The Power Rank uses data and analytics to make accurate predictions for football and March Madness. I developed these methods based on my PhD in applied math from Stanford.
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Major League Baseball
These predictions are based on my MLB team rankings and the projected FIP (adjusted ERA) for each starting pitcher according to ZiPS.
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Since Apr 01, 2021, the team with the higher win probability has won 854 of 1517 games for a win percentage of 56.3%.
The team favored by the markets has won 875.0 of 1517 games for a win percentage of 57.7%.
Games on Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
Using replacement level fip for Wily Peralta
Detroit (Wily Peralta, 5.00) at Minnesota (J.A. Happ, 4.71).
Minnesota (23) has a 53.6 chance to beat Detroit (25).
St. Louis (Kwang-hyun Kim, 4.08) at Cleveland (Zach Plesac, 4.53).
St. Louis (17) has a 58.2 chance to beat Cleveland (24).
Toronto (Robbie Ray, 4.13) at Boston (Garrett Richards, 4.50).
Toronto (5) has a 56.6 chance to beat Boston (13).
Houston (Jake Odorizzi, 4.32) at Seattle (Yusei Kikuchi, 4.45).
Houston (3) has a 65.7 chance to beat Seattle (21).
Oakland (Sean Manaea, 3.85) at San Diego (Blake Snell, 3.80).
San Diego (4) has a 57.0 chance to beat Oakland (15).
Using replacement level fip for Nestor Cortes
New York Yankees (Nestor Cortes, 5.00) at Tampa Bay (Michael Wacha, 4.76).
Tampa Bay (8) has a 52.1 chance to beat New York Yankees (7).
Miami (Jordan Holloway, 4.79) at Baltimore (Jorge Lopez, 4.90).
Miami (14) has a 63.0 chance to beat Baltimore (30).
Using replacement level fip for
Milwaukee (Adrian Houser, 4.46) at Pittsburgh (, 5.00).
Milwaukee (10) has a 64.7 chance to beat Pittsburgh (26).
Washington (Patrick Corbin, 4.23) at Philadelphia (Zack Wheeler, 3.42).
Philadelphia (16) has a 53.9 chance to beat Washington (11).
Atlanta (Max Fried, 3.85) at New York Mets (Tylor Megill, 4.38).
Atlanta (6) has a 55.8 chance to beat New York Mets (12).
Toronto (Steven Matz, 4.56) at Boston (Tanner Houck, 4.76).
Toronto (5) has a 55.3 chance to beat Boston (13).
Arizona (Madison Bumgarner, 4.80) at Texas (Jordan Lyles, 5.23).
Arizona (29) has a 50.5 chance to beat Texas (27).
Cincinnati (Tyler Mahle, 4.22) at Chicago Cubs (Zach Davies, 4.49).
Cincinnati (20) has a 51.0 chance to beat Chicago Cubs (19).
Chicago White Sox (Lucas Giolito, 3.24) at Kansas City (Kris Bubic, 4.89).
Chicago White Sox (9) has a 74.3 chance to beat Kansas City (28).
Colorado (Chi Chi Gonzalez, 5.72) at Los Angeles Angels (Andrew Heaney, 3.92).
Los Angeles Angels (18) has a 66.4 chance to beat Colorado (22).
Los Angeles Dodgers (Walker Buehler, 3.19) at San Francisco (Anthony DeSclafani, 4.02).
Los Angeles Dodgers (1) has a 56.4 chance to beat San Francisco (2).
NFL
In the 2021 season, this section will display a sample of my best NFL predictions usually reserved for paying members of The Power Rank.
College Football
During the 2021 season, this section will display a sample of my best college football predictions usually reserved for paying members of The Power Rank.