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Today's PicksApril 5, 2026 › SEA @ LAA
SEA 53%
@ April 5, 2026
LAA 47%
ML LAA ML (+145) — 47% win, +6.4% edge

Pitching Matchup

SEA Luis Castillo
vs
LAA Ryan Johnson

Win Probability

SEA 53%
LAA 47%
SourceSEALAA
Model (blended) 53.3% 46.7%
Simulation only 51.3% 48.7%
Elo ratings 55.4% 44.6%
Market (implied) 60.5% 39.5%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

SEA avg runs 5.1
LAA avg runs 4.4
Avg total 9.5

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = SEA wins, Positive = LAA 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
SEA 4.8% 8.3% 11.2% 12.0% 12.8% 12.1% 9.4% 8.3% 6.7% 4.4% 3.3% 2.3%
LAA 6.0% 9.5% 13.2% 14.6% 13.6% 11.3% 9.6% 7.7% 5.3% 3.8% 2.2% 1.3%

Lineups PROJECTED

SEA

  1. Luke Raley
  2. Cal Raleigh
  3. Julio Rodríguez
  4. Josh Naylor
  5. Randy Arozarena
  6. Dominic Canzone
  7. J.P. Crawford
  8. Cole Young
  9. Leo Rivas

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

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 1.0 HR: 1.08 BB: 1.0 K: 1.05

Weather

Forecast 82°F Wind: 7 mph in

Elo Ratings

SEA: 1521 LAA: 1460

Sportsbook Odds

BookSEALAA
FanDuel -166 +140
Bovada -175 +144
BetMGM -175 +145
DraftKings -175 +144
Caesars -170 +143

Model Analysis

The market has LAA as a +145 underdog, but our simulation disagrees. Ryan Johnson keeps LAA competitive on the mound against Luis Castillo. SEA is the better team on paper — but the matchup favors LAA today.