Ralph Michaels
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NFL 5% - AMAZING 7-0 & 14-1 (93%)!
NFL 5% A PERFECT 5-0 (100%) LY! • NFL TEASERS BEST BETS (4% & 5%) ARE 7-0 (100%) & 14-1 (93%)!
•• Ralph went 2-0 (100%) in week #1 of the NFL with bot Best BEt winner making him 21-4 (84%) of CFB & NFL Best Bets!
•• NFL Teasers are 3-0 (100%), 8-1 (89%) and 15-3 (83%)!
•• NFL Best Bet Teasers are 7-0 (100%)and 14-1 (93%) dating back to November 2023!
•• NFL Top Rated 5% went a PERFECT 5-0 (100%) last season!
Hot Streaks
WOW...21-4 (84%) ON NFL & CFB PLAYS 4% & 5%!
75% WINNING FOOTBALL DAYS SINCE DECEMBER 18TH!
NFL TEASERS ARE 23-5 (82%)/ 4%+ 7-0 (100%) & 11-1 (95%)!
CFB PLAYS RATED 3% & HIGHER NOW 15-4 (79%)!
TOP RATED 5% TOTALS 8-1-1 (89%)!
TOTALS ARE 7-0 (100%) & 45-28 (62%)!
Last updated Sep 11, 10:55 AM EDT
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NFL 5% - AMAZING 7-0 & 14-1 (93%)!
NFL 5% A PERFECT 5-0 (100%) LY! • NFL TEASERS BEST BETS (4% & 5%) ARE 7-0 (100%) & 14-1 (93%)!
•• Ralph went 2-0 (100%) in week #1 of the NFL with bot Best BEt winner making him 21-4 (84%) of CFB & NFL Best Bets!
•• NFL Teasers are 3-0 (100%), 8-1 (89%) and 15-3 (83%)!
•• NFL Best Bet Teasers are 7-0 (100%)and 14-1 (93%) dating back to November 2023!
•• NFL Top Rated 5% went a PERFECT 5-0 (100%) last season!
CFB 10-1 (91%) & 17-4 (81%) - GOW!
RED-HOT CFB BEST BETS (4% & 5%) NOW 10-1 (91%) AND 17-4 (81%)! • CFB GAME OF WEEK!
•• 88% winning CBF days with a 4% of 5% Best Bets cashing 14 of 16 days!
•• CFB Best Bets sides are a perfect 5-0 (100%) with all football Best Bets going 21-5 (81%)!
•• Ralph's overall football run is 39-23 (61%)!
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A PRINTABLE WEEK #3 CFB SCHEDULE
A PRINTABLE WEEK #3 CFB SCHEDULE
This week #3 CFB schedule (Thursday 9-11 through Saturday 9-13)
Includes lines and totals from Circa on Monday Noon ET taked from the FREE WagerTalk Odds Page - wt.buzz/odds
THE SATURDAY WAGERTALK MLB FIRST INNING REPORT
First-Inning Report for Saturday, September 13, 2025.
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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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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