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Last updated Jan 25, 8:17 AM EST

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Ralph Michaels College Basketball Special

Ralph Michaels is putting together a strong College Basketball season, delivering +24.11 units with a 58.2% winning percentage, a 9.8% ROI, and a 46-33-0 record. His edge has been even more pronounced on his biggest opinions, going a perfect 2-0 on 5% Best Bets for +10 units and a 100% ROI.

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(23) Vegas Golden Knights at (24) Ottawa Senators: Moneyline
5:07pm EST - Jan 25/2026

THE PLAY: Vegas Golden Knights -135

(23) Vegas Golden Knights at (24) Ottawa Senators: Moneyline

3% Vegas Golden Knights -135

Vegas went through a 1-8 slide but they turned it around going 8-2 their L10.

VGK lost the first game of this 4 game road trip at Boston but bounced back with no rest to beat Toronto 6-3.

In the 10 game stretch the Golden Knights have avg’d 4.6 goals/gm while avg 30 shots/gm with 10 PP goals (Ottawa has allowed 11 PP goals in their L9 games).

VGK is 6-1 as a Fav of -130+ facing a team with no rest,

Ottawa is 5-11 since Dec 23rd.

The Senators are 0-6 at home facing a team avg 29+ shots and 17% on PP.

At home as a Dog/Fav to -160 Ottawa is 2-9 with one win with a 2-0 rest edge.

Playing B2B game Ottawa called up Hunter Shepard who will likely make his first NHL start for Ottawa this season as he came in as relief in one game on Jan 5th (allowed 2 goals in 30 minutes). He started one game LY for Washington allowing 7 goals.

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Date
Sport
Pick
Result
Jan 24
CBB
Kansas -4.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 24
CBB
1H Illinois Chicago +3.5 (-112)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 23
CBB
Saint Louis -7.5 (-115)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 22
CBB
Robert Morris -5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 22
CBB
Austin Peay -3.5 (-105)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 21
CBB
Seattle U -3.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 21
CBB
(731) Texas San Antonio at (732) North Texas: 1H Total 1H Total Under 65.5 (-120)
(Analysis)
Loss
Jan 20
CBB
Miami Ohio -112
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 20
CBB
Texas Tech -125
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 19
CFB
(287) Miami Florida at (288) Indiana: 1Q Total 1Q Total Under 9.5 (-108)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 19
CBB
Lehigh -5.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 18
CBB
IPFW -4.0 (-115)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 18
NFL
7 PT CFB/NFL TEASER - Texans +10.5 w/ Hoosiers -1.5
(Analysis)
Loss
Jan 17
NFL
4% SEATTLE -.5 and Chicago +10.5
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 17
CBB
Idaho State -5.0 (-110)
(Analysis)
Loss
Jan 17
CBB
Hawaii -135
(Analysis)
Loss
Jan 16
CBB
DePaul -3.5 (-115)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 16
NHL
Tampa Bay Lightning -115
(Analysis)
Loss
Jan 15
CBB
Weber State -4.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Jan 14
CBB
UL - Lafayette +9.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
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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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