Some people like to sweat out a bet for 9 hard innings – others like immediate satisfaction. Count us as being in the latter, which is why we like to get down with MLB NRFI and YRFI picks. And we’ve decided to pass that knowledge on to you with our NRFI bets for June 18. Go here for MLB World Series odds.
Of course, there are plenty out there taking blind guesses at this stuff. It’s easy to pick the best-hitting team or look at what happened in the last game. However, we spent the time pouring through the analytics to make sure that we give you the best odds to stay in the green on these NRFI and YRFI props for June 18. Come check out what we have cooked up for this slate of games.
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MLB NRFI and YRFI Picks – June 18
Arizona Diamondbacks vs.Washington Nationals
First Pitch – 6:45 pm EST
Nationals Park – PNC Park
Broadcast – MLB TV
We’ve got two sides of this game fighting against our NRFI and I like each to fail for different reasons. The Diamondbacks have first crack at it and their offense has been solid. They’re 6th in the league in runs scored and 3rd in first inning runs. However, they do have to face Jake Irvin who has been stellar this year. He has only allowed three earned runs over his last four starts (24.0 innings). He has a run of five straight quality starts as well. All of that is against some high level compeition – the Guardians, the Braves, and Minnesota.
On the other side, you aren’t going to see a dangerous arm. In fact, Slade Cecconi gave up seven runs in his last start, bumping his ERA up to 6.70. However, I’m just not sure the Nationals bats are the right ones to take advantage of those pitches. Washington is dead last in the league in first inning runs at just 0.25 per game. They’re only a touch better across the game at 23rd in the majors. Even if Cecconi is struggling, he should be able to get them out of the first.
NRFI/YRFI Bet for June 18: No (-105)
San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs
First Pitch – 8:05 pm EST
Wrigley Field – Chicago, Illinois
Broadcast – MLB TV
We rode the first game of this series to an NRFI victory Monday at +100, and we’re looking to do so again on Tuesday.
The reasons are largely unchanged. The Giants continue to be one of the very worst teams in the league at scoring first – they rank in the bottom five of the league. Justin Steele will have the bump for the Cubs. While he doesn’t quite have the numbers that Javier Asaad has, he has electric stuff. He’s also striking out nearly one per inning with a 1.00 WHIP and a 3.22 ERA. The Giants should struggle again early – and likely often.
On the other side, the Cubs are a bit better in terms of hitting. They are, however, in the bottom third of the league in terms of scoring runs. Going into Monday’s action they had just eight runs over the last four games. Then they didn’t score for the first five innings of Monday’s game either. Now they’ll look to break that trend against Logan Webb. With his 3.02 ERA that won’t be an easy task.
NRFI/YRFI Bet for June 18: No (TBD)
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