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Today's PicksApril 3, 2026 › HOU @ Athletics
HOU 46%
@ April 3, 2026
Athletics 54%

Pitching Matchup

HOU Cristian Javier
vs
Athletics Jeffrey Springs

Win Probability

HOU 46%
Athletics 54%
SourceHOUAthletics
Model (blended) 46.1% 53.9%
Simulation only 42.7% 57.3%
Elo ratings 49.6% 50.4%
Market (implied) 50.5% 49.5%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

HOU avg runs 4.8
Athletics avg runs 4.9
Avg total 9.7

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = HOU wins, Positive = Athletics wins

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

Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
HOU 4.7% 9.2% 12.2% 13.7% 12.8% 11.3% 9.7% 7.5% 5.7% 4.0% 3.0% 2.1%
Athletics 3.9% 8.5% 11.2% 12.5% 13.3% 13.2% 10.5% 8.5% 6.2% 4.5% 2.8% 2.1%

Lineups PROJECTED

HOU

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

Athletics

  1. Nick Kurtz
  2. Shea Langeliers
  3. Tyler Soderstrom
  4. Brent Rooker
  5. Jacob Wilson
  6. Lawrence Butler
  7. Max Muncy
  8. Jeff McNeil
  9. Denzel Clarke

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 1.0 HR: 1.0 BB: 1.0 K: 1.0

Elo Ratings

HOU: 1477 Athletics: 1456

Sportsbook Odds

BookHOUAthletics
FanDuel -112 -104
Bovada -108 -112
BetMGM -115 -105
DraftKings -110 -110
Caesars -110 -110