Texas Rangers vs. Philadelphia Phillies Prediction: Can Aaron Nola or Jacob deGrom Shine on Opening Day?
MLB Opening Day is finally here. Can Aaron Nola or Jacob deGrom shine today? Josh Gayle sharing his prediction and pick for the Rangers vs. Phillies game.
Josh Gayle - March 30, 2023, 9:28 AM EDT
5 minTexas Rangers vs. Philadelphia Phillies Prediction: Can Aaron Nola or Jacob deGrom Shine on Opening Day?
The MLB season is back, and I couldn’t be happier! The long-awaited NRSIs are back too.
Rangers vs. Phillies Start Time, Where to Watch, and Odds
- Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023
- Game Time: 4:05 pm ET
- Where to Watch: ESPN+
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Texas Rangers vs. Philadelphia Phillies Pick
1u - TEX/PHI No Runs 2nd Inning / Phillies u6.5 Team Total SGP (-140) Bet $140 to collect $240 Get the best odds at DraftKings; click here to bet
For anyone new here, we love betting NRSIs. Instead of the typical NRFIs, we elect to fade the second-inning batters instead.
We will be betting these all year long, so allow me to explain how to place this bet. You will first go to “Same Game Parlay” for the TEX/PHI game. Secondly, you will scroll over to “Innings” and go down to “Total Runs - 2nd Inning.” You will then select “Under 0.5” and complete your first selection. Lastly, you will scroll one tab to right and select “Game Props.” Here, you will select u6.5 for “PHI Phillies Total Runs.”
Texas Rangers vs. Philadelphia Phillies Prediction
Get used to placing these; we will be doing it a lot. Let's get into why we love this bet. The game's total is just a mere 6.5 runs. Any game with a total that low is under heavy NRSI consideration, but this one is even more than most. The matchups here really favor the pitchers. Let's get into it.
Jacob deGrom has faced these Phillies bats 171 times; in these at-bats, they have only summoned 33 hits. A .192 batting average as a team against him doesn’t strike any fear in me. Additionally, in those 171 at-bats, they only have eight RBIs; deGrom should only allow one or two runs today at the very most. I love the u6.5 juice reducer in addition to our six outs to glory.
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For Aaron Nola, we are only relying on three outs, but he should avoid Marcus Semien and Cory Seager, who are the two scariest bats in the Rangers lineup. Nola was a great daytime pitcher last year with a 2.56 ERA. I trust him to do his job against the middle of the lineup and potentially the end of the lineup if the Rangers have a nice first inning. We are back in business with six outs and a slight juice reducer; let's roll!
