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THU 10-1 (91%)/ #1 CFB BEST BETS!
THURSDAY NIGHT CFB - SYSTEM GAME OF THE WEEK! • CFB BEST BETS (4% & 5%) ARE 10-1 (91%) & 24-7 (77%)!
•• CFB 21-8 (72%) & 48-23 (68%) since last December with Best Bets 10-1 (91%) & 24-7 (77%)!
•• Mid-week CFB plays are 4-1 (80%) & 27-9 (75%) since last October/ CFB mid-week Best Bets are 17-4 (81%)!
•• Contains systems which are 29-15 (66%) & 59-33-3 (64%)!
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#1 FB 5% NOW 5-0 (100%), 17-4 (81%) & 23-6 (79%)!
CFB/ & NFL 4% & 5% NOW 10-2 (83%) & 42-16 (72.4%)!
67.2% WINNING FOOTBALL DAYS (45 OF 67) SINCE DEC 18TH!
NFL TEASERS ARE 29-9 (76%)/ 4% & 5% TEASERS 20-5 (80%)!
CFB PLAYS ARE 8-1 (89%) & 29-10 (74%)!
COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOTALS ARE 10-2 (83%)!
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THU 10-1 (91%)/ #1 CFB BEST BETS!
THURSDAY NIGHT CFB - SYSTEM GAME OF THE WEEK! • CFB BEST BETS (4% & 5%) ARE 10-1 (91%) & 24-7 (77%)!
•• CFB 21-8 (72%) & 48-23 (68%) since last December with Best Bets 10-1 (91%) & 24-7 (77%)!
•• Mid-week CFB plays are 4-1 (80%) & 27-9 (75%) since last October/ CFB mid-week Best Bets are 17-4 (81%)!
•• Contains systems which are 29-15 (66%) & 59-33-3 (64%)!
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A PRINTABLE WEEK #13 CFB SCHEDULE
A PRINTABLE WEEK #13 CFB SCHEDULE
This week #13 CFB schedule (Tuesday 11-18 through Saturday 11-22)
Includes lines and totals from Circa on Monday Noon ET taken from the FREE WagerTalk Odds Page - wt.buzz/odds
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THE PLAY: Ottawa Senators -125
(43) Ottawa Senators at (44) Anaheim Ducks
2% Ottawa Senators -125
An unusual rest spot as Ottawa has a 4-0 rest edge.
AF with rest vs a no rest team are 134-50 (73%) and 77% with 2+ days rest.
The Senators are coming off a 1-0 loss vs LA but are still 7-5 their L12 games.
Ottawa has one 4 of 5 off a loss.
AF with more rest off a home shutout loss are 15-6 (71%)
The Ducks are greatly improved at 13-7 and but in their L5 they are 2-3 with the win as a -180 and-105 Fav.
When Anaheim has 2 days less rest they have lost 6 straight by 2.2 goals/gm
THE PLAY: Chicago State +33.0 (-110)
(306613) Chicago State at (306614) Iowa
Chicago State +33.0 (-110)
Bad teams, getting out scored by 12+ PPG, off a game in which there were 120 points ot fewer score are 78-36 (68%_ since 2019.Chicago
Chicago St has covered 3 of their L4 games and held UIC and Minnesota to 44% and 36.5% respectively.
Iowa is #358 in tempo, while Chicago St is #340 on offense.
Hawkeyes have Ole Miss on deck.
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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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