NRFI & YRFI Odds: MLB No Runs & Yes Runs First Inning Betting For Friday, May 10
If you want to bet on NRFI (or YRFI) odds, we have you covered at TheLines. I’ve collected the best No Run First Inning odds across various betting sites to aid your NRFI odds line shopping. Read on to find the best NRFI odds from Friday, May 10.
There’s a lot of good pitching on Friday’s slate, with totals pretty low across the board. The obvious exception comes in Coors, which features an added wrinkle with a former Rockie coming to town. Aces like Tyler Glasnow and Logan Webb are going, along with young fireballers Garrett Crochet and Jared Jones. Want to learn more? Explore our “What is NRFI?” page.
| Game | Best NRFI Odds | Best YRFI Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Cubs at Pirates | ||
| Astros at Tigers | ||
| Yankees at Rays | ||
| Diamondbacks at Orioles | ||
| Twins at Blue Jays | ||
| Braves at Mets | ||
| Nationals at Red Sox | ||
| Phillies at Marlins | ||
| Guardians at White Sox | ||
| Cardinals at Brewers | ||
| Rangers at Rockies | ||
| Royals at Angels | ||
| Dodgers at Padres | ||
| A’s at Mariners | ||
| Reds at Giants |
Handicapping NRFI & YRFI Odds For May 10
Which games have a decent setup for NRFI odds, and which might be more attractive for YRFI bettors?
Braves At Mets
Venerable 40-year-old Charlie Morton takes the hill for the Braves here. He has leaned more and more into his curve as he has aged, at this point throwing it more often than his heater. That’s a very good thing for him in this matchup against a Mets team that ranks 18th against the curveball on the season.
Things look less rosy for Jose Quintana. He got blown up a couple of starts back and now faces a Braves offense that crushed lefties last season.
However, the top of the Atlanta lineup continues to underperform. Ronald Acuna Jr., Matt Olson, and Austin Riley haven’t really shown signs of getting going yet. As long as Quintana can navigate without too much trouble, he won’t have to face the biggest current threat, the mashing Marcell Ozuna.
The environment will help the pitchers in this spot. Citi Field is a below-average park for offense overall and home runs specifically. And it’s supposed to be cold and rainy today, with an 11-mph wind blowing in.
The situation could favor NRFI bettors.
Rangers At Rockies
Normally, a pitcher heading into Coors and throwing a ton of sliders would be at major risk of blow-up. That describes Jon Gray exactly. He’s up to 45% usage of the pitch this year, and breaking pitches are notoriously tricky to use in the thin air.
However, if there’s any visiting arm who won’t be bothered, it’s Gray. The former Sooner spent seven years in the mountains and should be familiar with the adjustments he’ll need to make.
Meanwhile, Texas would seem to be in a great spot offensively here. Coors Field and Austin Gomber, who hasn’t performed at a league-average level since 2021?
Unfortunately for the Rangers, Gomber happens to throw with his left hand. That’s been a magic wand for silencing this Texas offense. A year after they smashed lefties, the Rangers have been bizarrely inept in that department. They’re sitting with an 87 wRC+, ranking in the league’s bottom 10.
The total has already come down half a run here. The sharps don’t expect much scoring, by Coors standards anyway, which could point towards NRFI.
Dodgers At Padres
Both of these offenses thrive when facing right-handed pitching. Nobody has been better in that department than the Dodgers (138 wRC+), while the Padres have a very large split here. They rank fourth against right-handers but just 21st against southpaws.
With both groups in their comfort zones, offense should be on display. Yet, the total is one of the lowest of the day.
Granted, Tyler Glasnow has been practically untouchable so far, with ERA estimators below 3. Michael King is decidedly less so, though (4.77 xERA, 5.71 FIP).
During their current seven-game winning streak, the Dodgers have plated first-inning runs in four games, with an average of 1.42 runs per first inning over that span. Nobody is hitting the ball better than Shohei Ohtani right now, and as often as not, he’s got Mookie Betts on base in front of him.
If the market doesn’t believe offense is coming in a Dodgers game, bettors can take advantage with YRFI bets.
Diamondbacks At Orioles
Hopefully, the Orioles offense doesn’t need much selling. Even after a recent mini-skid, this is the No. 4 unit in baseball by wRC+. They have power threats up and down the lineup, ranking second only to the ridiculous Dodgers in SLG.
Brandon Pfaadt has been quite well so far, but he won’t have much room for error in this one.
What might need some selling is these Arizona bats. They have drastically underperformed so far.
Interestingly, though, almost all of that shortfall has come against right-handed pitching. Arizona actually leads the majors in wRC+ vs. lefties (145). Corbin Carroll has also started to show signs of life, coming out of his ultra-deep slump. He’s slugged his way to a 141 wRC+ over the last four games while running a normal BABIP.
This is another cold, rainy game in the Northeast. So, the conditions might not be ideal for offense. But given the bats involved, we could still see some early scoring.
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