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The Major League Baseball season stretches from late March and can go into November. Over that time, all 30 teams will place at least 162 games, and with that, there are ample betting opportunities.
A popular betting market for baseball is “NRFI” (no runs in the first inning) bets, and here at WSN, we offer you a daily resource for making these wagers.
See our coverage of today's best NRFI bets.
Below, we’ll cover these bets in more detail, strategies for making them, how to make them, and more.
Here's what we'll cover:
NRFI Bets - Our Picks (Leaderboard)
What Is an NRFI Bet?
How to Pick the Best NRFI Bets: NRFI Betting Strategy
How to Place an NRFI Bet
Best Betting Sites for NRFI Bets
MLB NRFI Bets FAQ
NRFI, also known as “No Run First Inning” is a wager in which you’ll simply be picking whether or not a run will be scored in the first inning or not. These are an example of a micro-bet in that you’ll receive the results rather quickly as it only covers the first inning.
As with any bet, the starting pitchers in an MLB game are paramount to determining which way to bet. For an NRFI bet, we’re looking for a scoreless first inning. So, suppose two pitchers are going up against one another with a low ERA, high strikeout potential, or those that do well against certain hitters that lead off the lineup. In that case, this can be pretty helpful in making your NRFI betting decisions. A great stat for helping determine the strength of a starting pitcher in this context is their home run allowed rate.
While rain delays often happen in baseball, there are limits to which the MLB will allow games to be played, despite the inclement weather. Other than that, if a game has the wind blowing into the stadium with force, this could help keep balls from traveling for a home run.
When deciding whether or not to make an NRFI bet, it’s essential to check out the top portion of each lineup. With this bet going for no runs, you’d like to see pitchers limit the first inning to just three batters. Research the batters you project will be starting things off and see if they have the potential to record an out or not based on the pitching matchup.
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Create a new player account.
Log into your account.
Make your first deposit.
Go back to the homepage.
Click on “Sports A-Z”
Find MLB.
Click on it, then pick which game you want to bet on.
When you click on the game, you’ll be brought to the menu for “all markets,” and this is where you’ll find NRFI bets.
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Make your first deposit.
Go back to the homepage.
On the left side of the page, you’ll see a list of sports, including baseball.
Click on this, then click on MLB.
Find which game you want to bet on and click on it.
On the menu here, you’ll see a “1st Inning” tab where you’ll find all bets related to the first inning.
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Create a new account after clicking our exclusive link.
Make your first deposit.
Navigate back to the homepage.
Click on “MLB” under the “Popular” section on the menu to the left of the page.
Select which game you want to bet on.
Click on “Innings.”
Here, you’ll find innings-based bets, including NRFI.
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Create a new player account here.
Make your first deposit.
Go back to the homepage.
Click “Baseball.”
Click “MLB.”
Find the game you want to wager on and click it.
This will open up a menu with the money line, run line, and totals wager appearing first.
At the bottom of this menu, you’ll see a wager that reads, “Any Run In 1st Inning?” This is an NRFI wager.
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After graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a BA in Journalism, Richard Janvrin has been covering iGaming and sports betting since December 2018. Richard has covered betting at Bleacher Report, Gambling.com, The Game Day, Forbes, and more.
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