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

Last updated May 31, 8:04 AM EDT

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2026 NFL Schedule Guide: Lines, Totals, Rest Edges and Team Logs

What's Inside:

2026 NFL Rest Differential Chart: See which teams drew the toughest rest schedules in 2026 and which ones got the easy ride.

Opening NFL Odds for All 32 Teams: Win totals, playoff odds, division odds, and Super Bowl futures at a glance.

Week-by-Week Schedule with Lines and Totals: Every game from Week 1 through Week 18, sorted by home team line.

Team-by-Team Schedule Logs: Full 17-game breakdown for every NFL franchise with lines, totals, byes, and line distribution.

2025 NFL Game Logs From The Gold Sheet: Last season's complete results on every team across 1Q, 1H, and full game.

Bonus: Ralph Michaels' NFL Preseason Preview: A first look at WagerTalk's #1 preseason handicapper since 2015.

WEEK 0/1 CFB SCHEDULE WITH LINES & TOTALS

These week 0 and week #1 lien and totals were taken from OddsLogic on Friday, May 29th.
These week 0 and week #1 lines and totals were taken from OddsLogic.com, on Friday May 29th.
They are from BetOnLine.com.

THE WAGERTALK MLB FIRST INNING REPORT

First-Inning Report for Monday, June 1

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.

Updated every morning with the freshest MLB data — only at WagerTalk!

 

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THE 2026 DRAFT GUIDE - WHAT EACH CFB LOST

THE 2026 DRAFT GUIDE - WHAT EACH CFB LOST

Analyzing the NFL Draft in terms of how much it helps each NFL team is vital—but just as important (if not more) is how much each CFB program lost.

Ralph’s exclusive weighted grading system.

THE VALUE OF EACH CFB PLAYER DRAFTED

First Round: Top 9 (8 pts), Picks 10-20 (7 pts), Rest of round #1 (6 pts)

Round #2: 5 points, Round #3: 4 points, Round #4: 3 points

Round #5: 2 points and Round #6 & Round #7: 1 point

>> Get the draft sorted alphabetically and by points lost. 
>> Most points lost in the L5Y 

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Free Picks

Sport
Game Selection
Game Time
MLB
(965) Colorado Rockies at (966) Los Angeles Angels: Total
9:38pm EDT - Jun 1/2026

THE PLAY: First Inning Over 0.5 (100) Kyle Freeland (LHP), Jose Soriano (RHP) Must Start

(965) Colorado Rockies at (966) Los Angeles Angels: Total

First Inning Over 0.5 (100) Kyle Freeland (LHP), Jose Soriano (RHP) Must Start

Freeland has an 8.08 ERA and has 4 YRFI in 10 starts.
Soriano has a solid ERA, but he has 5 YRFI in 12 starts

The Rockies are 4-1 YRFI.

The Angels are 3-0 YRFI & 10-5 YRFI in their L15 home games.

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Last 20

Date
Sport
Pick
Result
May 31
MLB
(913) Toronto Blue Jays at (914) Baltimore Orioles: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-120) Spencer Miles (RHP), Kyle Bradish (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
May 30
MLB
(965) Toronto Blue Jays at (966) Baltimore Orioles: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-130) Trey Yesavage (RHP), Brandon Young (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
May 30
NBA
Oklahoma City to win the Western Confernce
(Analysis)
Loss
May 29
MLB
(915) Los Angeles Angels at (916) Tampa Bay Rays: Total Under 0.5 (-120) Walbert Urena (RHP), Nick Martinez (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Loss
May 29
MLB
(907) Chicago Cubs at (908) St. Louis Cardinals: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-120) Shota Imanaga (LHP), Andre Pallante (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
No Play
May 27
MLB
(917) Los Angeles Angels at (918) Detroit Tigers: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-135) Jose Soriano (RHP), Casey Mize (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Loss
May 26
MLB
(975) Washington Nationals at (976) Cleveland Guardians: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-140) Cade Cavalli (RHP), Joey Cantillo (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
May 25
MLB
(913) Tampa Bay Rays at (914) Baltimore Orioles: Total First InningUnder 0.5 (-135) Shane McClanahan (LHP), Kyle Bradish (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
May 24
MLB
(973) Cleveland Guardians at (974) Philadelphia Phillies: Total First Inning Under +0.5 (-125) Parker Messick (LHP), Andrew Painter (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
May 23
MLB
(921) Houston Astros at (922) Chicago Cubs: Total Under 0.5 (-135) Kai-Wei Teng (RHP), Colin Rea (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Loss
May 22
MLB
(963) Minnesota Twins at (964) Boston Red Sox: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-135) Connor Prielipp (LHP), Payton Tolle (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Loss
May 21
MLB
(909) Cleveland Guardians at (910) Detroit Tigers: Total Under 0.5 (-140) First Innning Joey Cantillo (LHP), Casey Mize (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
May 20
MLB
(961) Pittsburgh Pirates at (962) St. Louis Cardinals: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-130) Carmen Mlodzinski (RHP), Michael McGreevy (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
May 20
MLB
(973) Toronto Blue Jays at (974) New York Yankees: Total First Inning Under +0.5 (-120) Trey Yesavage (RHP), Cam Schlittler (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
May 19
MLB
(915) Cleveland Guardians at (916) Detroit Tigers: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-125) Parker Messick (LHP), Keider Montero (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
May 18
MLB
(973) Oakland Athletics at (974) Los Angeles Angels: Total First Inning Under +0.5 (-110) J.T. Ginn (RHP), Walbert Urena (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
May 17
MLB
(907) Texas Rangers at (908) Houston Astros: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-125) Nathan Eovaldi (RHP), Peter Lambert (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
May 16
MLB
(973) Boston Red Sox at (974) Atlanta Braves: Total Under 0.5 (-135) Payton Tolle (LHP), Bryce Elder (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Loss
May 15
MLB
(917) Boston Red Sox at (918) Atlanta Braves: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-125) Connelly Early (LHP), Spencer Strider (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Loss
May 14
MLB
(953) Washington Nationals at (954) Cincinnati Reds: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-130) Foster Griffin (LHP), Chase Burns (RHP) Must Start
(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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