SBR's Andrew Brennan shares his best No rust First Inning Picks (NRFI) for Friday, June 27th:
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cleveland Guardians (-110 at DraftKings)
Sonny Gray (3.72 ERA) vs. Luis Ortiz (4.30 ERA)
NRFI record: Cardinals (40-42) vs. Guardians (49-30)
"We're kicking off our best NRFI bets today by backing the Guardians to continue to be a strong play in this market. They own the second-best NRFI record in baseball behind only the Kansas City Royals, and they could be without superstar third baseman Jose Ramirez tonight.
Even if Ramirez plays, I like this bet, but if he's out, it becomes an insta-smash. Most betting sites are hovering around -120 odds for this pick, so be sure to get the best price at DraftKings."
Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers (-140 at bet365)
Logan Gilbert (3.12 ERA) vs. Nathan Eovaldi (1.56 ERA)
NRFI record: Mariners (37-43) vs. Rangers (48-33)
"There's a reason most sports betting apps have no run to be scored in the first inning of this affair priced around -150. However, for our best NRFI bets today, we've found a tasty -140 outlier at bet365.
All you really need to know for this one is that Eovaldi is nasty and Gilbert is nastier, and that's why this game's total is a microscopic 7 runs. This could very well just be the first 0-0 tie we've ever seen."
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cleveland Guardians (-110 at DraftKings)
Sonny Gray (3.72 ERA) vs. Luis Ortiz (4.30 ERA)
NRFI record: Cardinals (40-42) vs. Guardians (49-30)
"We're kicking off our best NRFI bets today by backing the Guardians to continue to be a strong play in this market. They own the second-best NRFI record in baseball behind only the Kansas City Royals, and they could be without superstar third baseman Jose Ramirez tonight.
Even if Ramirez plays, I like this bet, but if he's out, it becomes an insta-smash. Most betting sites are hovering around -120 odds for this pick, so be sure to get the best price at DraftKings."
Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers (-140 at bet365)
Logan Gilbert (3.12 ERA) vs. Nathan Eovaldi (1.56 ERA)
NRFI record: Mariners (37-43) vs. Rangers (48-33)
"There's a reason most sports betting apps have no run to be scored in the first inning of this affair priced around -150. However, for our best NRFI bets today, we've found a tasty -140 outlier at bet365.
All you really need to know for this one is that Eovaldi is nasty and Gilbert is nastier, and that's why this game's total is a microscopic 7 runs. This could very well just be the first 0-0 tie we've ever seen."