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Today's PicksApril 9, 2026 › CWS @ KCR
CWS 42%
@ April 9, 2026
KCR 58%
RL CWS +1.5 (-130) — 63% win, +7.2% edge

Pitching Matchup

CWS Anthony Kay
vs
KCR Seth Lugo

Win Probability

CWS 42%
KCR 58%
SourceCWSKCR
Model (blended) 41.6% 58.4%
Simulation only 46.2% 53.8%
Elo ratings 37.0% 63.0%
Market (implied) 37.6% 62.4%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

CWS avg runs 4.7
KCR avg runs 4.7
Avg total 9.4

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = CWS wins, Positive = KCR 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
CWS 5.7% 9.6% 12.2% 13.1% 12.2% 11.7% 10.3% 7.2% 5.6% 4.3% 3.1% 1.8%
KCR 5.3% 9.0% 11.5% 14.1% 13.3% 12.2% 10.5% 7.6% 5.9% 3.6% 2.5% 1.8%

Lineups PROJECTED

CWS

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

KCR

  1. Maikel Garcia
  2. Bobby Witt Jr.
  3. Vinnie Pasquantino
  4. Salvador Perez
  5. Lane Thomas
  6. Jac Caglianone
  7. Jonathan India
  8. Starling Marte
  9. Isaac Collins

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 1.05 HR: 1.0 BB: 1.1 K: 0.93

Elo Ratings

CWS: 1392 KCR: 1461

Sportsbook Odds

BookCWSKCR
FanDuel +150 -178
Bovada +150 -182
BetMGM +155 -190
DraftKings +159 -194
Caesars +158 -190

Model Analysis

CWS is getting +1.5 at -130. The sim gives them a 63% chance of covering — 7.2% edge. Run line bets are higher variance, but the model sees value here.