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MLB surprises: lower-rated teams that won

2026 season. Finished games where the team the model rated lower before kickoff won. Ranked by that winner's pre-game win probability, lowest first. Only games with a real pre-game assessment are listed.

The model's favourite has won 956 of 1816 decided games this season (52.6%). Same rules as the accuracy page; preseason and postseason are excluded.

Season list

DateMatchupWinner pre-gameFinalTop factor for the other side
Fri, Apr 17LAD at COL
Dodgers at Rockies
LAD 45.1%COL 1–LAD 7
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Fri, Apr 17MIL at MIA
Brewers at Marlins
MIL 45.1%MIA 5–MIL 7
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Fri, Apr 17SF at WSH
Giants at Nationals
SF 45.1%WSH 5–SF 10
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Fri, Apr 17BAL at CLE
Orioles at Guardians
BAL 45.1%CLE 4–BAL 6
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Thu, Apr 16COL at HOU
Rockies at Astros
COL 45.1%HOU 2–COL 3
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Thu, Apr 16TEX at OAK
Rangers at Athletics
TEX 45.1%OAK 6–TEX 9
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Thu, Apr 16TB at CWS
Rays at Chicago White Sox
TB 45.1%CWS 3–TB 5
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Thu, Apr 16LAA at NYY
Angels at Yankees
LAA 45.1%NYY 4–LAA 11
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Thu, Apr 16SF at CIN
Giants at Reds
SF 45.1%CIN 0–SF 3
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Thu, Apr 16WSH at PIT
Nationals at Pirates
WSH 45.1%PIT 7–WSH 8
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Wed, Apr 15TB at CWS
Rays at Chicago White Sox
TB 45.1%CWS 3–TB 8
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Wed, Apr 15CHC at PHI
Cubs at Phillies
CHC 45.1%PHI 2–CHC 11
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Wed, Apr 15BOS at MIN
Red Sox at Twins
BOS 45.1%MIN 5–BOS 9
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Wed, Apr 15ARI at BAL
Diamondbacks at Orioles
ARI 45.1%BAL 5–ARI 8
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Tue, Apr 14TB at CWS
Rays at Chicago White Sox
TB 45.1%CWS 5–TB 8
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Tue, Apr 14TOR at MIL
Blue Jays at Brewers
TOR 45.1%MIL 7–TOR 9
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Tue, Apr 14LAA at NYY
Angels at Yankees
LAA 45.1%NYY 1–LAA 7
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Tue, Apr 14CHC at PHI
Cubs at Phillies
CHC 45.1%PHI 4–CHC 10
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Tue, Apr 14WSH at PIT
Nationals at Pirates
WSH 45.1%PIT 4–WSH 5
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Tue, Apr 14ARI at BAL
Diamondbacks at Orioles
ARI 45.1%BAL 3–ARI 4
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Mon, Apr 13TEX at OAK
Rangers at Athletics
TEX 45.1%OAK 1–TEX 8
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Mon, Apr 13CLE at STL
Guardians at Cardinals
CLE 45.1%STL 3–CLE 9
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Sun, Apr 12TEX at LAD
Rangers at Dodgers
TEX 45.1%LAD 2–TEX 5
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Sun, Apr 12BOS at STL
Red Sox at Cardinals
BOS 45.1%STL 3–BOS 9
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Sun, Apr 12WSH at MIL
Nationals at Brewers
WSH 45.1%MIL 6–WSH 8
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Sun, Apr 12CWS at KC
Chicago White Sox at Royals
CWS 45.1%KC 5–CWS 6
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Sun, Apr 12LAA at CIN
Angels at Reds
LAA 45.1%CIN 6–LAA 9
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Sun, Apr 12OAK at NYM
Athletics at Mets
OAK 45.1%NYM 0–OAK 1
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Sun, Apr 12MIN at TOR
Twins at Blue Jays
MIN 45.1%TOR 2–MIN 8
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Sun, Apr 12ARI at PHI
Diamondbacks at Phillies
ARI 45.1%PHI 3–ARI 4
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Sat, Apr 11CLE at ATL
Guardians at Braves
CLE 45.1%ATL 0–CLE 6
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Sat, Apr 11BOS at STL
Red Sox at Cardinals
BOS 45.1%STL 1–BOS 7
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Sat, Apr 11WSH at MIL
Nationals at Brewers
WSH 45.1%MIL 1–WSH 3
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Sat, Apr 11OAK at NYM
Athletics at Mets
OAK 45.1%NYM 6–OAK 11
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Sat, Apr 11MIN at TOR
Twins at Blue Jays
MIN 45.1%TOR 4–MIN 7
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Sat, Apr 11PIT at CHC
Pirates at Cubs
PIT 45.1%CHC 3–PIT 4
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Fri, Apr 10WSH at MIL
Nationals at Brewers
WSH 45.1%MIL 3–WSH 7
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Fri, Apr 10SF at BAL
Giants at Orioles
SF 45.1%BAL 3–SF 6
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Fri, Apr 10OAK at NYM
Athletics at Mets
OAK 45.1%NYM 0–OAK 4
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Thu, Apr 9CWS at KC
Chicago White Sox at Royals
CWS 45.1%KC 0–CWS 2
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Thu, Apr 9ARI at NYM
Diamondbacks at Mets
ARI 45.1%NYM 1–ARI 7
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Thu, Apr 9OAK at NYY
Athletics at Yankees
OAK 45.1%NYY 0–OAK 1
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Wed, Apr 8OAK at NYY
Athletics at Yankees
OAK 45.1%NYY 2–OAK 3
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Wed, Apr 8CHC at TB
Cubs at Rays
CHC 45.1%TB 2–CHC 6
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Wed, Apr 8ARI at NYM
Diamondbacks at Mets
ARI 45.1%NYM 2–ARI 7
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Wed, Apr 8ATL at LAA
Braves at Angels
ATL 45.1%LAA 2–ATL 8
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Wed, Apr 8STL at WSH
Cardinals at Nationals
STL 45.1%WSH 1–STL 6
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Wed, Apr 8BAL at CWS
Orioles at Chicago White Sox
BAL 45.1%CWS 3–BAL 5
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Wed, Apr 8SD at PIT
Padres at Pirates
SD 45.1%PIT 2–SD 8
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
Tue, Apr 7ATL at LAA
Braves at Angels
ATL 45.1%LAA 2–ATL 7
Home Field Advantage
Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

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