Today we highlight a matchup where the two starters have a combined 28-19 record in NRFI bets this season.
Saturday’s Best NRFI Bets
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook
San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks
Rich Hill vs. Zac Gallen
Rich Hill made his Padres debut last week, and to put it nicely, it wasn’t great. The Dodgers lit him up like a Christmas tree. Hill allowed six runs on four hits in three innings of work.
Today, Hill has a chance to redeem himself and has a little bit of a better matchup.
Like most of us, I am trying to figure out what happened to the Arizona Diamondbacks during the All-Star break. Since the Midseason Classic, Arizona has lost 20 out of 25 games and is on a current 9-game losing streak.
Despite Rich Hill’s struggles this season, he should be able to get out of the first inning without too much damage. Since the All-Star break, the Snakes have only scored eight first-inning runs, marking the 4th lowest in the MLB.
Not only has Arizona struggled to score in the first, but so have the Padres. As a team, the Padres are hitting .170 in the first inning, the lowest in the MLB. Their 11 first-inning runs scored also puts them in the bottom third of the league since the season’s halfway point. On top of all of that, they have to face Zac Gallen at home.
Gallen has been nearly perfect at home this season, posting a 9-1 record with a 1.96 ERA. The first time through the lineup, opponents are hitting a measly .212, and the Diamondbacks’ ace has only allowed a run in the first inning once in 11 home starts.
Bet: No Runs 1st Inning (-105)
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