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Today's PicksApril 1, 2026 › CWS @ MIA
CWS 32%
@ April 1, 2026
MIA 68%
ML MIA ML (-150) — 68% win, +8.7% edge

Pitching Matchup

CWS Shane Smith
vs
MIA Sandy Alcantara

Win Probability

CWS 32%
MIA 68%
SourceCWSMIA
Model (blended) 32.1% 67.9%
Simulation only 40.6% 59.4%
Elo ratings 23.6% 76.4%
Market (implied) 41.8% 58.2%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

CWS avg runs 4.1
MIA avg runs 4.6
Avg total 8.7

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = CWS wins, Positive = MIA wins

-10
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Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
CWS 7.8% 12.1% 14.1% 13.9% 12.5% 11.4% 8.9% 6.5% 4.6% 3.1% 2.1% 1.2%
MIA 5.1% 9.3% 12.3% 13.5% 13.8% 12.0% 9.6% 8.0% 5.9% 4.2% 2.3% 1.6%

Lineups PROJECTED

CWS

  1. Chase Meidroth
  2. Munetaka Murakami
  3. Andrew Benintendi
  4. Colson Montgomery
  5. Miguel Vargas
  6. Austin Hays
  7. Everson Pereira
  8. Reese McGuire
  9. Luisangel Acuña

MIA

  1. Jakob Marsee
  2. Xavier Edwards
  3. Agustín Ramírez
  4. Liam Hicks
  5. Otto Lopez
  6. Owen Caissie
  7. Connor Norby
  8. Griffin Conine
  9. Graham Pauley

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 1.05 HR: 0.92 BB: 1.06 K: 1.0

Weather

Roof Closed

Elo Ratings

CWS: 1381 MIA: 1561

Sportsbook Odds

BookCWSMIA
FanDuel +132 -156
Bovada +129 -154
BetMGM +125 -150
DraftKings +129 -156
Caesars +130 -155

Model Analysis

MIA is the better team by Elo and the sim confirms it — the market isn't giving them enough credit. Sandy Alcantara toes the rubber against Shane Smith. MIA holds a commanding 180-point Elo edge.