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Today's PicksApril 17, 2026 › CWS @ Athletics
CWS 32%
@ April 17, 2026
Athletics 68%
ML Athletics ML (-156) — 68% win, +8.5% edge

Pitching Matchup

CWS Davis Martin
vs
Athletics Aaron Civale

Win Probability

CWS 32%
Athletics 68%
SourceCWSAthletics
Model (blended) 31.5% 68.5%
Simulation only 39.2% 60.8%
Elo ratings 23.8% 76.2%
Market (implied) 40.9% 59.1%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

CWS avg runs 4.3
Athletics avg runs 4.9
Avg total 9.2

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = CWS wins, Positive = Athletics wins

-10
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Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
CWS 6.7% 11.1% 13.6% 14.1% 13.3% 10.9% 8.7% 7.0% 5.1% 3.3% 2.1% 1.6%
Athletics 4.7% 7.7% 11.3% 13.7% 13.2% 12.3% 10.6% 7.9% 6.2% 4.4% 3.2% 1.9%

Lineups PROJECTED

CWS

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

Athletics

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

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

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

Elo Ratings

CWS: 1367 Athletics: 1546

Sportsbook Odds

BookCWSAthletics
FanDuel +132 -156
Bovada +137 -163
BetMGM +135 -160
DraftKings +135 -163
Caesars +135 -160

Model Analysis

Athletics is the better team by Elo and the sim confirms it — the market isn't giving them enough credit. Aaron Civale is a big pitching edge over Davis Martin. Athletics holds a commanding 179-point Elo edge.