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Last updated Apr 12, 10:10 AM EDT
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THE WAGERTALK MLB FIRST INNING REPORT
PLEASE NOTE: THE MLB STAT SHEET WILL NOT LOADED NEXT WEEK AS I AM TRAVELING.
THE DAILY FREE FIRST INNING PLAYS WILL BE POSTED - wt.buzz/rm!
First-Inning Report for Sunday, April 12
The WagerTalk First Inning Report from Ralph Michaels is your daily cheat sheet for YRFI/NRFI betting.
Full game lines and totals with teams that scored in the first inning (and who gave one up)
Current streaks (3+ straight 1st inning results highlighted)
Starting pitchers listed — Lefty indicators included
* shows which teams faced a lefty
From trend chasers to prop hunters, this chart is built for quick-glance insights and actionable info.
Updated every morning with the freshest MLB data — only at WagerTalk!
PLUS…..RALPH LOADS A FREE FIRST INNING PLAY DAILY BY NOON ET M-F AND BY 11 AM ET SAT & SUN ON HIS HOME PAGE - WT.BUZZ/RM
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THE PLAY: First Inning Under +0.5 (-135) Gavin Williams (RHP), Matthew Liberatore (LHP) Must Start
(919) Cleveland Guardians at (920) St. Louis Cardinals: Total
First Inning Under +0.5 (-135) Gavin Williams (RHP), Matthew Liberatore (LHP) Must Start
I did pass on client plays as no play was worthy and we will not force action.
Most matchups are YRFI teams vs NRFI teams but this was closest to be a play.
Cleveland has scored a first inning run on twice in 11 games.
St Louis has scored a first inning run only once in their L11.
The starters are 5-1 NRFI.
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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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