MLB No Runs First Inning (NRFI) Odds, Picks & Predictions: Dodgers vs. Mets (8/31)
Let’s take a look at some No Runs First Inning prop bet odds and picks for today’s game: Dodgers vs. Mets.
Top MLB No Runs First Inning (NRFI) Picks & Odds: Dodgers vs. Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets 7:10 pm ET
The NRFI is always an option when Jacob deGrom is on the mound. When he’s been healthy, he’s been the best pitcher in baseball, and he also happens to be one of the most dominant first-inning pitchers we’ve ever seen. Not only has he not surrendered a run in the first inning through five starts this year, but he has only given up 11 earned runs in the first inning since 2018. While he seems to have a tough matchup in front of him, deGrom has handled the top of the Dodgers order quite well over the course of his career. Mookie Betts is just one for five against deGrom with two strikeouts, Trea Turner is hitting .250 lifetime with a 35.6 percent strikeout rate, and Freddie Freeman is hitting .238 with a 27 percent strikeout rate. So this half-inning will be very fun to watch.
Last night we saw the Mets put up a first-inning run against Andrew Heaney and should have had multiple, but they ran themselves out of the inning. Now the Mets are cemented in second place for first-inning runs per game at home. It will be Tyler Anderson’s job to cool them off, and his chances to do so are very good. Anderson has succeeded this season by generating a ton of soft contact. He ranks in the top five percent of all qualified pitchers in average exit velocity and hard-hit rate. While he has a 27 percent strikeout rate in the first inning, the number that jumps out is his 0.73 WHIP. Anderson keeps guys off base, which counteracts what the Mets try to do in every first inning. They want to create traffic, cause stress and raise pitch counts, but Anderson is not the guy that will fall into their plan. This will be the strongest NRFI on the board, but we have a reasonable price on it.
Pick: NRFI -143
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