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Today's PicksApril 20, 2026 › HOU @ CLE
HOU 36%
@ April 20, 2026
CLE 64%
ML CLE ML (-115) — 64% win, +11.7% edge

Pitching Matchup

HOU Spencer Arrighetti
vs
CLE Slade Cecconi

Win Probability

HOU 36%
CLE 64%
SourceHOUCLE
Model (blended) 35.6% 64.4%
Simulation only 49.5% 50.5%
Elo ratings 21.7% 78.3%
Market (implied) 48.6% 51.4%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

HOU avg runs 4.2
CLE avg runs 3.9
Avg total 8.2

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = HOU wins, Positive = CLE 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
HOU 7.0% 11.1% 13.6% 14.3% 13.0% 11.2% 9.3% 6.5% 5.1% 3.3% 2.0% 1.3%
CLE 7.8% 11.8% 14.8% 15.1% 13.5% 11.7% 8.6% 6.4% 4.2% 2.5% 1.5% 0.8%

Lineups PROJECTED

HOU

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

CLE

  1. Steven Kwan
  2. Chase DeLauter
  3. José Ramírez
  4. Kyle Manzardo
  5. George Valera
  6. Angel Martínez
  7. Daniel Schneemann
  8. Bo Naylor
  9. Brayan Rocchio

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 1.0 HR: 0.87 BB: 1.0 K: 1.05

Weather

Forecast 39°F Wind: 3 mph out

Elo Ratings

HOU: 1360 CLE: 1560

Sportsbook Odds

BookHOUCLE
FanDuel -102 -116
Bovada -103 -117
BetMGM -105 -115
DraftKings -105 -115
Caesars -105 -115

Model Analysis

CLE is the better team by Elo and the sim confirms it — the market isn't giving them enough credit. Slade Cecconi toes the rubber against Spencer Arrighetti. Cold temps suppress the bats.