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Today's PicksApril 18, 2026 › NYM @ CHC
NYM 34%
@ April 18, 2026
CHC 66%
ML CHC ML (-106) — 66% win, +9.9% edge

Pitching Matchup

NYM Freddy Peralta
vs
CHC Jameson Taillon

Win Probability

NYM 34%
CHC 66%
SourceNYMCHC
Model (blended) 33.8% 66.2%
Simulation only 41.6% 58.4%
Elo ratings 25.9% 74.1%
Market (implied) 50.2% 49.8%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

NYM avg runs 4.0
CHC avg runs 4.4
Avg total 8.4

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = NYM wins, Positive = CHC wins

-10
-9
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-6
-5
-4
-3
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-1
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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
NYM 7.8% 12.6% 14.0% 14.4% 13.6% 11.2% 8.3% 6.5% 4.4% 2.8% 1.6% 1.2%
CHC 5.6% 9.7% 13.0% 14.2% 14.1% 12.0% 9.7% 7.4% 5.3% 3.5% 2.2% 1.3%

Lineups PROJECTED

NYM

  1. Carson Benge
  2. Bo Bichette
  3. Francisco Lindor
  4. Luis Robert Jr.
  5. MJ Melendez
  6. Marcus Semien
  7. Brett Baty
  8. Luis Torrens
  9. Tommy Pham

CHC

  1. Nico Hoerner
  2. Michael Busch
  3. Alex Bregman
  4. Ian Happ
  5. Seiya Suzuki
  6. Moisés Ballesteros
  7. Dansby Swanson
  8. Pete Crow-Armstrong
  9. Miguel Amaya

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 0.92 HR: 0.87 BB: 1.0 K: 1.06

Weather

Forecast 41°F Wind: 15 mph cross

Elo Ratings

NYM: 1377 CHC: 1536

Sportsbook Odds

BookNYMCHC
FanDuel -110 -106
Bovada -108 -112
BetMGM -110 -110
DraftKings -108 -112
Caesars -110 -110

Model Analysis

CHC is the better team by Elo and the sim confirms it — the market isn't giving them enough credit. Jameson Taillon toes the rubber against Freddy Peralta. Cold temps suppress the bats.