Ralph Michaels

Ralph Michaels

HOW CRAZY RARE?.........RALPH'S FIRST NFL SUNDAY WITH TWO BEST BETS SINCE 1/1/2023 (197 WEEKS)...THEY BOTH WON!

NFL 3-PACK INCLUDING TWO BEST BETS! RALPH NFL TEASER BEST BET 16-6 (75%) • NFL TOTALS 8-2 (80%)!
This Sunday, the NFL 3-pack currently includes a 4% Best Bet Teaser and a 4% ATS side.

Also get Ralph’s top NFL Total, as his NFL totals are now 8-2 (80%) & 16-6 (73%)!

Ralph's football totals are 17-7 (71%) & 55-28 (66%)!

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CFB/NFL RELEASE TIMES!

Last updated: Oct 7, 1:11 PM EDT

CFB - I handicap my entire CFB card prior to releasing any plays.
My Saturday CFB plays will start getting loaded on Thursday, and 90% will be loaded by 5 PM ET Friday. The latest I will add plays is Saturday by 10:30 AM ET.

NFL - Traditionally loaded on Saturdays by 2 PM ET. The latest I will add plays is Sunday by 10:30 AM ET.

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(901) Los Angeles Dodgers at (902) Milwaukee Brewers: Total
8:00pm EDT - Oct 11/2026

THE PLAY: Under +0.5 (-190) Tarik Skubal (LHP), Jacob Misiorowski (RHP) Must Start

(901) Los Angeles Dodgers at (902) Milwaukee Brewers: Total

Under +0.5 (-190) Tarik Skubal (LHP), Jacob Misiorowski (RHP) Must Start

The juice kept this from being a client play, but there is still some value here. At -190, you must win 66% to break even.
Skubal is 5-0 & 19-8 NRFI with a 2.72 ERA
Misiorowski is 4-0 & 25-6 NRFI with a 1.80 ERA
The Dodgers have not scored a first inng run in 11 straight games

The Brewers have not scored a first inning run in the playoffs

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Sport
Pick
Result
Oct 10
CFB
Oregon State -15.0 (-111)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 10
CFB
(363) Kent State at (364) Western Michigan: 1H Total 1H Total Under 22.5 (-101)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 10
CFB
(347) Coastal Carolina at (348) Marshall: Total Total Over 58.5 (-115)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 10
CFB
Toledo Total Over 37.5 (-132)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 09
CFB
Florida State Total Over 27.5 (-121)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 08
CFB
Western Kentucky -135
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 07
CFB
Florida International -6.5 (-112)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 07
MLB
(941) Tampa Bay Rays at (942) New York Yankees: Total FIrst Inning Under 0.5 (-135) Nick Martinez (RHP), Max Fried (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
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
(149) Notre Dame at (150) North Carolina: 1H Total 1H Total Under 24.5 (-116)
(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
Arizona State -3.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 03
CFB
USC Total Over 34.5 (-115)
(Analysis)
Loss
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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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