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Today's PicksApril 18, 2026 › CWS @ Athletics
CWS 35%
@ April 18, 2026
Athletics 65%

Pitching Matchup

CWS Erick Fedde
vs
Athletics Luis Severino

Win Probability

CWS 35%
Athletics 65%
SourceCWSAthletics
Model (blended) 35.1% 64.9%
Simulation only 39.6% 60.4%
Elo ratings 30.5% 69.5%
Market (implied) 40.6% 59.4%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

CWS avg runs 4.4
Athletics avg runs 4.9
Avg total 9.2

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = CWS wins, Positive = Athletics wins

-10
-9
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-6
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5
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Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
CWS 6.6% 10.5% 13.8% 14.0% 13.2% 11.1% 8.7% 6.7% 5.4% 3.5% 2.3% 1.6%
Athletics 4.3% 8.0% 11.5% 12.8% 13.8% 12.7% 10.3% 8.3% 6.2% 4.3% 2.9% 1.7%

Lineups PROJECTED

CWS

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

Athletics

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

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

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

Elo Ratings

CWS: 1397 Athletics: 1516

Sportsbook Odds

BookCWSAthletics
FanDuel +132 -156
Bovada +138 -164
BetMGM +140 -170
DraftKings +135 -163
Caesars +140 -165