We get an all-day slate of MLB games to make our picks from, and we’re doing it big. I’ve got three MLB picks for you today. You’ll get my top yes (YRFI) and no (NRFI) run first-inning bets below, but the third one is on Twitter only. Be sure to follow me on Twitter to get that third NRFI bet, and because it’s an early-game pick, you’ll want to get there quickly!
Yesterday, we took an absolutely brutal beat on that Brewers-Cubs NRFI bet last night. One total run in the game; and it comes in the FIRST inning? Sometimes, you just can’t make this stuff up. And we got slapped with the L on the Braves-Rockies YRFI in Coors (four total runs in the game). At the odds we had on that game, it was simply too much value to pass up.
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Best YRFI & NRFI Bets Today: Yes & No Run First Inning Bets
Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants First Inning Bet
This Reds-Giants matchup looks great for a NRFI bet.
Cincy is sending Hunter Greene to the mound to take on the Giants and their 22nd-ranked first-inning offense today. The flame-throwing righty might be sporting an ERA over 5.00, but my man has 108 Ks in 80 innings. He has also cashed his NRFI in 14 of 16 starts this season. San Francisco is fifth in strikeouts this season (1,244 Ks), and against a strikeout master like Greene, this seems ripe for the picking.
We get Logan Webb on the bump for the Giants to face a very strikeout-happy Reds lineup. You’ll never guess who is fourth in baseball in strikeouts this season — if you guessed the Reds, you win. While Webb doesn’t sport a K rate like Greene, he still has 163 in 174.1 innings.
So, with the total for this game sitting at 7.5, and with two lineups prone to striking out, we’ll happily take the NRFI in this spot.
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Best NRFI Bet Today: Reds-Giants for -135 at Caesars
Tampa Bay Rays at Miami Marlins First Inning Bet
Value. Value. Value. That’s what we’re getting here. The books are giving us -120, and I can’t pass up a good deal.
Marlins lefty Jesus Luzardo takes his 22-4 NRFI record into tonight’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Taking a look at some splits, Luzardo has been much better at home (3.38 ERA and 102 Ks in 85.1 innings). We’re getting a budding NRFI ace in Luzardo in his home park, and we’re getting him against a Rays team that is in the top half of the league in strikeouts.
As far as the Marlins offense goes, it’s not overly scary. Miami ranks 29th in runs per first inning this season, and I don’t see any reason to be scared today — despite them plating a first-inning run last night. Zach Eflin has been a NRFI smasher as well this season, giving us a 19-6 record on no run first inning wagers. His 147 Ks won’t blow you away, but he ranks third in WHIP (1.04), so he rarely does anything to hurt himself.
All said, we’re firing up the NRFI here with confidence.
Best NRFI Bet Today: Rays-Marlins for -120 at Bet365
Wednesday’s YRFI/NRFI Parlay
The best odds I could find on these two no run first inning bets came on Bet365. Pairing the Reds-Giants and Rays-Marlins NRFIs together gives us a +209 parlay.
Let’s cash this thing and recover from a tough Tuesday.
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