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NRFI PLAYS ARE BACK...NOW 7-1 (88%)!

TOP-RATED 5% PLAYS NOW 2-0 (100%) % 13-4 (79%)!

ALL-SPORTS RUN NOW 85-57-1 (60%)!

ALL 4% & 5% BEST BETS SIDES ARE 45-27-1 (63%)!

MLB TOTALS 11-2 (83%) & 17-8 (68%)!

NFL TEASERS ARE AN AMAZING 32-14 (70%)

Last updated Apr 11, 9:22 AM EDT

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NRFI 7-1 (88%) THIS SEASON! •• SATURDAY PLAY OF DAY!

NRFI ARE 88% THIS SEASON & MLB TOTALS ARE ON A 13-2 (87%) RUN!

•• Ralph cashed his NRFI play on Thursday, raising his MLB totals run to 13-2 (87%) and 19-8 (70%)!

•• NRFI plays are 7-1 (88%), and today’s play includes 19-0 situations!

•• Since Mid-January Ralph's overall run is 88-58-1 (60%)!

•• Why wait 3 hours for an MLB game to finish when you can cash in the first 15 minutes!

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THE WAGERTALK MLB FIRST INNING REPORT

First-Inning Report for Saturday, April 11

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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Game Selection
Game Time
NHL
(17) Carolina Hurricanes at (18) Utah Mammoth: Total
5:07pm EDT - Apr 11/2026

THE PLAY: Total Over 6.5 (-105)

(17) Carolina Hurricanes at (18) Utah Mammoth: Total

2% Total Over 6.5 (-105)

Carolina is 13-6 O/U, including 4 straight overs, and has scored 30 goals in their L6 games.

On the road, they are 8-3 O/U and 8-2 O/U with one day or less of rest.

Their PP offense has been excellent with 14 PP goals in their L12 games.

Utah is 7-1 O/U with the only under in their last game, where they won 4-1 vs Nashville

The Mammoth has scored 11 PP goals in their L7 games with at least one goal in each game.

Sport
Game Selection
Game Time
MLB
(927) Boston Red Sox at (928) St. Louis Cardinals: Total
7:15pm EDT - Apr 11/2026

THE PLAY: First Inning Under +0.5 (-125) Ranger Suarez (LHP), Kyle Leahy (RHP) Must Start

(927) Boston Red Sox at (928) St. Louis Cardinals: Total

First Inning Under +0.5 (-125) Ranger Suarez (LHP), Kyle Leahy (RHP) Must Start

Boston is 3-0 & 6-1 NRFI. They have scored a first-inning run only twice in their 13 games.

St Louis is 3-0 NRFI and has scored a first-inning run only once in their L9 games.

Both starters are 1-1 NRFI, but each was NRFI in their last start.

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Date
Sport
Pick
Result
Apr 10
MLB
(975) San Francisco Giants at (976) Baltimore Orioles: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-125) Landen Roupp (RHP), Shane Baz (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 09
MLB
(911) Chicago White Sox at (912) Kansas City Royals: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-110) Anthony Kay (LHP), Seth Lugo (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 09
NHL
Regulation Vegas Golden Knights -110
(Analysis)
Push
Apr 08
MLB
(951) San Diego Padres at (952) Pittsburgh Pirates: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-135) Michael King (RHP), Mitch Keller (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 08
MLB
(961) Kansas City Royals at (962) Cleveland Guardians: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-148) Cole Ragans (LHP), Joey Cantillo (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Loss
Apr 07
MLB
(911) Kansas City Royals at (912) Cleveland Guardians: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-120) Noah Cameron (LHP), Gavin Williams (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 06
MLB
(959) Kansas City Royals at (960) Cleveland Guardians: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-135) Michael Wacha (RHP), Tanner Bibee (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 06
CBB
Parlay - Over 68.5 1st Half Total Points, Michigan Race to 15 Points, Michigan to Win and Yaxel Lendeborg (MICH) to Score 15+, Elliot Cadeau (MICH) To Record 6+ Assists
(Analysis)
Loss
Apr 05
CBB
Oklahoma -3.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Loss
Apr 04
MLB
(971) San Diego Padres at (972) Boston Red Sox: Total First Inning Under +0.5 (-125) Randy Vasquez (RHP), Connelly Early (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 04
CBB
Oklahoma +1.5 (-118)
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 03
MLB
(923) Chicago Cubs at (924) Cleveland Guardians: Total First Inning Under +0.5 (-125) Cade Horton (RHP), Joey Cantillo (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 02
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers -10.0 (-114)
(Analysis)
Loss
Apr 02
CBB
Rutgers +4.0 (-110)
(Analysis)
Loss
Apr 02
CBB
Illinois State +6.5 (-102)
(Analysis)
Loss
Apr 01
CBB
Oklahoma -6.5 (-115)
(Analysis)
Loss
Mar 31
NHL
Regulation Buffalo Sabres -115
(Analysis)
Win
Mar 29
CBB
Sunday CBB parlay - Michigan with Duke
(Analysis)
Loss
Mar 28
CBB
Sat MM Parlay: Illinois with Arizona
(Analysis)
Win
Mar 27
CBB
(627) Tennessee at (628) Iowa State: Total Total Under 140.5 (-115)
(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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