Ralph Michaels Betting Picks, Futures, & Predictions

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First-Inning Report for Thursday, June 5, 2025.

The WagerTalk First Inning Report from Ralph Michaels is your daily cheat sheet for YRFI/NRFI betting.

Full game lines and totals
Who 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.

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THE 2025 WAGERTALK DRAFT GUIDE!

While the Draft brings excitement and promise to the NFL teams and fans, I feel it is MORE important to quantify what each CFB team lost in the Draft.

A weighted grading system from 8 points to one point for each team. They are sorted by points lost and alphabetically.
There is also a conference-by-conference breakdown as well as the teams that have lost the most in the draft the last 4 years!

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OPENING WEEK SCHEDULE WITH LINES AS THE CFB SEASON KICKS OFF ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD!

Take notes and track line moves throughout the Summer.
The odds are from DraftKings on Tuesday, May 27th!
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Game Selection

Game Time

NBA

(501) Indiana Pacers at (502) Oklahoma City Thunder

8:30pm EDT - Jun 5/2025

THE PLAY: Oklahoma City Thunder -9.5 (-110)

(501) Indiana Pacers at (502) Oklahoma City Thunder

Oklahoma City Thunder -9.5 (-110)

Game #1 NBA Finals Home teams are 18-2 SU and 17-3 ATS
If they have 3+ days rest they are 16-1 ATS, if they are a HF of -4+ they are 14-0 ATS.

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Date

Sport

Pick

Result

Jun 04

MLB

3% – 1H San Diego Padres -105 N Pivetta (RHP), K Harrison (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

Jun 03

MLB

4% – (917) Texas Rangers at (918) Tampa Bay Rays 1H Texas Rangers Total Under 1.5 (+100) D Rasmussen (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

Jun 01

MLB

3% – Toronto Blue Jays -1.0 (-140) J Sears (LHP), K Gausman (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

May 31

MLB

2% – New York Mets -1.5 (-163) A Senzatela (RHP), K Senga (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

May 31

MLB

1.5% – (959) Pittsburgh Pirates at (960) San Diego Padres 1I Total Under 0.5 (-110) B Falter (LHP), D Cease (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

May 30

MLB

2% – (923) Minnesota Twins at (924) Seattle Mariners 1H Minnesota Twins Total Under 1.5 (-125) B Woo (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

May 30

MLB

3% – (919) Detroit Tigers at (920) Kansas City Royals 1I Total Under 0.5 (-120) C Mize (RHP), S Lugo (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

May 28

MLB

2% – (921) Boston Red Sox at (922) Milwaukee Brewers 1I Total Under 0.5 (-130) B Bello (RHP), F Peralta (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

May 27

MLB

3% – (961) Toronto Blue Jays at (962) Texas Rangers 1I Total Under 0.5 (-130) B Francis (RHP), N Eovaldi (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

May 26

NHL

2% – Florida Panthers -180
(Analysis)

Loss

May 26

MLB

3% – St. Louis Cardinals -112 E Fedde (RHP), C Morton (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

May 25

MLB

4% – MLB Parlay: Yankees with Philadelphia (list all starters)
(Analysis)

Loss

May 24

MLB

5% – (929) Miami Marlins at (930) Los Angeles Angels Los Angeles Angels Total Over 4.5 (-115) C Quantrill (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

May 24

MLB

1.5% – (917) Texas Rangers at (918) Chicago White Sox 1I Total Under 0.5 (-130) J Leiter (RHP), J Cannon (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

No Play

May 23

MLB

3% – 1H St. Louis Cardinals +0.5 (-120) M Mikolas (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

May 21

MLB

1% – (967) Texas Rangers at (968) New York Yankees 1I Total Under 0.5 (-130) J Degrom (RHP), R Yarbrough (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

May 21

MLB

4% – 1H Boston Red Sox -145 G Crochet (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Push

May 21

MLB

1.5% – (975) Kansas City Royals at (976) San Francisco Giants 1I Total Under 0.5 (-135) D Lynch (LHP), L Webb (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

May 20

MLB

1% – (929) Kansas City Royals at (930) San Francisco Giants 1I Total Under 0.5 (-135) M Lorenzen (RHP), H Birdsong (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

May 20

MLB

3% – St. Louis Cardinals +1.5 (-113) E Fedde (RHP) Must Start
(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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