Ralph Michaels

Ralph Michaels

FRIDAY NIGHT CFB! •• CFB RUN 8-2 (80%) ON ML SIDES!

WATCH & WIN CFB TONIGHT....CFB SIDES ARE 4-0 (100%), 6-1 (86%) & 13-5 (72%)!

Ralph is off a Wednesday-night CFB winner on WKU, with a Thursday 5% pending, putting his CFB run at 31-21 (60%)!

Ralph has had long-term success on these isolated mid-week CFB plays, going 5-2 (71%) and 45-27-1 (63%).

On CFB mid-week sides rated 3% & higher, Ralph is 3-0 (100%), 10-2 (83%) & 13-3 (81%)!

Ralph’s CFB side selections have cashed 4 straight and 6 of his L7 releases, with CFB ML sides now 3-0 (100%) & 8-2 (80%)!

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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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More From Ralph Michaels

THUR CFB 5%! •• CFB MID-WEEK 5% MAX PLAYS ARE 7-1 (88%)!

WATCH & WIN A 5% TONIGHT....ALL 5% SIDES 13-6 (68.4%)!  •• CFB 5% PLAYS ARE 15-7 (68.2%)!

Ralph is off a Wednesday night CFB winner on WKU, raising his CFB run to 31-21 (60%)!

Ralph has had long-term success on these isolated mid-week CFB plays, going 5-2 (71%) and 45-27-1 (63%).

CFB midweek Best Bets (4% &  5%) are 19-8 (70%), with mid-week CFB 5% a stellar 7-1 (88%)!

On all mid-week Football Best Bets (4% & 5%), Ralph is 20-9-1 (69%)!

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(911) Tampa Bay Rays at (912) Cleveland Guardians: Total
1:00pm EDT - Oct 15/2026

THE PLAY: First Inning Under +0.5 (-145) Griffin Jax (RHP), Gavin Williams (RHP) Must Start

(911) Tampa Bay Rays at (912) Cleveland Guardians: Total

First Inning Under +0.5 (-145) Griffin Jax (RHP), Gavin Williams (RHP) Must Start

Jax is 4-0 & 17-6 NRFI with a 3.20 ERA
Williams is 25-9 NRFI with a 3.76 ERA
Cleveland has failed to score a first inning run in 5 straight.
Tampa Bay has played only one road playoff game and it was a NRFI

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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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