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Today's PicksApril 14, 2026 › COL @ HOU
COL 45%
@ April 14, 2026
HOU 55%
RL COL +1.5 (-130) — 62% win, +7.0% edge

Pitching Matchup

COL Michael Lorenzen
vs
HOU Colton Gordon

Win Probability

COL 45%
HOU 55%
SourceCOLHOU
Model (blended) 44.9% 55.1%
Simulation only 45.1% 54.9%
Elo ratings 44.6% 55.4%
Market (implied) 37.3% 62.7%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

COL avg runs 4.7
HOU avg runs 4.7
Avg total 9.3

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = COL wins, Positive = HOU 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
COL 5.9% 9.9% 11.8% 13.0% 13.0% 11.7% 9.5% 7.9% 5.7% 4.2% 2.8% 1.8%
HOU 4.9% 9.2% 12.3% 13.2% 13.6% 11.8% 10.3% 8.1% 5.7% 4.0% 2.7% 1.9%

Lineups PROJECTED

COL

  1. Tyler Freeman
  2. Brenton Doyle
  3. Hunter Goodman
  4. Ezequiel Tovar
  5. Jordan Beck
  6. Willi Castro
  7. Troy Johnston
  8. Kyle Karros
  9. Brett Sullivan

HOU

  1. Jose Altuve
  2. Yordan Alvarez
  3. Isaac Paredes
  4. Christian Walker
  5. Carlos Correa
  6. Cam Smith
  7. Joey Loperfido
  8. Yainer Diaz
  9. Taylor Trammell

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 1.0 HR: 1.04 BB: 1.0 K: 1.05

Weather

Roof Closed

Elo Ratings

COL: 1374 HOU: 1388

Sportsbook Odds

BookCOLHOU
FanDuel +154 -184
BetMGM +154 -190
DraftKings +159 -194
Caesars +158 -190

Model Analysis

COL is getting +1.5 at -130. The sim gives them a 63% chance of covering — 7.0% edge. Run line bets are higher variance, but the model sees value here.