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Today's PicksMarch 28, 2026 › LAA @ HOU
LAA 53%
@ March 28, 2026
HOU 47%
ML LAA ML (+126) — 53% win, +7.3% edge

Pitching Matchup

LAA Reid Detmers
vs
HOU Cristian Javier

Win Probability

LAA 53%
HOU 47%
SourceLAAHOU
Model (blended) 53.0% 47.0%
Simulation only 44.9% 55.1%
Elo ratings 61.2% 38.8%
Market (implied) 42.8% 57.2%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

LAA avg runs 4.5
HOU avg runs 4.6
Avg total 9.2

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = LAA wins, Positive = HOU wins

-10
-9
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-7
-6
-5
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-3
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-1
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9
10

Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
LAA 6.2% 9.4% 12.6% 14.0% 13.0% 11.7% 9.3% 7.3% 5.5% 4.0% 2.4% 1.8%
HOU 5.4% 9.3% 11.7% 13.7% 13.8% 12.0% 10.3% 7.7% 5.6% 3.6% 2.8% 1.8%

Lineups PROJECTED

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: 1504 HOU: 1400

Sportsbook Odds

BookLAAHOU
FanDuel +126 -148
Bovada +123 -147
BetMGM +125 -150
DraftKings +123 -149
Caesars +122 -145

Model Analysis

LAA is getting plus-money at +126 and the model thinks that's too cheap. Reid Detmers keeps LAA competitive on the mound against Cristian Javier. LAA holds a commanding 104-point Elo edge.