Ralph Michaels
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ONLY $5...... #1 MLB/NFRI PLAY OF DAY! •• 4-0 (100%) & 17-6 (74%)!
CAN YOU MAKE MONEY BETTING NRFI’S? YES, YOU CAN... #1 MLB L30 DAYS & NOW #1 MLB PROFIT THIS SEASON!
•• Why wait 3 hours to cash an MLB bet when you can do so in the first 15 minutes?
•• Ralph cashed again on Monday, raising his MLB run on plays rated 3% & higher, going 22-8 (73%), 22-8 (73%), & 37-17 (69%)!
•• Winning MLB Days: 4-0 (100%). 18-7 (72%), and since July 9th, he has produced 68% winning MLB days with 25 winning days and only 12 losing days.
•• Since January, Ralph’s all-sports profit is +101 units, going 179-128-4 (58%), with 58% winning days (122 of 210 days).
Hot Streaks
ASTONISHING 15-1 (94%) RUN ON MLB/NRFI BEST BETS (4% & 5%)
#1 MLB L30 DAYS/ #2 MLB SEASON....MLB 4%/5% NOW 13-1 (93%) & 19-6 (76%)!
TOP-RATED 5% MAX PLAYS ARE 3-0 (100%) & 20-11 (65%)!
AMAZING +101 UNITS (174-123-4 & 59.4%) SINCE JAN 13tTH!
NFL/CFB TOTALS WERE #1 LY GOING 33-19 (64%)!
ALL 4% & 5% BEST BETS 13-5 (72%) & 53-33-1 (62%)!
Last updated Aug 30, 1:38 PM EDT
All Plays
ONLY $5...... #1 MLB/NFRI PLAY OF DAY! •• 4-0 (100%) & 17-6 (74%)!
CAN YOU MAKE MONEY BETTING NRFI’S? YES, YOU CAN... #1 MLB L30 DAYS & NOW #1 MLB PROFIT THIS SEASON!
•• Why wait 3 hours to cash an MLB bet when you can do so in the first 15 minutes?
•• Ralph cashed again on Monday, raising his MLB run on plays rated 3% & higher, going 22-8 (73%), 22-8 (73%), & 37-17 (69%)!
•• Winning MLB Days: 4-0 (100%). 18-7 (72%), and since July 9th, he has produced 68% winning MLB days with 25 winning days and only 12 losing days.
•• Since January, Ralph’s all-sports profit is +101 units, going 179-128-4 (58%), with 58% winning days (122 of 210 days).
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These week 0 and week #1 lines and totals were taken from OddsLogic.com, on Friday May 29th.
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THE WAGERTALK MLB FIRST INNING REPORT
First-Inning Report for Tuesday, September 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!
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
Free Picks
THE PLAY: First Inning Under 0.5 (110) Tyler Phillips (RHP), Randy Dobnak (RHP) Must Start
(977) Miami Marlins at (978) Kansas City Royals: Total
2% First Inning Under 0.5 (110) Tyler Phillips (RHP), Randy Dobnak (RHP) Must Start
Phillips is 2-0 & 10.5 NRFI with a 3.59 ERA
Dobnak is 3-0 & 7-1 NRFI with a 1.92 ERA
Miami is 4-0 NRFI & 11-1 NRFI away, failing to score in the first in all 12 road games.
Kansas City has scored a first inning run only once in their L6 home games
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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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