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First-Inning Report for Sunday, September 20th

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MLB

(925) Seattle Mariners at (926) Colorado Rockies: Total

3:10pm EDT - Sep 20/2026

THE PLAY: Over 0.5 (-135) Kade Anderson (LHP), Tomoyuki Sugano (RHP) Must Start

(925) Seattle Mariners at (926) Colorado Rockies: Total

Over 0.5 (-135) Kade Anderson (LHP), Tomoyuki Sugano (RHP) Must Start

Anderson is 2-3 YRFI with a 5.33 ERA

Sugano is 12-15 YRFI with a 5.61 ERA

Seattle is 3-0 & 7-1 YRFI
Colorado is 7-0 YRFI

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Date

Sport

Pick

Result

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

(355) Mississippi State at (356) Minnesota: Total Total Under 55.0 (-110)
(Analysis)

Win

Sep 12

CFB

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

Win

Sep 12

CFB

(395) Ohio State at (396) Texas: 1H Total 1H Total Under 24.5 (-117)
(Analysis)

Win

Sep 12

CFB

Utah State +27.0 (-105)
(Analysis)

Win

Sep 12

MLB

(925) Los Angeles Angels at (926) Washington Nationals: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-120) Walbert Urena (RHP), Andrew Alvarez (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

Sep 12

CFB

(377) Tennessee at (378) Georgia Tech: 1Q Total 1Q Total Under 13.0 (-112)
(Analysis)

Loss

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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