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Today's PicksApril 22, 2026 › HOU @ CLE
HOU 37%
@ April 22, 2026
CLE 63%
ML CLE ML (-138) — 63% win, +6.1% edge

Pitching Matchup

HOU Peter Lambert
vs
CLE Tanner Bibee

Win Probability

HOU 37%
CLE 63%
SourceHOUCLE
Model (blended) 37.2% 62.8%
Simulation only 48.6% 51.4%
Elo ratings 25.7% 74.3%
Market (implied) 43.9% 56.1%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

HOU avg runs 4.3
CLE avg runs 4.1
Avg total 8.4

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = HOU wins, Positive = CLE 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
HOU 6.4% 11.1% 13.2% 13.4% 13.4% 11.5% 9.7% 7.3% 5.3% 3.2% 2.2% 1.4%
CLE 7.0% 11.4% 13.7% 15.7% 13.5% 11.8% 9.2% 6.3% 4.3% 2.7% 1.8% 1.1%

Lineups PROJECTED

HOU

  1. Carlos Correa
  2. Yordan Alvarez
  3. Jose Altuve
  4. Christian Walker
  5. Isaac Paredes
  6. Dustin Harris
  7. Cam Smith
  8. Braden Shewmake
  9. Christian Vázquez

CLE

  1. Steven Kwan
  2. Chase DeLauter
  3. José Ramírez
  4. Kyle Manzardo
  5. George Valera
  6. Daniel Schneemann
  7. Angel Martínez
  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 out

Elo Ratings

HOU: 1380 CLE: 1540

Sportsbook Odds

BookHOUCLE
FanDuel +118 -138
Bovada +119 -142
BetMGM +120 -145
DraftKings +119 -143
Caesars +118 -140

Model Analysis

CLE is the better team by Elo and the sim confirms it — the market isn't giving them enough credit. Tanner Bibee toes the rubber against Peter Lambert. CLE holds a commanding 160-point Elo edge.