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 1. 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 1. Come check out what we have cooked up for this slate of games.
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MLB NRFI and YRFI Picks – June 1
Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox
First Pitch – 4:10 pm EST
Fenway Park – Boston, Massachusetts
Broadcast – NESN
Detoit always feels like a safe team to use in an NRFI situation because of the way their offense has underperformed this season. They went in as a sleeper for a lot of people thanks to the young hitters who appeared to come of age last year. Instead, they’re in the bottom half of the league in runs score (and ditto for first inning runs). They scored in the first inning on Friday, but hadn’t in three straight before that.
Now the Tigers will face Cooper Criswell, who has looked decent for the Red Sox. He had a rough last outing against Baltimore that has made some of his stats a touch more ugly, but went into that start with a 2.86 ERA. Apart from that game, he hasn’t allowed more than three earned runs in a start and only hit that maximum once.
On the other side, we don’t have to worry about a pitcher on the decline. Reece Olson has allowed one or less earned in each of his last six starts. That has lowered his ERA to 1.92 – which puts him only behind Tanner Houck and Seth Lugo in the American League.
NRFI/YRFI Bet for June 1: No (-120)
Texas Rangers vs. Miami Marlins
First Pitch – 4:10 pm EST
T-Mobile Park – Seattle, Washington
Broadcast – ESPN+
You might be surprised to see me on an NRFI with Texas on here, but their offense really hasn’t been as good as it was last year. They’re averaging just 4.40 runs per game, which puts them 12th in the league. On top of that, Ryan Weathers has been strong from the Marlins as of late. He has a 3.16 ERA and has held his last three opponents to a combined one earned run (21.0 innings). I’m not sure he’ll do the same here, but I like his chances to get out of the first.
Michael Lorenzen is back for the first time since exiting with some cramping in his knee. That doesn’t sound all that troublesome to me, and his preformances leading up don’t either. He had allowed just three earned runs over 19.1 innings in his last three starts. Miami is ranked 27th in the majors in runs scored and haven’t scored in the first inning for four games. It should be a kind welcome back for Lorenzen.
NRFI/YRFI Bet for June 1: No (-105)
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