5 Best NRFI Bets Today Saturday July 25 2026 (No Run First Inning)

A Note On These Picks

NRFI (No Run First Inning) is its own dedicated market on FanDuel with its own price, separate from the full-game total. The five games below were selected based on starting pitcher quality and full-game total leans — the standard indicators of first-inning scoring likelihood — but confirm the actual NRFI price for each game on FanDuel before betting.

⭐ Pick #1 · Cubs @ Pirates 6:41 PM ET

Skenes is arguably the best pure stuff in baseball right now, facing off with Shota Imanaga in a game with the under favored on the full-game total. An ace of this caliber working the first inning is exactly the profile NRFI bettors target.

Pick #2 · Dodgers @ Mets 7:16 PM ET

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been one of the more consistent arms in the league this season, and the under is favored on this total against a Mets lineup facing him for the first time this series.

Pick #3 · Blue Jays @ Red Sox 4:11 PM ET

Dylan Cease and Sonny Gray give this game the shortest full-game total of any matchup today at 7.5, with the under favored — a genuinely pitcher-friendly setup on paper for both starters.

Pick #4 · Padres @ Marlins 4:11 PM ET

The under is priced at -124 here, the single most one-sided total lean of any game today. That's a real signal from the market itself before either starter throws a pitch.

Pick #5 · Yankees @ Phillies 6:06 PM ET

Ryan Weathers draws a Phillies starter still TBD at the time of this slate, with the under favored on the total. Worth confirming Philadelphia's starter closer to game time, since that's the bigger unknown in this matchup.