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Today's PicksApril 1, 2026 › BOS @ HOU
BOS 50%
@ April 1, 2026
HOU 50%
ML HOU ML (+130) — 50% win, +6.4% edge

Pitching Matchup

BOS Garrett Crochet
vs
HOU Mike Burrows

Win Probability

BOS 50%
HOU 50%
SourceBOSHOU
Model (blended) 50.4% 49.6%
Simulation only 51.0% 49.0%
Elo ratings 49.8% 50.2%
Market (implied) 57.5% 42.5%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

BOS avg runs 5.0
HOU avg runs 4.5
Avg total 9.5

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = BOS wins, Positive = HOU wins

-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
BOS 4.9% 8.1% 10.8% 12.3% 12.6% 11.8% 9.9% 8.7% 6.7% 4.6% 3.5% 2.3%
HOU 5.5% 9.8% 13.0% 13.3% 13.7% 12.4% 10.1% 7.2% 5.0% 4.0% 2.4% 1.5%

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. Jose Altuve
  2. Yordan Alvarez
  3. Isaac Paredes
  4. Carlos Correa
  5. Christian Walker
  6. Cam Smith
  7. Jake Meyers
  8. Christian Vázquez
  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

BOS: 1489 HOU: 1467

Sportsbook Odds

BookBOSHOU
FanDuel -146 +124
Bovada -143 +120
BetMGM -150 +125
DraftKings -156 +129
Caesars -155 +130

Model Analysis

HOU is getting plus-money at +130 and the model thinks that's too cheap. Mike Burrows keeps HOU competitive on the mound against Garrett Crochet.