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CFB

(337) San Diego State at (338) Toledo: Total

12:00pm EDT - Sep 26/2026

THE PLAY: Total Over 51.5 (-110)

(337) San Diego State at (338) Toledo: Total

Total Over 51.5 (-110)

Toledo was held to 273 yards and 10 first downs in their season opener at Michigan St and they ran only 41 plays as a 10 pt Dog.

As a favorite, the L2W, the Rockets gained 569 yds & 536 Yds with 55 FD’s while playing up tempo (76 plays in each game).

The Toledo defense allowed Temple 425 and 48 points LW, including 261 (5.3#) rushing. That same Owls offense totaled only 369 as -14.5 pf HF vs Rhode Island.

The Rockets are 3-0 O/U with those games covering by 68.5 pts.

San Diego St beat Portland St 53-20 as a -38.5 pt HF and then lost 28-10 at UCLA and they only ran 53 and 546 plays in those two games.
Last week they trailed 19-0 at halftime with 163 yds and played fast in the 2H with 238 yds finishing with 77 plays.

The Aztecs' D allowed 417 yds vs. James Madison.

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Date

Sport

Pick

Result

Sep 23

MLB

(967) Cleveland Guardians at (968) Boston Red Sox: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-140) Foster Griffin (LHP), Sonny Gray (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

Sep 22

MLB

(929) New York Mets at (930) Texas Rangers: Total First Inning Over 0.5 (-110) Sean Manaea (LHP), MacKenzie Gore (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

Sep 20

NFL

San Francisco 49ers -13.0 (-112)
(Analysis)

Win

Sep 20

NFL

LA Chargers pk with LA Rams -1/2
(Analysis)

Loss

Sep 19

CFB

Texas State -143
(Analysis)

Win

Sep 19

CFB

(199) Michigan State at (200) Notre Dame: 1H Total 1H Total Under 28.0 (-110)
(Analysis)

Win

Sep 19

CFB

South Alabama -6.5 (-113)
(Analysis)

Loss

Sep 19

MLB

(965) Toronto Blue Jays at (966) Texas Rangers: Total Under 0.5 (-125) Jose Soriano (RHP), Cal Quantrill (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

Sep 19

CFB

(119) North Carolina at (120) Clemson: 1H Total 1H Total Under 21.5 (-113)
(Analysis)

Loss

Sep 19

CFB

NC State +3.5 (-110)
(Analysis)

Loss

Sep 18

MLB

(901) Chicago Cubs at (902) Cincinnati Reds: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-125) Clay Holmes (RHP), Chase Burns (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

Sep 17

MLB

(965) Boston Red Sox at (966) Texas Rangers: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-115) Sonny Gray (RHP), Tyler Alexander (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

Sep 16

MLB

(905) Milwaukee Brewers at (906) Pittsburgh Pirates: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-140) Logan Henderson (RHP), Jared Jones (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

Sep 15

MLB

(963) Miami Marlins at (964) Arizona Diamondbacks: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-113) Janson Junk (RHP), Michael Soroka (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

Sep 14

MLB

(909) Miami Marlins at (910) Arizona Diamondbacks: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-115) Sandy Alcantara (RHP), Corbin Burnes (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

Sep 13

MLB

(977) Chicago White Sox at (978) St. Louis Cardinals: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-120) Listed Pitchers Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

Sep 13

NFL

4% Teaser PIT pk with GB +7.5
(Analysis)

Loss

Sep 13

MLB

(979) Texas Rangers at (980) Arizona Diamondbacks: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-125) Cal Quantrill (RHP), Eduardo Rodríguez (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

Sep 12

CFB

(395) Ohio State at (396) Texas: 1Q Total 1Q Total Under 10.5 (-144)
(Analysis)

Win

Sep 12

CFB

Utah State +27.0 (-105)
(Analysis)

Win

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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