Win% is the model's projected chance that the listed favorite wins the game. The second line shows the away and home split.

How does MechaPip pick a favorite?

MechaPip scores every team with calibrated Elo ratings built from season history, then enriches each matchup with player form, team advanced stats, injuries, and starter data. The higher projected side is the forecast.

What is the rating edge?

The rating edge is the Elo rating-point advantage of the projected winner. The Ratings column shows each team's Elo rating and that edge.

What do the confidence tiers mean?

70%+ = High-confidence forecast. 60-69% = Moderate-confidence forecast. 50-59% = Slight favorite.

What do top-player lines show?

Season stat leaders for each side. Totals vary by sport (points, yards, goals, or batting line).

The MechaPip logo in the MechaPicks column means MechaPip signaled that pick (paper or live). Rows without the logo are model forecasts only.

What injury statuses are shown?

Out listings for teams on today's board. Public ESPN injury listings, refreshed throughout the day.

How does MechaPip use injuries?

Out and Doubtful listings can adjust team Elo ratings before a forecast. The blog table shows Out players only.

MechaPip: MechaPip Predictions

Predictions for September 21, 2026

14 games across 4 sports

Free sports predictions for September 21, 2026: 14 games across NFL, NHL, MLB and WNBA. Win probabilities come from MechaPip's calibrated Elo ratings.

Highest-confidence forecasts

NHL Minnesota Wild @ Chicago Blackhawks — Wild 67% · 7:00 PM CT
NHL Colorado Avalanche @ Winnipeg Jets — Avalanche 66% · 7:00 PM CT
NHL St. Louis Blues @ Dallas Stars — Stars 64% · 7:00 PM CT
NFL New York Giants @ Los Angeles Rams — Rams 64% · 7:15 PM CT
MLB Washington Nationals @ Detroit Tigers — Tigers 58% · 5:40 PM CT

NFL (1 game)

NFL board
Matchup	Forecast	Win%	Ratings	Top Away Players	Top Home Players	MechaPicks
New York Giants @ Los Angeles Rams 7:15 PM CT	Rams	64% MODERATE 36% / 64%	AWAY 1509 HOME 1589 +80 edge	J. Dart 2759 YDS / 24 TD T. Tracy Jr. 1028 YDS / 4 TD W. Robinson 1019 YDS / 4 TD	M. Stafford 4708 YDS / 46 TD P. Nacua 1820 YDS / 11 TD K. Williams 1533 YDS / 13 TD

Injury listings (1)

NFL injury listings
Team	Player	Status	Note
Los Angeles Rams	Kamren Kinchens	Out	Kinchens (hamstring) has been ruled out ahead of Monday's game against the Giants, Benjamin Royer of The Orange County Register reports.

NHL (8 games)

NHL board
Matchup	Forecast	Win%	Ratings	Top Away Players	Top Home Players
Philadelphia Flyers @ Washington Capitals 6:00 PM CT	Capitals	58% LEAN 42% / 58%	AWAY 1491 HOME 1512 +22 edge	T. Konecny 27 G / 41 A / 68 P T. Zegras 26 G / 41 A / 67 P O. Tippett 28 G / 23 A / 51 P	A. Ovechkin 32 G / 32 A / 64 P T. Wilson 30 G / 32 A / 62 P J. Chychrun 26 G / 34 A / 60 P
Detroit Red Wings @ Columbus Blue Jackets 6:00 PM CT	Jackets	52% LEAN 48% / 52%	AWAY 1497 HOME 1495 -2 edge	A. DeBrincat 41 G / 44 A / 85 P L. Raymond 25 G / 51 A / 76 P D. Larkin 34 G / 33 A / 67 P	Z. Werenski 22 G / 59 A / 81 P K. Marchenko 27 G / 40 A / 67 P A. Fantilli 24 G / 35 A / 59 P
Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins 6:00 PM CT	Sabres	54% LEAN 54% / 46%	AWAY 1537 HOME 1491 +46 edge	T. Thompson 40 G / 41 A / 81 P R. Dahlin 19 G / 55 A / 74 P A. Tuch 33 G / 33 A / 66 P	S. Crosby 29 G / 45 A / 74 P E. Karlsson 15 G / 51 A / 66 P B. Rust 29 G / 36 A / 65 P
New York Rangers @ New Jersey Devils 6:00 PM CT	Devils	55% LEAN 45% / 55%	AWAY 1485 HOME 1502 +17 edge	M. Zibanejad 34 G / 44 A / 78 P A. Lafreniere 24 G / 33 A / 57 P V. Trocheck 16 G / 37 A / 53 P	J. Hughes 27 G / 50 A / 77 P J. Bratt 22 G / 49 A / 71 P N. Hischier 28 G / 38 A / 66 P
Ottawa Senators @ Montreal Canadiens 6:00 PM CT	Canadiens	52% LEAN 48% / 52%	AWAY 1528 HOME 1510 -18 edge	T. Stutzle 34 G / 49 A / 83 P D. Batherson 33 G / 38 A / 71 P D. Cozens 28 G / 31 A / 59 P	N. Suzuki 29 G / 72 A / 101 P C. Caufield 51 G / 37 A / 88 P L. Hutson 12 G / 66 A / 78 P
Colorado Avalanche @ Winnipeg Jets 7:00 PM CT	Avalanche	66% MODERATE 66% / 34%	AWAY 1582 HOME 1488 +94 edge	N. MacKinnon 53 G / 74 A / 127 P M. Necas 38 G / 62 A / 100 P C. Makar 20 G / 59 A / 79 P	M. Scheifele 36 G / 67 A / 103 P K. Connor 39 G / 53 A / 92 P G. Vilardi 30 G / 39 A / 69 P
Minnesota Wild @ Chicago Blackhawks 7:00 PM CT	Wild	67% MODERATE 67% / 33%	AWAY 1530 HOME 1425 +105 edge	K. Kaprizov 45 G / 44 A / 89 P M. Boldy 42 G / 43 A / 85 P Q. Hughes 7 G / 69 A / 76 P	C. Bedard 30 G / 45 A / 75 P T. Bertuzzi 32 G / 26 A / 58 P F. Nazar 15 G / 26 A / 41 P
St. Louis Blues @ Dallas Stars 7:00 PM CT	Stars	64% MODERATE 36% / 64%	AWAY 1500 HOME 1544 +44 edge	R. Thomas 25 G / 39 A / 64 P D. Holloway 22 G / 29 A / 51 P J. Snuggerud 21 G / 30 A / 51 P	J. Robertson 45 G / 51 A / 96 P W. Johnston 45 G / 41 A / 86 P M. Rantanen 22 G / 55 A / 77 P

