makes Los Angeles Dodgers a 50.4% favorite — even playing on the road. One game is one game: a 50.4% edge still loses 49.6 times in 100.

Prediction history

13 UPDATES

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

50.4% Los Angeles Dodgers ▼ -0.4
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
50.8% Los Angeles Dodgers ▼ -0.1
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50.9% Los Angeles Dodgers ▲ +0.1
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50.8% Los Angeles Dodgers ▼ -0.1
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50.9% Los Angeles Dodgers ▼ -0.1
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51.0% Los Angeles Dodgers ▲ +0.1
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50.9% Los Angeles Dodgers ▼ -0.1
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51.0% Los Angeles Dodgers ▼ -0.5
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51.5% Los Angeles Dodgers ▼ -0.4
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51.9% Los Angeles Dodgers ▼ -1.0
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52.9% Los Angeles Dodgers ▼ -0.4
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53.3% Los Angeles Dodgers ▼ -1.3
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OPEN
54.6% Los Angeles Dodgers OPENING LINE
First model run when the matchup posted. Elo gap of 30 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

Emmet Sheehan FIP 4.34 · ERA 4.81 · 82.1 IP
Ryan Weathers FIP 3.87 · ERA 4.15 · 97.2 IP

GAME-TIME CONDITIONS · NIGHT GAME

75°F DEW 72°F HUM 90% WIND 9 MPH GUSTS 21 MPH CLOUD 74% RAIN 37% 1006 hPa

SCHEDULE & TRAVEL

LAD REST 0D NYY REST 0D LAD TRAVELED 0 MI INTERLEAGUE

IN THE NUMBER

PITCH +4 ELO

The numbers

AWAY

Los Angeles Dodgers
ELO RATING1554
RANK#2
RECORD61-36
LAST 105-5
STREAKL3

HOME

New York Yankees
ELO RATING1524
RANK#6
RECORD54-42
LAST 106-4
STREAKW4

Ratings come from every MLB result this season — updated daily, weighted by margin of victory, with New York Yankees getting the standard home bump. An Elo difference of 30 points plus home advantage at Yankee Stadium produces the 50.4% call. Full methodology →

What could break the pick

New York Yankees come in hot on a 4-game win streak — recent form the season-long rating hasn't fully priced in. 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.