Ralph Michaels

Ralph Michaels

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CBB 5% SIDES 13-5 (72%)/ ALL CBB SIDES 66-38-1 (64%)!

5% TOTALS 6-1 (86%) & 24-13-1 (65%)! •• 5% FB TOTALS 11-5 (69%)!

NFL BEST BET TEASERS (4%/ 5%) 3-0 (100%) & 26-9 (74%)!

COLLEGE HOOPS ML SIDES ARE A RED-HOT 20-6 (77%)!

NFL OVER/UNDERS 5-0 (100%), 10-2 (83%) & 18-6 (75%)!

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Last updated Nov 9, 7:59 AM EST

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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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A PRINTABLE WEEK #11 CFB SCHEDULE

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This week #11 CFB schedule (Tuesday 11/10, through Saturday 11/14)

Includes lines and totals from Circa on Monday at 9:45 AM ET taken from the FREE WagerTalk Odds Page - wt.buzz/odds,

A PRINTABLE WEEK #11 CFB SCHEDULE

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This week #11 CFB schedule (Tuesday 11/10, through Saturday 11/14)

Includes lines and totals from Circa on Monday at 9:45 AM ET taken from the FREE WagerTalk Odds Page - wt.buzz/odds,

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Game Time
NBA
(521) Miami Heat at (522) Utah Jazz: Spread
9:10pm EST - Nov 10/2026

THE PLAY: Miami Heat -8.5 (-115)

(521) Miami Heat at (522) Utah Jazz: Spread

Miami Heat -8.5 (-115)

NBA AF's of -6 & higher, playing with revenge as a HF, are 170-105-8 (62%) ATS,

The Jazz are now 1-9 SU/ATS, and they have SEVEN straight games not topping 44% shooting.

Non-Conf teams off B2B losses by 10+ pts are 130-164+3 (44%) ATS

Miami is only 4-3 SU and 2-8 ATS, but they are 0-3 SU/ATS with no rest, which is not in play tonight

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Game Selection
Game Time
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(655) San Diego at (656) Colorado: Spread
9:00pm EST - Nov 10/2026

THE PLAY: Colorado -12.5 (-110)

(655) San Diego at (656) Colorado: Spread

3% Colorado -12.5 (-110)

Note: I was #2 in CBB LY, and this is my first CBB play this season as I follow this schedule spot. I am likely a week away from starting my traditional CBB handicapping

Teams are getting their legs the first few games of the season and when is at home Colorado in the first 5 games of the season they are 18-0 SU and 13-5 ATS,

The Buffaloes beat Abilene Christian at home 94-59, covering by 16.5 pts as a -18.5 pt Fav in their season opener.

In game #2, they played San Diego St in San Diego and lost 77-66 as a Dog.

Colorado has covered 6 straight as a home underdog off a loss, with a total under 155, and they have covered those games by 12 PPG.

They are a stable team, as HC Boyle has been here 17 seasons, and they are #58 in minutes continuity,

San Diego beat a non-DI in their opener, and they needed OT to beat Tarleton St as a 7.5 pt HF, allowing 52% shooting.

They now play their first road game with a new HC and a #218 ranking in minutes continuity.

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NHL
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NHL
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Win
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NFL
DET pk with CAR +9
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Win
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Iowa -135
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Ohio State -7.5 (-110)
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Golden State Warriors -7.0 (-110)
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Win
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NHL
Tampa Bay Lightning -1.5 (-150)
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Win
Nov 04
NHL
Florida Panthers -150
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Win
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Tampa Bay Lightning -185
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Win
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Florida Panthers -120
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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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