We have nine games to choose from this Monday and a few matchups of playoff hopefuls. Out West, the Rays and Giants are beginning a series with both current Wild Card rosters struggling a bit in their last few weeks. The Rays are a bit safer in the standings now but both teams are hoping to turn things around as we get closer to October. Let’s look at our favorite NRFI bets of the day here. Here’s Angels vs. Rangers.
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Sunday's Best No Runs First Inning (NRFI) Bets: Angels vs. Rangers
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook
Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers
This is a fascinating matchup on paper as it pits an elite offense (Texas) against a well above-average one. These are usually not the matchup types we like to bet on for our NRFI bets, however, the pitching makes this one interesting. Patrick Sandoval takes the ball for the Angels and the lefty has had a weird year, something that could also be used to describe his career. He walks way too many guys and doesn’t get the strikeouts to offset it, but he limits the long ball well enough to keep his ERA low. He is also very good the first time through the order with a 0.278 wOBA allowed. This Rangers’ offense is elite but he is skilled enough to limit damage early. While I do not need to go into much detail about Max Scherzer, the short of it is that he’s allowing too many homers. Interestingly, anecdotally this felt like it was happening early in games but his 0.287 wOBA allowed the first time through does not seem to support this notion. The Angels can hit the long ball but for Max as long as he gets past Ohtani the first time through the order he should be alright.
Pick: No Runs 1st Inning (-105)
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