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Today's PicksApril 8, 2026 › BAL @ CWS
BAL 55%
@ April 8, 2026
CWS 45%

Pitching Matchup

BAL Kyle Bradish
vs
CWS Sean Burke

Win Probability

BAL 55%
CWS 45%
SourceBALCWS
Model (blended) 55.2% 44.8%
Simulation only 49.9% 50.1%
Elo ratings 60.5% 39.5%
Market (implied) 58.9% 41.1%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

BAL avg runs 4.6
CWS avg runs 4.1
Avg total 8.7

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = BAL wins, Positive = CWS wins

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

Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
BAL 5.7% 9.8% 12.6% 13.6% 13.0% 11.3% 10.1% 7.3% 5.6% 4.1% 2.7% 1.7%
CWS 6.5% 11.5% 13.7% 14.6% 14.4% 12.1% 9.1% 6.6% 4.4% 2.9% 1.6% 1.2%

Lineups PROJECTED

BAL

  1. Taylor Ward
  2. Gunnar Henderson
  3. Pete Alonso
  4. Adley Rutschman
  5. Samuel Basallo
  6. Tyler O'Neill
  7. Colton Cowser
  8. Coby Mayo
  9. Jeremiah Jackson

CWS

  1. Chase Meidroth
  2. Munetaka Murakami
  3. Miguel Vargas
  4. Colson Montgomery
  5. Lenyn Sosa
  6. Andrew Benintendi
  7. Luisangel Acuña
  8. Reese McGuire
  9. Tristan Peters

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 1.0 HR: 0.96 BB: 1.0 K: 1.0

Weather

Forecast 64°F Wind: 14 mph in

Elo Ratings

BAL: 1498 CWS: 1400

Sportsbook Odds

BookBALCWS
FanDuel -162 +136
Bovada -155 +130
BetMGM -160 +135
DraftKings -163 +135
Caesars -160 +135