Injury listings (21)

NHL injury listings
Team	Player	Status	Note
Buffalo Sabres	Jason Zucker	Out	out
Colorado Avalanche	Cale Makar	Out	out
Colorado Avalanche	Trent Miner	Out	out
Columbus Blue Jackets	Adam Fantilli	Out	out
Dallas Stars	Colin Blackwell	Out	out
Dallas Stars	Jaxon Fuder	Out	out
Dallas Stars	Tristan Bertucci	Out	out
Detroit Red Wings	Dylan Larkin	Out	out
Minnesota Wild	Filip Gustavsson	Out	Gustavsson (hip) is expected to return around early November, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports Friday.
Montreal Canadiens	Kaiden Guhle	Out	The Canadiens announced Wednesday that Guhle is recovering from a minor surgery to his adductor muscle that he underwent over the summer, and he's expected to return in 4-5 weeks.
New Jersey Devils	Johnathan Kovacevic	Out	out
New Jersey Devils	Nick Bjugstad	Out	The Devils announced Thursday that Bjugstad underwent successful surgery to repair a torn left pectoral muscle last week and will be sidelined for approximately 4-6 months.
New York Rangers	Aidan Thompson	Out	Thompson (undisclosed) is considered week-to-week heading into training camp, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports Wednesday.
Ottawa Senators	Artem Zub	Out	out
Ottawa Senators	Thomas Chabot	Out	out
Philadelphia Flyers	Nikita Grebenkin	Out	out
Pittsburgh Penguins	Melvin Fernström	Out	out
Washington Capitals	Patrick Thomas	Out	out
Winnipeg Jets	Elias Salomonsson	Out	Head coach Scott Arniel said Thursday that Salomonsson (shoulder) is targeting the end of October for a return date, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
Winnipeg Jets	Garrett Brown	Out	Brown (lower body) was initially expected to be out long term, but he'll now be reevaluated in a couple of weeks, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports Thursday.
Winnipeg Jets	Walker Duehr	Out	out

MLB (3 games)

