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Today's PicksApril 19, 2026 › CWS @ Athletics
CWS 34%
@ April 19, 2026
Athletics 66%
ML Athletics ML (-155) — 66% win, +6.8% edge

Pitching Matchup

CWS Noah Schultz
vs
Athletics Jeffrey Springs

Win Probability

CWS 34%
Athletics 66%
SourceCWSAthletics
Model (blended) 33.7% 66.3%
Simulation only 39.6% 60.4%
Elo ratings 27.7% 72.3%
Market (implied) 41.2% 58.8%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

CWS avg runs 4.3
Athletics avg runs 4.7
Avg total 9.1

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% 11.2% 13.3% 13.9% 13.1% 11.6% 8.9% 6.4% 5.0% 3.5% 2.4% 1.4%
Athletics 4.6% 8.2% 12.0% 13.8% 13.5% 12.4% 10.3% 7.9% 6.0% 4.5% 2.8% 1.5%

Lineups PROJECTED

CWS

  1. Miguel Vargas
  2. Chase Meidroth
  3. Munetaka Murakami
  4. Everson Pereira
  5. Edgar Quero
  6. Colson Montgomery
  7. Andrew Benintendi
  8. Derek Hill
  9. Sam Antonacci

Athletics

  1. Jacob Wilson
  2. Nick Kurtz
  3. Brent Rooker
  4. Tyler Soderstrom
  5. Max Muncy
  6. Austin Wynns
  7. Zack Gelof
  8. Darell Hernaiz
  9. Denzel Clarke

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

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

Elo Ratings

CWS: 1385 Athletics: 1528

Sportsbook Odds

BookCWSAthletics
FanDuel +132 -156
Bovada +130 -155
BetMGM +125 -155
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. Jeffrey Springs is a big pitching edge over Noah Schultz. Athletics holds a commanding 143-point Elo edge.