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Today's PicksApril 21, 2026 › HOU @ CLE
HOU 38%
@ April 21, 2026
CLE 62%

Pitching Matchup

HOU Ryan Weiss
vs
CLE Parker Messick

Win Probability

HOU 38%
CLE 62%
SourceHOUCLE
Model (blended) 38.5% 61.5%
Simulation only 48.7% 51.3%
Elo ratings 28.2% 71.8%
Market (implied) 43.2% 56.8%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

HOU avg runs 4.4
CLE avg runs 4.2
Avg total 8.6

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = HOU wins, Positive = CLE wins

-10
-9
-8
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-6
-5
-4
-3
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-1
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7
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9
10

Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
HOU 6.4% 10.4% 12.7% 13.2% 13.6% 11.6% 9.6% 7.1% 5.3% 3.7% 2.3% 1.6%
CLE 6.8% 11.2% 13.7% 13.8% 13.8% 11.9% 9.8% 6.5% 4.4% 3.0% 2.1% 1.2%

Lineups PROJECTED

HOU

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

CLE

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

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 1.0 HR: 0.92 BB: 1.0 K: 1.05

Weather

Forecast 68°F Wind: 6 mph in

Elo Ratings

HOU: 1391 CLE: 1529

Sportsbook Odds

BookHOUCLE
FanDuel +120 -142
Bovada +125 -149
BetMGM +115 -140
DraftKings +123 -149
Caesars +122 -145