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Today's PicksMarch 31, 2026 › BOS @ HOU
BOS 50%
@ March 31, 2026
HOU 50%
ML BOS ML (+134) — 50% win, +6.3% edge

Pitching Matchup

BOS Brayan Bello
vs
HOU Hunter Brown

Win Probability

BOS 50%
HOU 50%
SourceBOSHOU
Model (blended) 50.3% 49.7%
Simulation only 47.8% 52.2%
Elo ratings 52.8% 47.2%
Market (implied) 41.9% 58.1%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

BOS avg runs 5.0
HOU avg runs 4.8
Avg total 9.8

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = BOS wins, Positive = HOU wins

-10
-9
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-6
-5
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-1
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Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
BOS 4.5% 7.9% 11.9% 12.2% 12.8% 11.4% 9.8% 8.6% 6.3% 4.8% 3.1% 2.3%
HOU 4.8% 8.4% 11.4% 12.9% 13.9% 12.6% 10.1% 7.9% 6.2% 4.3% 2.7% 2.2%

Lineups PROJECTED

BOS

  1. Roman Anthony
  2. Trevor Story
  3. Jarren Duran
  4. Willson Contreras
  5. Wilyer Abreu
  6. Caleb Durbin
  7. Marcelo Mayer
  8. Carlos Narváez
  9. Ceddanne Rafaela

HOU

  1. Jeremy Peña
  2. Yordan Alvarez
  3. Jose Altuve
  4. Carlos Correa
  5. Joey Loperfido
  6. Christian Walker
  7. Cam Smith
  8. Yainer Diaz
  9. Jake Meyers

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

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

Weather

Roof Closed

Elo Ratings

BOS: 1500 HOU: 1457

Sportsbook Odds

BookBOSHOU
FanDuel +134 -158
Bovada +126 -150
BetMGM +125 -150
DraftKings +123 -149
Caesars +122 -145

Model Analysis

The market has BOS as a +134 underdog, but our simulation disagrees. Brayan Bello keeps BOS competitive on the mound against Hunter Brown. The sim projects BOS to plate 5.0 runs — expect some fireworks.