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Today's PicksApril 21, 2026 › Athletics @ SEA
Athletics 50%
@ April 21, 2026
SEA 50%
ML Athletics ML (+150) — 50% win, +7.9% edge

Pitching Matchup

Athletics Jacob Lopez
vs
SEA Luis Castillo

Win Probability

Athletics 50%
SEA 50%
SourceAthleticsSEA
Model (blended) 50.1% 49.9%
Simulation only 50.0% 50.0%
Elo ratings 50.2% 49.8%
Market (implied) 38.8% 61.2%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

Athletics avg runs 4.1
SEA avg runs 3.8
Avg total 7.9

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = Athletics wins, Positive = SEA wins

-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Athletics 7.3% 11.9% 13.7% 14.9% 13.2% 11.2% 9.2% 6.5% 4.7% 3.1% 1.8% 1.2%
SEA 8.5% 12.8% 15.0% 15.8% 13.4% 10.8% 7.9% 5.8% 3.6% 2.5% 1.6% 0.9%

Lineups PROJECTED

Athletics

  1. Jeff McNeil
  2. Shea Langeliers
  3. Nick Kurtz
  4. Tyler Soderstrom
  5. Jacob Wilson
  6. Carlos Cortes
  7. Max Muncy
  8. Lawrence Butler
  9. Denzel Clarke

SEA

  1. Rob Refsnyder
  2. Cal Raleigh
  3. Julio Rodríguez
  4. Josh Naylor
  5. Randy Arozarena
  6. Mitch Garver
  7. J.P. Crawford
  8. Leo Rivas
  9. Cole Young

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 0.83 HR: 0.87 BB: 1.0 K: 1.14

Weather

Roof Closed

Elo Ratings

Athletics: 1521 SEA: 1496

Sportsbook Odds

BookAthleticsSEA
FanDuel +144 -172
Bovada +141 -170
BetMGM +150 -185
DraftKings +141 -171
Caesars +143 -170

Model Analysis

The market has Athletics as a +150 underdog, but our simulation disagrees. Jacob Lopez keeps Athletics competitive on the mound against Luis Castillo. Pitcher's park suppresses the long ball.