Best YRFI Bets Today: Fade Anderson Against the Astros

Wednesday’s slate is chalk full of Cy Young contenders, narrowing down the list of valuable YRFIs. Two of them still stick out as a crop of regressing pitchers face off against some of the best offenses in the league. Even with the Angels Tyler Anderson putting together an impressive 2024 campaign, he is still poised to struggle against the top of the Astros batting order. For more information about the YRFI market and what factors make them worth a wager, take a look at our breakdown of what are YRFI bets.

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Los Angeles Angels vs. Houston Astros - Tyler Anderson vs. Hunter Brown (2:10 PM, EST)

Over 0.5 Run (-140) at FanDuel

Normally when making a wager in the YRFI market, you want to target two struggling pitchers. While the Astros Hunter Brown checks that box, the Angels Tyler Anderson has been far from it as he has put together an impressive 2024 campaign as one of the lone sources of production for the struggling Angels. Luckily for us, the Astros offense is more than capable of neutralizing Anderson’s dominance.

It may have not been the start to the season that the Astros expected coming into the year, but they have started to turn their year around. Once down at the bottom of the AL West standings, the Astros have now climbed back up to third and just five games back from first. Their offense is a major reason for their recent success as they rank top-10 in Team Total Hits, RBIs, Total Runs Scored, and On Base Percentage.

Every bit of their offensive production will be needed against the Angels Tyler Anderson as he comes into the contest with an ERA of 2.72, a WHIP of 1.065, 39 Hits Allowed, and just 17 Earned Runs Against in nine games played. He will be tested from the jump as the top of the Astros batting order is as lethal as it gets, featuring elite contact hitter Jose Altuve, all around talent Kyle Tucker, and potential league leading home run contender Yordan Alvarez.

As for the Angeles offense, they have managed to remain productive even without superstar Mike Trout. The Angeles rank above average in Team Total Hits and Runs Scored and now get the opportunity to maintain their production against the Astros lowly Hunter Brown. It’s been a season to already forget for Brown as he comes into the contest with an shockingly high ERA of 7.71 and a WHIP of 1.929.

Bet on Over 0.5 Run (-140) at FanDuel 

Texas Rangers vs. Philadelphia Phillies - Andrew Heaney vs. Taijuan Walker (6:40 PM, EST)

Over 0.5 Run (-104) at FanDuel

Speaking of dominant offenses, both the Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies have been productive since the start of the season as they both rank well above average in Team Total Hits, RBIs, Total Runs Scored, and On Base Percentage. The Phillies made a deep run in the playoffs last year while the Rangers won the World Series, and now both look like they have carried that momentum to this season.

Better yet, both defenses trot out two underwhelming pitchers that will be susceptible to getting rocked early against these productive offenses. Starting with the Phillies Taijuan Walker, he comes into the contest with an ERA of 4.91, a WHIP of 1.409, just 16 Total Strikeouts, 6 Batters Walked, an astonishing 25 Hits Allowed, and 12 Earned Runs Against in four games played.

As for his counterpart Andrew Heaney with the Texas Rangers, he has fared slightly better than Walker in more games played but is still vulnerable against the elite Phillies offense. Heaney comes into the contest with an ERA of 4.43 and a WHIP of 1.231. Even without former league leading hits leader Trea Turner at the top of their order due to injury, the Phillies offense have had no trouble with maintaining their elite marks across all offensive metrics with Bryson Scott filling in for him.

Bet on Over 0.5 Run (-104) at FanDuel 

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