Ralph Michaels

Ralph Michaels

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

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

5% CFB/NFL GAME TOTALS ARE 11-4 (73%)!

NFL/CFB TOTALS 7-3 (73%), 17-7 (71%) & 38-19 (68%)!

NFL BEST BET TEASERS (4% & 5%) 23-9 (72%) & 29-14 (68%)!

ALL 4% & 5% BEST BET TOTALS 19-7 (73%) & 44-23 (66%)!

Last updated Oct 5, 8:04 AM EDT

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$5 TILL MIDNIGHT....THURSDAY CFB WINNER!

CFB Money Line Starts Thu 10/8

SAVE $20...GOES TO $25 AT MIDNIGHT! ••  CFB RUN 27-16 (63%)

CFB sides 9-5 (64%) and 34-23 (60%), with CFB money line plays going 6-2 (75%)!

CFB mid-week plays are 2-0 (100%), 7-4 (64%) and 41-24-1 (63%)!

All mid-week football sides 15-8-1 (65%)!

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A PRINTABLE WEEK #6 CFB SCHEDULE

A PRINTABLE WEEK #6 CFB SCHEDULE

This week's CFB schedule (Tuesday 10-6 through Saturday 10-10).

Includes lines and totals from DraftKings on Sunday at  3 PM ET taken from the FREE WagerTalk Odds Page - wt.buzz/oddsweek's

THE WAGERTALK MLB FIRST INNING REPORT

First-Inning Report for Tuesday Oct 6th - Friday, Oct 9th
I will load one more First Inning Playoff Report on Friday.

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

* Day games are in yellow

From trend chasers to prop hunters, this chart is built for quick-glance insights and actionable info.

 

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Date
Sport
Pick
Result
Oct 05
NFL
Monday Night Teaser 2% Atlanta +7.5/ Under 54
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 04
NFL
(277) Detroit Lions at (278) Carolina Panthers: Total Total Over 50.5 (-118)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 04
NFL
(275) Los Angeles Chargers at (276) Seattle Seahawks: 1H Total 1H Total Over 21.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 04
MLB
(925) San Diego Padres at (926) Milwaukee Brewers: Total First Inning Under +0.5 (-135) Michael King (RHP), Logan Henderson (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 04
NFL
Minnesota -0.5, Baltimore -1.5, Buffalo +3
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 03
CFB
1H Ohio State -7.5 (-108)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 03
CFB
Oregon State -6.5 (-112)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 03
CFB
Toledo Total Over 35.5 (-116)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 03
CFB
USC Total Over 34.5 (-115)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 03
CFB
Arizona State -3.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 03
CFB
(149) Notre Dame at (150) North Carolina: 1Q Total 1Q Total Under 10.5 (-133)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 03
CFB
(149) Notre Dame at (150) North Carolina: 1H Total 1H Total Under 24.5 (-116)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 02
CFB
(109) Liberty at (110) Delaware: 1Q Total 1Q Total Under 10.5 (-130)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 02
CFB
(109) Liberty at (110) Delaware: 1H Total First Half Under 25.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 01
CFB
(103) Western Kentucky at (104) New Mexico State: Total Total Over 57.0 (-114)
(Analysis)
Loss
Sep 30
MLB
(905) Boston Red Sox at (906) New York Yankees: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (69) Sonny Gray (RHP), Max Fried (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Sep 27
NFL
(469) New England Patriots at (470) Jacksonville Jaguars: Total Total Under 46.0 (-108)
(Analysis)
Win
Sep 27
NFL
Houston Texans -125
(Analysis)
Loss
Sep 26
CFB
Bowling Green Total Under 16.5 (-130)
(Analysis)
Win
Sep 26
CFB
(327) Texas at (328) Tennessee: 1Q Total 1Q Total Under 12.5 (-106)
(Analysis)
Win
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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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