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Today's PicksApril 19, 2026 › STL @ HOU
STL 59%
@ April 19, 2026
HOU 41%
ML STL ML (+125) — 59% win, +9.8% edge

Pitching Matchup

STL Matthew Liberatore
vs
HOU Mike Burrows

Win Probability

STL 59%
HOU 41%
SourceSTLHOU
Model (blended) 59.0% 41.0%
Simulation only 45.0% 55.0%
Elo ratings 73.0% 27.0%
Market (implied) 42.9% 57.1%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

STL avg runs 4.4
HOU avg runs 4.4
Avg total 8.8

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% 10.7% 13.1% 13.5% 13.4% 11.3% 9.1% 7.2% 5.1% 3.5% 2.2% 1.7%
HOU 5.8% 9.7% 12.8% 14.6% 13.4% 12.2% 9.8% 7.6% 5.0% 3.5% 2.2% 1.4%

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. Carlos Correa
  4. Christian Walker
  5. Isaac Paredes
  6. Cam Smith
  7. Yainer Diaz
  8. Brice Matthews
  9. Nick Allen

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

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

Weather

Roof Closed

Elo Ratings

STL: 1568 HOU: 1371

Sportsbook Odds

BookSTLHOU
FanDuel +124 -146
Bovada +125 -149
BetMGM +125 -150
DraftKings +123 -149
Caesars +122 -145

Model Analysis

STL is getting plus-money at +125 and the model thinks that's too cheap. Matthew Liberatore keeps STL competitive on the mound against Mike Burrows. STL holds a commanding 197-point Elo edge.