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Today's PicksMarch 27, 2026 › LAA @ HOU
LAA 49%
@ March 27, 2026
HOU 51%
ML LAA ML (+140) — 50% win, +8.1% edge

Pitching Matchup

LAA Yusei Kikuchi
vs
HOU Mike Burrows

Win Probability

LAA 49%
HOU 51%
SourceLAAHOU
Model (blended) 49.5% 50.5%
Simulation only 45.0% 55.0%
Elo ratings 53.9% 46.1%
Market (implied) 40.4% 59.6%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

LAA avg runs 4.6
HOU avg runs 4.7
Avg total 9.2

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = LAA wins, Positive = HOU wins

-10
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Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
LAA 5.2% 10.4% 12.3% 13.4% 12.5% 11.7% 10.5% 7.4% 5.5% 3.8% 2.7% 1.7%
HOU 4.9% 8.7% 12.2% 13.6% 14.0% 11.9% 10.2% 8.1% 5.9% 3.7% 2.7% 1.7%

Lineups CONFIRMED

LAA

  1. Zach Neto
  2. Mike Trout
  3. Nolan Schanuel
  4. Jorge Soler
  5. Yoán Moncada
  6. Jo Adell
  7. Josh Lowe
  8. Logan O'Hoppe
  9. Oswald Peraza

HOU

  1. Jeremy Peña
  2. Yordan Alvarez
  3. Isaac Paredes
  4. Jose Altuve
  5. Carlos Correa
  6. Cam Smith
  7. Christian Walker
  8. Yainer Diaz
  9. Brice Matthews

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 1.0 HR: 1.04 BB: 1.0 K: 1.05

Weather

Roof Closed

Elo Ratings

LAA: 1478 HOU: 1426

Sportsbook Odds

BookLAAHOU
FanDuel +140 -166
Bovada +133 -159
BetMGM +135 -160
DraftKings +135 -163
Caesars +135 -160

Model Analysis

The market has LAA as a +140 underdog, but our simulation disagrees. Yusei Kikuchi keeps LAA competitive on the mound against Mike Burrows.