Recent form
6-4
MIA +1.8 vs PHI +1.1 margin
MIA brings the hotter last-ten margin into this matchup tonight with balance.

MIA
64-63

PHI
69-58
Verdict
Pass · no edge tonight.
The model doesn't see daylight against the posted line on this game. We don't surface negative-EV picks; check the drill-down for sub-model context.
Why this matchup
1 signal · model + marketLine movement
200 snapshots
PHI spread
-1.5
open PK · -1.5
Total
O/U 8.5
open O/U 8.5
PHI no-vig %
54.2%
open 51.7% · +2.5
Stepped lines reflect captured market snapshots from odds_snapshots. Spread sign convention: negative = PHI favored. Live mode caps the in-game branch to the last 60 minutes.
Drill down
Sub-model tables · ensemble breakdown · last meeting · book shop · player props
Pregame · scouting report
Probable starters, projected lineups, head-to-head this season, our model edge against the market — every angle on one surface.
Away starter

Sandy Alcantara
SP · #22
13-7
W-L
3.43
ERA
1.17
WHIP
130
K
170.2
IP
Last 3 starts
Home starter

Aaron Nola
SP · #27
4-9
W-L
5.33
ERA
1.45
WHIP
138
K
130.0
IP
Last 3 starts
Vegas line
Model edge
Head to head
Place a bet
Our model leans this way; both DraftKings and FanDuel are open below.
Model side · moneyline
21+ in most states. Lines refreshed at the moment of fetch. We may earn a referral fee on book signups — your odds and terms are unchanged.
Scouting report · pre-game
PHI enters on a 5-game win streak; MIA is 6-4 over its last 10.
58.4%
model · PHI win prob
Recent form
Situational
Rest is even. PHI has 0 straight road games; MIA has 5.
Model angle
PHI's edge is mostly venue split plus recent form. Model confidence is the main caution flag. Weather and park add about 0.1 runs from the total environment.
Players to watch
Jesus Luzardo · 7.4 K · last-10 7.6 vs season 7.2.
Zack Wheeler · 7.2 K · last-10 7.5 vs season 6.9.
Cristopher Sanchez · 6.5 K · last-10 6.2 vs season 7.
Head-to-head · 2-3 · last 5
PHI is 2-3 in the recent head-to-head sample.
Line move
The market has moved 2.6pp toward the home side.
Aggregated from r107 anatomy · r109 CLV history · r112 calibration · r118 line moves · r124 player projections · refreshes every 5 minutes
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
58.1%
ensemble · PHI favored
Elo Static
58.2%
P(PHI win)
33%
weight
Elo Pitching
56.0%
P(PHI win)
33%
weight
Bullpen Park
58.8%
P(PHI win)
34%
weight
Disagreement
1.20 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
92% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
Player projections
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
130
projections · 114 high confidence
Strikeouts
Hits
Total bases
RBIs
Earned runs
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
Matchup · 2026
MLB Stats API
MIA
league avg
PHI
.730
OPS
.719
.713
.327
OBP
.318
.312
4.40
Runs / G
4.50
▶4.49
3.95
Team ERA
4.17
4.15
1.25
WHIP
1.30
1.31
8.5
K / 9
8.5
▶10.0
MIA
Marlins
75-73
PHI★
Phillies
87-72
Team pages
Elsewhere in the MLB
Data via ESPN · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant
Line shopping · 1 book
Same model, different prices. The same moneyline can vary 25¢ across books — taking the worst price wipes out a real edge instantly. Star marks the best-paying book per side.
+4.2pp
best edge · PHI · DraftKings
MIA
no live price
PHI
★ bestedge +4.2pp · implied 54.2%
| Book | MIA | PHI | Best edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | +109 | -131★ | +4.2 |
Edges shown are model probability minus no-vig implied probability for that side at that book. Stars mark the highest-paying cell per side. Lines refresh every 60 seconds.
The receipts
PHI's edge is mostly venue split plus recent form. Model confidence is the main caution flag.
+4.4
pp edge · PHI
+2.30
CLV pp · steam
58.5%
±5.6pp band
1.13u medium — +2pp edge, quarter Kelly.
Edge
+4.5pp
+0.1pp post-cal
Kelly
4.5%
1.1% sized
Decimal
1.77
+2.0pp vs price
Contributor breakdown · sums to 4.4pp · PHI over MIA
PHI's venue form is 25pp stronger in the recent sample.
PHI is 5-0 over its last 5; MIA is 2-3.
MIA is carrying the heavier road load into this matchup.
The market moved 2.5pp toward PHI since open.
PHI is a lean, so the confidence layer stays modest.
PHI has taken 2 of the last 3 meetings.
Open price
-118
Close price
-130
Open no-vig
51.7%
Close no-vig
54.0%
Market steamed in our direction
How we read this game
Preview · MLB
iami Marlins visit Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday at 8/19 - 6:05 PM EDT. PHI arrives on a 5-game win streak (8-4 in their last 12).
Vegas opened PHI as a 1.5-point favorite with the total at 8.5. PHI's moneyline implies a 57% break-even, MIA the inverse. PHI is on a back-to-back.
For bettors: the PHI side carries the favorite-tax, the dog gets the points and a plus-money payout. The 8.5 total reads near the league average.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
MLB · Box score
No player stats available yet.
No player stats available yet.
Team stats
MIA
Away
Stat
PHI
Home
559
Runs
570
1055
Hits
1023
82
Errors
64
1701
TB
1705
130
HR
154
430
BB
410
1035
K
1079
0
LOB
0
Current series
PHI leads series 2-0
Season series
PHI leads series 7-5
Model & market
Vegas line center
DraftKings via ESPN · 21+
Spread
PHI -1.5
Total
8.5
Standard · 0.0 vs avg
Moneyline
Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.
Line movement · 200 snapshots
ESPN-tracked · 21+
Spread
1.5
+1.5 since open
Total
8.5
0.0 since open
Pitching matchup · today
ESPN · season stats
S. Alcantara
#22 · 13-7
ERA
3.43
K
130
SV
—
Last 3 starts

A. Nola
#27 · 4-9
ERA
5.33
K
138
SV
—
Last 3 starts
Scouting report
MIA @ PHI
Rest going in
0 days
last game Aug 18
0 days
last game Aug 18
Model edge vs market
Lean onlyMarket
PHI -1.5
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Market
8.5
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Market
PHI -130
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Model spread derived from 21-day power-rank delta · not a true point-spread model. Total + ML model wires roadmap. Bet responsibly · 21+
Tale of the tape
64-63
Record
69-58
#9
Conf rank
#5
+0.1
Pt diff
+0.1
L2
Streak
W5
6-4
Last 10
7-3
Bullpen used yesterday
MIA
6.7 bullpen IP · heavy
L 6-4 · Aug 18
PHI
4.0 bullpen IP · heavy
W 6-4 · Aug 18
Composite signals from ESPN standings + 21-day power rolling. NBA pace / ORtg / DRtg from ESPN core team-stats; NFL yards-per-game from nflverse aggregation. Park factors, weather, KenPom-class metrics still on the roadmap.
Betting line
PHI -1.5·O/U 8.5·MIA +108/PHI -130