MLB Best NRFI Bets Today – May 13, 2025

One of these days, I’m going to figure this NRFI thing out. 

Last week, we went 2-1 on our Tuesday MLB NRFI picks, with the lone loss coming thanks to the Brewers’ four-run explosion in the bottom of the first inning against the Astros.

That matchup featured two of the three best NRFI teams this season, and the baseball gods still wanted to bring us misery.

Oh, and fortunately enough, those would be the only four runs of the game the Brewers would score. Neat!
Today we’re aiming for 3-0, and we’re leaning on the beautiful BestOdds NRFI Pro betting suite to help us get there. Here’s what we have on tap for tonight’s slate.

Note: Odds were correct at the time of writing.

Royals-Astros NRFI (-125) at Caesars

We’re going back to the Astros well for our first NRFI bet on this Tuesday slate, and for good reason, as the Astros’ offense is still struggling mightily to generate much of anything in the opening frame this season.

The Astros enter tonight’s game against the Royals with a first-inning shutout rate of 85%.

In other words, in 34 of their 40 games so far this season, the Astros have entered the second inning with a big fat goose egg next to their name on the scoreboard.

That’s the type of stuff you love to see when you’re betting on a team to put up goose eggs in the first inning.

On the flip side, the Royals’ offense is also not tremendously explosive, though any time Bobby Witt Jr. is lurking in the shadows, you’re never fully safe from a run being scored.

However, with Royals lefty Kris Bubic on the mound dueling against ‘Stros lefty Framber Valdez, this one looks as juicy as an NRFI bet can get.

Odds Comparison for KC-HOU NRFI 

Sportsbook	Odds
Caesars	-125 (Best Odds)
BetMGM	-135
FanDuel	-136
bet365	-140
DraftKings	-140

Brewers-Guardians (+100) at Caesars

Our second NRFI bet of the night again taps into the notion that maybe you should bet against bad offenses scoring in the first inning of a baseball game, as the Brewers and Guardians tangle for the second game of their three-game set.

The Brew Crew has been one of the better teams at cashing NRFI tickets at this point in the season and has continued that trend recently, as they’ve been held scoreless in eight of their last ten games – one of those two exceptions, of course, was the one I mentioned at the top.

Their counterparts this evening have been just as accommodating to NRFI bettors, as the Guardians have been held scoreless in the first inning in nine of their last ten games.

These two sides also happened to cash the NRFI in the series opener on Monday.

Thanks to BestOdds NRFI Pro, we see that tonight’s pitching matchup of Quinn Priester and Logan Allen also strongly favors the NRFI, with the two pitchers going a combined 10-2 at throwing a scoreless first inning this season.

Don’t let the even-money price dissuade you from backing the NRFI in this one. Back both of these offenses to once again sputter a bit out of the gates before things get going later in the game.

Quinn Priester-Logan Allen NRFI Betting Stats, Courtesy of BestOdds NRFI Pro

Odds Comparison for MIL-CLE NRFI

Sportsbook	Odds
Caesars	+100 (Best Odds)
BetMGM	-102
bet365	-110
DraftKings	-110
FanDuel	-113

Rays-Blue Jays NRFI (-115) at Caesars

The third and final NRFI pick on this Tuesday slate takes us north of the border to Rogers Centre, where the Rays will take on the Blue Jays.

Once again, I’m focusing on teams that are really struggling with anything related to hitting a baseball, as the Rays’ offense has been largely miserable over the last few weeks.

Entering tonight’s game, Tampa’s offense has been held scoreless in the first inning in seven of their last ten games and in 31 of 40 games this season. That’s good for the third-highest first-inning shutout rate in baseball.

On the other side, the Blue Jays’ offense has been far better than Tampa’s in the opening inning, as they’ve posted a .300 team batting average and a .356 on-base percentage in the first frame this season.

However, their power numbers have held them back from scoring as many runs as those stats might suggest, with only two home runs in the first inning all season.

Tonight’s Rays starter, Shane Baz, has been dialed in for much of the year and is emerging as the best pitcher in a deep Rays rotation. He has thrown a scoreless opening frame in six of his seven starts.

On the mound for the Blue Jays is José Berríos, who has also thrown a scoreless first inning in six of his last seven starts after getting hit hard in the season opener against the Orioles.

Considering how Baz is pitching and how badly the Rays’ bats are struggling, taking the NRFI makes a whole lot of sense.

Odds Comparison for TB-TOR NRFI

Sportsbook	Odds
Caesars	-115 (Best Odds)
bet365	-125
BetMGM	-125
FanDuel	-128
DraftKings	-130