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Chicago Chicago White Sox at Athletics Athletics

Athletics vs Chicago White Sox head-to-head

MLBregular • 2026 Season
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Athletics
Athletics
7
vs
OAK 55%45% CWS
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Athletics Athletics 55% to win. The biggest signal favoring Athletics:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: OAK 52% (−3)

Win probability movement

OAK home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement60%55%50%Apr 15Apr 18

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueSutter Health Park
Sacramento, California

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Chicago White Sox (away)
Athletics (home)
45%
Win probability
55%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-6.

Our model predicted the Athletics would win with 55% confidence -- and they delivered. A close call, but the model's slight lean proved correct.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Athletics and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Defensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No defensive stats available for comparison
  • Head to Head was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent head-to-head history available

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Athletics won 7-6

Athletics won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Athletics at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Athletics Athletics
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

CWS
OAK
Home Field Advantage
Favours CWS|Favours OAK

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/18/2026, 8:45:00 AM

Key Players

Chicago White Sox

Sean BurkeSP
Davis MartinSP
Anthony KaySP
Hagen SmithSP
Noah SchultzSP

Athletics

Kade MorrisSP
J.T. GinnSP
Gage JumpSP
Jeffrey SpringsSP
Joe RockRP

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Athletics has a 55% win probability, while Chicago White Sox has a 45% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers weather conditions, offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, California.

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