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Today's PicksApril 21, 2026 › CWS @ ARI
CWS 34%
@ April 21, 2026
ARI 66%
ML ARI ML (-146) — 66% win, +6.4% edge

Pitching Matchup

CWS Sean Burke
vs
ARI Merrill Kelly

Win Probability

CWS 34%
ARI 66%
SourceCWSARI
Model (blended) 34.4% 65.6%
Simulation only 42.2% 57.8%
Elo ratings 26.6% 73.4%
Market (implied) 41.5% 58.5%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

CWS avg runs 4.1
ARI avg runs 4.4
Avg total 8.4

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = CWS wins, Positive = ARI wins

-10
-9
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-6
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Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
CWS 8.4% 12.2% 13.6% 14.9% 12.8% 10.5% 8.4% 6.1% 4.8% 3.1% 2.1% 1.2%
ARI 5.8% 10.1% 13.3% 14.7% 13.7% 11.6% 9.2% 7.1% 5.2% 3.8% 2.5% 1.1%

Lineups PROJECTED

CWS

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

ARI

  1. Ketel Marte
  2. Corbin Carroll
  3. Geraldo Perdomo
  4. Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
  5. Adrian Del Castillo
  6. Jose Fernandez
  7. Nolan Arenado
  8. Ildemaro Vargas
  9. Alek Thomas

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 1.0 HR: 0.8 BB: 1.0 K: 1.0

Weather

Roof Closed

Elo Ratings

CWS: 1413 ARI: 1566

Sportsbook Odds

BookCWSARI
FanDuel +124 -146
Bovada +137 -163
BetMGM +135 -160
DraftKings +129 -156
Caesars +130 -155

Model Analysis

ARI is the better team by Elo and the sim confirms it — the market isn't giving them enough credit. Merrill Kelly toes the rubber against Sean Burke. Pitcher's park suppresses the long ball.