cart icon
search icon close icon
Type term(s) to start your search
An error occurred, please try again
NO MATCHES FOUND
chevron icon

Picks/Packages

    chevron icon

    Articles

      Ralph Michaels

      Ralph Michaels

      Featured Pick

      CFB 5% (SAT TM TOTAL)....5-0 (100%) ON 5% TOTALS...CFB 5% TOTALS NOW 6-1 (86%) L2 SEASONS!

      5% ALERT ••  RALPH HAS CASHED 6 OF 7 (86%) CFB 5% O/U'S & 15-5 (75%) ON ALL CFB MAX 5% TOP PLAYS!

      •• Ralph's has cashed FIVE straight 5% Over/Unders, and this is his second FB 5% this season. He is 25-10 (71%) on FB top-rated 5%!

      •• Ralph’s is on a 19-7 (73%) run on all Best Bet totals in all sports, with his current CFB run at 19-9 (78%).

      •• All FB 5% are 25-10 (71%), and all FB Best Bets Totals (4% & 5%) are 8-3 (73%) since last October.


      REMEMBER, THE FB WEEKEND WARRIOR IS ONLY $14 MORE & GETS YOU ALL OF RALPH'S SAT CFB & SUNDAY NFL!

      $35.00 | Add to Cart
      $53.00 | Guaranteed

      Hot Streaks

      17-7 (71%) RUN ON MLB/NRFI BEST BETS (4% & 5%)!

      MLB #1 TRIPLE CROWN THIS SEASON.....#1 PROFIT, #1 WIN% & #1 RIO%!

      TOP-RATED 5% MAX PLAYS ARE 4-0 (100%) & 21-11 (66%)!

      NOW +82 UNITS SINCE JANUARY GOING 200-150-4!

      NFL/CFB TOTALS WERE #1 LY GOING 33-19 (64%)!

      ALL 4% & 5% BEST BETS 13-5 (72%) & 53-33-1 (62%)!

      Last updated Sep 24, 8:11 AM EDT

      WagerTalk

      All Plays

      CFB 5% (SAT TM TOTAL)....5-0 (100%) ON 5% TOTALS...CFB 5% TOTALS NOW 6-1 (86%) L2 SEASONS!

      5% ALERT ••  RALPH HAS CASHED 6 OF 7 (86%) CFB 5% O/U'S & 15-5 (75%) ON ALL CFB MAX 5% TOP PLAYS!

      •• Ralph's has cashed FIVE straight 5% Over/Unders, and this is his second FB 5% this season. He is 25-10 (71%) on FB top-rated 5%!

      •• Ralph’s is on a 19-7 (73%) run on all Best Bet totals in all sports, with his current CFB run at 19-9 (78%).

      •• All FB 5% are 25-10 (71%), and all FB Best Bets Totals (4% & 5%) are 8-3 (73%) since last October.


      REMEMBER, THE FB WEEKEND WARRIOR IS ONLY $14 MORE & GETS YOU ALL OF RALPH'S SAT CFB & SUNDAY NFL!

      $35.00 | Add to Cart $53.00 | Guaranteed How Our Pick Guarantee Works
      WagerTalk

      WagerTalk Specials

      WEEKEND WARRIOR: EVERY FOOTBALL PLAY, SAT & SUN, JUST $49!

      Two days. Two sports. One pass. Get every Saturday College Football and Sunday NFL play from your handicapper, and every 5% max football release is in there too, no upcharge. Retail runs $78. You're in for $49!

      Here's the edge most people miss: plays go out the moment they're released. Buy early in the week, and you get every play in real time, at the number your handicapper actually bet. Wait until the weekend, and you risk buying in after the line's already moved. The earlier you lock in, the more picks you catch at the right price.

      This is the whole football weekend, wall to wall, for less than the price of a single max play elsewhere. Lock in your Weekend Warrior now and don't leave a snap or a number on the table.

      $78.00 $49.00 | Add to Cart
      WagerTalk

      Downloads

      A PRINTABLE WEEK #4 CFB SCHEDULE

      A PRINTABLE WEEK #4 CFB SCHEDULE

      This week #4 CFB schedule (Thursday 9-23 through Saturday 9-16)

      Includes lines and totals from Circa taken at 8 AM ET on Monday from the FREE WagerTalk Odds Page - wt.buzz/odds

      $2.99 $0.00 | Add to Cart
      WagerTalk

      Free Picks

      Sport
      Game Selection
      Game Time
      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.

      WagerTalk

      WagerTalk TV

      WagerTalk

      Last 20

      Date
      Sport
      Pick
      Result
      Sep 24
      MLB
      (911) San Diego Padres at (912) Los Angeles Dodgers: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-130) Nick Pivetta (RHP), Tyler Glasnow (RHP) Must Start
      (Analysis)
      Win
      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
      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 13
      NFL
      4% Teaser PIT pk with GB +7.5
      (Analysis)
      Loss
      Sep 12
      CFB
      (395) Ohio State at (396) Texas: 1Q Total 1Q Total Under 10.5 (-144)
      (Analysis)
      Win
      WagerTalk

      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.

       

      View all WagerTalk Handicappers
      Back to Top
      Top Sports Handicappers & Experts
      close popup icon