We luckily have a fairly full slate of games for this Monday, with a wide range of pitching matchups. With some teams playing more games or setting their rotations up differently we have several matchups with Opening Day starters facing other teams’ number five starters. Let’s dive into my favorite bets of the week. All Odds From DraftKings Sportsbook.
Monday’s Best MLB No Runs First Inning Bets
Season Record: 3-2
New York Yankees at Cleveland Guardians – 6:10 PM ET
In one of the Ace vs. Five Starter matchups of the day, we have the Guardians and Yankees. Cleveland is sending Shane Beiber to the mound, and he has gotten off to a great start thus far in 2023. However, his K/9 is down to begin the season, and it makes his profile a bit riskier. He has always allowed loud contact but limited walks well enough and struck out enough hitters to get away with the loud contact. He has allowed a 0.270 wOBA in his career the first time through the order, and while the Yankee’s order is excellent, he has enough skills to keep them off the board in the first inning.
On the other side of the coin, the Yankees are sending Domingo German to the mound. German was excellent in his first start despite what appears to be disappointing numbers. He had the strikeout stuff working, and he was burned by two home runs. He has actually struggled the first time through the order in his career, but the Guardians’ offense is flawed and does not strike fear in me. I like this bet a lot today.
Pick: -135
Check out our other top picks for Monday:
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