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#1 FOOTBALL 5% SINCE OCT 2024.....24-10 (71%)!

NFL TEASERS ARE AN AMAZING 32-14 (70%)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL OVERALL RUN 12-3 (80%)!

MLB FIRST INNING PLAYS 10-2-3 (83%) & 16-8-3 (67%)!

FB BEST BETS (4% & 5%) ARE 59-31 (65.6%)!

BOWLS #1 LY2 - COMBINED 24-8 (78%) IN 2024 & 2025!

Last updated Jan 23, 10:46 AM EST

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FRI CBB PLAY OF DAY!

OFF 5% WIN! • HURRY.....AFTERNOON WEATHER START! • COLLEGE HOOPS RUN IS 7-1 (88%) & 12-3 (80%)!

•• Ralph is off a 2-0 Thursday including a 5% winner on Robert Morris making his all-sports run 7-1 (88%) and 14-5 (74%)!

•• College Hoops are 7-1 (88%) and 12-3 (80%) with Best Bets sides (4% & higher) 4-1 (80%) and 8-3 (73%)!

Note....this play was moved to afternoon action due to the weather.

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CBB
(306607) USC Upstate at (306608) Gardner Webb: Spread
7:00pm EST - Jan 23/2026

THE PLAY: Gardner Webb +11.5 (-110)

(306607) USC Upstate at (306608) Gardner Webb: Spread

Gardner Webb +11.5 (-110)

Double Digit HD with both teams having one day of rest are 145-84-2 (63.3%) ATS

While Garner Webb is bad 0-19 vs DI foes they are 5-2 ATS and Dog of 9+

With that said Upstate should not bs a DD Fav as they are second last in Big South offense and defense.

The Spartans are on a 1-7 ATS overall slide.

They are 2-7 SU their L9 road games with the wins as 10.5 pt Fav and 6.5 pt Dog

SC Upstate is 1-5 ATS with 4 straight ATS losses facing a team with a losing record.

Fade bad teams as a big AF – DD AF with a win% under 45% after the first 10 games of the season are 11-19-2 (36.7%) ATS.

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Last 20

Date
Sport
Pick
Result
Jan 22
CBB
Robert Morris -5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 22
CBB
Austin Peay -3.5 (-105)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 21
CBB
Seattle U -3.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 21
CBB
(731) Texas San Antonio at (732) North Texas: 1H Total 1H Total Under 65.5 (-120)
(Analysis)
Loss
Jan 20
CBB
Miami Ohio -112
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 20
CBB
Texas Tech -125
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 19
CBB
Lehigh -5.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 19
CFB
(287) Miami Florida at (288) Indiana: 1Q Total 1Q Total Under 9.5 (-108)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 18
CBB
IPFW -4.0 (-115)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 18
NFL
7 PT CFB/NFL TEASER - Texans +10.5 w/ Hoosiers -1.5
(Analysis)
Loss
Jan 17
NFL
4% SEATTLE -.5 and Chicago +10.5
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 17
CBB
Hawaii -135
(Analysis)
Loss
Jan 17
CBB
Idaho State -5.0 (-110)
(Analysis)
Loss
Jan 16
CBB
DePaul -3.5 (-115)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 16
NHL
Tampa Bay Lightning -115
(Analysis)
Loss
Jan 15
CBB
Weber State -4.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 14
CBB
UL - Lafayette +9.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 13
CBB
St. Johns -14.0 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 13
CBB
(611) Virginia at (612) Louisville: Total Total Under 154.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 12
NHL
(55) Dallas Stars at (56) Los Angeles Kings: Total Total Over 5.5 (-135)
(Analysis)
Loss
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Consultant Bio

Ralph was raised in the home of handicappers in Cleveland, Ohio. Starting in the industry as a key member of Phil Steele's early team, which expanded Northcoast Sports during the mid-90s. Ralph's personal following grew fast, allowing him to strike out on his own as the founder of California Sports. Over the next dozen years as General Manager of Phil Steele Publications and lead handicapper of Northcoast Sports, Ralph managed the creation of some of the most popular sports betting content ever, including Phil Steele's College Football Preview Magazine and Northcoast's Power Sweep Newsletter. Content displaying expertise so elite that Ralph was invited into college football's most exclusive club: Heisman Trophy Voter
Ralph Michaels has a math mind, steadily searching for a value in the numbers in addition to matchup edges, situational advantages, and hidden gems of information. Ralph finds more big bets in the college versions of football and basketball, but his handicapping approach also uncovers selective winners in the professional leagues like MLB. Small conferences are particularly profitable due to mispriced injuries and his profiling of exploitable coaching tendencies.

 

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