MLB board
Matchup	Forecast	Win%	Ratings	Top Away Players	Top Home Players
Toronto Blue Jays @ Baltimore Orioles 5:35 PM CT	Blue Jays	51% LEAN 51% / 49%	AWAY 1512 HOME 1493 +19 edge	K. Okamoto 33 HR / 88 RBI / 0.236 AVG G. Springer 15 HR / 52 RBI / 0.253 AVG A. Kirk 10 HR / 40 RBI / 0.280 AVG	P. Alonso 35 HR / 100 RBI / 0.268 AVG C. Mayo 23 HR / 60 RBI / 0.224 AVG G. Henderson 23 HR / 58 RBI / 0.223 AVG
Washington Nationals @ Detroit Tigers 5:40 PM CT	Tigers	58% LEAN 42% / 58%	AWAY 1478 HOME 1503 +25 edge	J. Wood 30 HR / 75 RBI / 0.268 AVG C. Abrams 30 HR / 96 RBI / 0.264 AVG D. Lile 20 HR / 82 RBI / 0.248 AVG	D. Dingler 27 HR / 88 RBI / 0.244 AVG S. Torkelson 23 HR / 69 RBI / 0.223 AVG R. Greene 20 HR / 71 RBI / 0.284 AVG
Minnesota Twins @ San Francisco Giants 8:45 PM CT	Giants	54% LEAN 46% / 54%	AWAY 1486 HOME 1494 +8 edge	K. Clemens 26 HR / 76 RBI / 0.241 AVG B. Buxton 25 HR / 46 RBI / 0.254 AVG B. Lee 23 HR / 79 RBI / 0.247 AVG	R. Devers 37 HR / 98 RBI / 0.258 AVG C. Schmitt 21 HR / 55 RBI / 0.271 AVG W. Adames 21 HR / 51 RBI / 0.230 AVG

WNBA (2 games)

WNBA board
Matchup	Forecast	Win%	Ratings	Top Away Players	Top Home Players	MechaPicks
Atlanta Dream @ New York Liberty 7:00 PM CT	Liberty	58% LEAN 42% / 58%	AWAY 1551 HOME 1569 +18 edge	A. Gray 19.0 PTS / 2.6 AST / 3.5 REB R. Howard 18.0 PTS / 3.7 AST / 3.8 REB A. Reese 16.6 PTS / 2.8 AST / 12.3 REB	B. Stewart 20.7 PTS / 3.2 AST / 8.1 REB S. Ionescu 14.8 PTS / 4.9 AST / 3.9 REB J. Jones 14.6 PTS / 2.6 AST / 8.9 REB
Dallas Wings @ Phoenix Mercury 9:00 PM CT	Mercury	53% LEAN 47% / 53%	AWAY 1497 HOME 1470 -26 edge	P. Bueckers 20.6 PTS / 5.8 AST / 4.1 REB A. Ogunbowale 15.3 PTS / 3.3 AST / 3.1 REB J. Shepard 14.3 PTS / 5.1 AST / 10.9 REB	K. Plum 21.5 PTS / 5.4 AST / 2.1 REB K. Copper 21.3 PTS / 1.9 AST / 3.6 REB A. Thomas 14.5 PTS / 8.4 AST / 7.8 REB

Injury listings (9)

WNBA injury listings
Team	Player	Status	Note
Atlanta Dream	Brionna Jones	Out	Jones will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a left leg injury against the Sun on Aug. 13, Annie Costabile of The Athletic reports.
Dallas Wings	Alanna Smith	Out	Smith (lower leg) has no timetable for a return, Myah Taylor of Dallas Morning News reports.
Dallas Wings	Azzi Fudd	Out	Fudd will undergo an arthroscopic procedure to address her right knee soreness and will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2026 season.
Dallas Wings	Costanza Verona	Out	Verona's contract was temporarily suspended by the Wings Saturday.
New York Liberty	Elizabeth Balogun	Out	Balogun (not with team) is listed as out for Sunday's game versus Toronto.
New York Liberty	Satou Sabally	Out	out
Phoenix Mercury	Jovana Nogic	Out	Nogic (not injury related) intends to play professionally in Russia and won't return to Phoenix this season, Aya Abdeen of TheIXSports.com reports.
Phoenix Mercury	Kahleah Copper	Out	Copper (groin) is probable for Monday's meeting with the Wings.
Phoenix Mercury	Kelsey Plum	Out	Plum (leg) will miss the remainder of the 2026 WNBA season, Alexa Philippou of ESPN.com reports.

FAQ

What does Win% mean?: Win% is the model's projected chance that the listed favorite wins the game. The second line shows the away and home split.
How does MechaPip pick a favorite?: MechaPip scores every team with calibrated Elo ratings built from season history, then enriches each matchup with player form, team advanced stats, injuries, and starter data. The higher projected side is the forecast.
What is the rating edge?: The rating edge is the Elo rating-point advantage of the projected winner. The Ratings column shows each team's Elo rating and that edge.
What do the confidence tiers mean?: 70%+ = High-confidence forecast. 60-69% = Moderate-confidence forecast. 50-59% = Slight favorite.
What do top-player lines show?: Season stat leaders for each side. Totals vary by sport (points, yards, goals, or batting line).
What is MechaPicks?: The MechaPip logo in the MechaPicks column means MechaPip signaled that pick (paper or live). Rows without the logo are model forecasts only.
What injury statuses are shown?: Out listings for teams on today's board. Public ESPN injury listings, refreshed throughout the day.
How does MechaPip use injuries?: Out and Doubtful listings can adjust team Elo ratings before a forecast. The blog table shows Out players only.