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Today's PicksApril 17, 2026 › STL @ HOU
STL 54%
@ April 17, 2026
HOU 46%
ML STL ML (+119) — 54% win, +7.2% edge

Pitching Matchup

STL Kyle Leahy
vs
HOU Peter Lambert

Win Probability

STL 54%
HOU 46%
SourceSTLHOU
Model (blended) 54.3% 45.7%
Simulation only 41.4% 58.6%
Elo ratings 67.1% 32.9%
Market (implied) 44.2% 55.8%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

STL avg runs 4.3
HOU avg runs 4.7
Avg total 9.0

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = STL 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
STL 6.8% 11.5% 13.4% 13.8% 12.7% 11.5% 9.3% 6.9% 4.6% 3.7% 2.3% 1.3%
HOU 4.8% 8.7% 11.9% 13.7% 13.8% 11.6% 10.4% 8.3% 5.6% 4.2% 2.5% 1.8%

Lineups PROJECTED

STL

  1. JJ Wetherholt
  2. Iván Herrera
  3. Alec Burleson
  4. Jordan Walker
  5. Nolan Gorman
  6. Masyn Winn
  7. Nathan Church
  8. Pedro Pagés
  9. Victor Scott II

HOU

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

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

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

Weather

Roof Closed

Elo Ratings

STL: 1543 HOU: 1395

Sportsbook Odds

BookSTLHOU
FanDuel +118 -138
Bovada +114 -136
BetMGM +118 -145
DraftKings +119 -143
Caesars +118 -140

Model Analysis

STL is getting plus-money at +119 and the model thinks that's too cheap. Kyle Leahy keeps STL competitive on the mound against Peter Lambert. STL holds a commanding 148-point Elo edge.