Top MLB No Runs First Inning (NRFI) Picks & Odds for Friday: Astros vs. Braves (8/19)
Let’s take a look at some No Runs First Inning prop bet odds and picks for today’s game: GAME.
Top MLB No Runs First Inning (NRFI) Picks & Odds: Astros vs. Braves
Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves – 7:10 pm ET
The Braves are riding high after taking three games from the New York Mets. However, they’ll get no breaks here as they begin a three-game set with the Houston Astros. Fortunately, they get to hand the ball to Kyle Wright. Wright has had a breakout campaign as he’s taken his stuff to a new level in 2022. His breaking stuff has more spin, and he’s been throwing an average of two miles per hour harder this season. Through 22 starts, he’s allowed only eight runs in the first inning and only one via a home run. The interleague matchup should help the starters as these two teams have not seen each other since last year’s World Series.
Speaking of someone we have not seen in a while, Lance McCullers will be making just his second start of the year. He impressed in his return as he twirled six shutout innings and only allowed two hits. He did walk four, however. He’ll look to clean up the walks in this outing, and he may have some help as the Braves are a free-swinging club. McCullers has been solid in the first inning, especially the last time we saw him healthy. In 2021, he made 28 starts and had a 2.25 ERA in the first inning, and he’s gotten this season off on the right foot by tossing one scoreless first already.
Pick: NRFI -110
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