![Smart Chart: Reading the Midterm Tea Leaves](https://www.nolabels.org/media-library/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy81MTIxNzA5MS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTcyMjM1MTA0Nn0.99g6tb5SvfbHbvPA_88eG0CLzdQvCC01--HgAe5E7w0/image.jpg?width=1245&height=700&quality=90&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0)
Election Day is three weeks away, and control of both the Senate and House are too close to call — and analysts are crunching the numbers to try to predict what will happen. In this chart, we look at the odds from very different sources to get a sense of where the midterms are headed.
- FiveThirtyEight, a data analysis site that uses polling data and mathematical formulas
- Online betting markets where wagerers buy and sell election “futures”
- Bookmaking odds from gambling sites