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Today's PicksApril 23, 2026 › MIL @ DET
MIL 44%
@ April 23, 2026
DET 56%
RL MIL +1.5 (-115) — 61% win, +7.5% edge

Pitching Matchup

MIL Brandon Sproat
vs
DET Tarik Skubal

Win Probability

MIL 44%
DET 56%
SourceMILDET
Model (blended) 43.5% 56.5%
Simulation only 43.2% 56.8%
Elo ratings 43.9% 56.1%
Market (implied) 33.4% 66.6%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

MIL avg runs 4.7
DET avg runs 4.9
Avg total 9.5

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = MIL wins, Positive = DET 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
MIL 5.3% 9.9% 13.0% 12.9% 12.8% 11.1% 9.7% 7.8% 6.0% 3.8% 2.7% 1.8%
DET 4.3% 8.2% 11.1% 13.0% 13.3% 12.7% 10.8% 8.1% 6.3% 4.5% 2.6% 2.1%

Lineups PROJECTED

MIL

  1. Brandon Lockridge
  2. Brice Turang
  3. William Contreras
  4. Gary Sánchez
  5. Luis Rengifo
  6. Luis Matos
  7. Greg Jones
  8. Blake Perkins
  9. Joey Ortiz

DET

  1. Kevin McGonigle
  2. Gleyber Torres
  3. Colt Keith
  4. Riley Greene
  5. Dillon Dingler
  6. Kerry Carpenter
  7. Spencer Torkelson
  8. Wenceel Pérez
  9. Javier Báez

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 1.06 HR: 1.07 BB: 1.05 K: 0.95

Weather

Forecast 75°F Wind: 8 mph out

Elo Ratings

MIL: 1531 DET: 1550

Sportsbook Odds

BookMILDET
FanDuel +190 -230
Bovada +190 -230
BetMGM +170 -210
DraftKings +194 -240
Caesars +192 -235

Model Analysis

Skubal is the best pitcher on the planet right now, so the market has decided this game is already over, which is how you end up with plus money on a run and a half. The thing is, Skubal games don't actually blow out - he suffocates offense so thoroughly that his starts tend to be tidy, low-scoring affairs, and our sim lands on a one-run Tigers win. Sproat is the soft spot, sure, but Detroit's lineup against a nibbler with a 10.7% walk rate isn't exactly a crooked-number machine either. The whole pitch is that a Skubal start is the last place you want to be laying a big number, and at -115 the run and a half covers in better than 60% of simulations. Take the points and let the ace do the pricing work for you.