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%) & 46-27-3 (63%)!

NFL BEST BET TEASERS (4% & 5%) 24-9 (73%) & 34-16 (68%)!

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

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

MLB #1 TRIPLE CROWN THIS SEASON.....#1 PROFIT, #1 WIN% & #1 RIO%!

Last updated Nov 1, 11:37 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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NHL BEST BETS (4% & HIGHER) 2-0 THIS SEASON AND ONLY $5!

NHL 3 Way Money Line Starts Tue 11/3

NHL SIDES ARE 4-1 (80%) & 6-3-1 (67%) ATS! ONLY 3RD NHL BEST BET 3-WAY ML...THEY ARE 2-0 (100%)!

 •• Ralph is on a 4-1 (80%) NHL run & he has had TWO NHL plays rated 4% or 5% this season, going 2-0 (100%)!

 •• This is the FIRST Tuesday $5 NHL play Ralph has released this season!
 •• This Tech pack play includes trends that are a combined 20-3 (87%)!

 •• Ralph has released only four Tuesday ML $5 plays, going 4-1 (80%)!

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A PRINTABLE WEEK #10 CFB SCHEDULE

A PRINTABLE WEEK #10 CFB SCHEDULE

A printable week #10 CFB schedule (Tuesday 11/3 through Saturday 11-7)

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

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Game Selection
Game Time
NHL
(11) Colorado Avalanche at (12) Columbus Blue Jackets: Moneyline
7:07pm EST - Nov 3/2026

THE PLAY: Columbus Blue Jackets 108

(11) Colorado Avalanche at (12) Columbus Blue Jackets: Moneyline

Columbus Blue Jackets 108

While Columbus is 5-7 but three losses were as an AD of +155 & higher

They return home off a 3-game road trip in which they beat Philly, and then lost 3-2 as a +210 Dog at Carolina and lost 3-1 as a +155 Dog at Dallas  (Those teams were #1 & #4 in Home win% LY)

Blue Jackets 4-1 with 2 days rest this season after going 12-5 LY

With Totals 6.5+, they are 4-3 compared to 1-4 with totals <=6

Columbus is 10-1 (91%) with 2+ days rest vs a winning team, with the loss the game after a 3-week Olympic break (avg win 3.9 to 1.9)

COL has won 3 straight but the F2 were wins in a 2-0 rest edge, and the last win was at CHI as a -235 Fav
They are 3-4 on the road, with all 4 losses as a Fav incl -240, -238 & -197

Blackwood (8.3 w/2.66 GAA) started last night, so it will be Wedgewood tonight (1-3 w/3.48 GAA)

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Game Selection
Game Time
CBB
(306609) Stetson at (306610) South Carolina: Spread
7:00pm EST - Nov 3/2026

THE PLAY: Stetson +16.5 (-110)

(306609) Stetson at (306610) South Carolina: Spread

Stetson +16.5 (-110)

Stetson played at Clemson last night, easily covering as a +22.5 pt dog, shooting 48.3% and allowing 51% while shooting 89% from the FT line.
Dogs of +6 & higher playing game #2 vs a team playing game #1 are 41-27-1 (60.3%) ATS and while only 9 times did the teams have no rest but they are 6-2-1 (75%) ATS.

Game #1 HF of -13 to -20 are 99-105-2 (48.5%) and 6-10-1 (37.5%) if their foe is playing game #2.

SC went 6-13 (31.6%) at Home LY, and they are 3-8 (37%) as a HF of -14+ the L2Y.

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Sport
Pick
Result
Nov 02
NHL
Florida Panthers -120
(Analysis)
Loss
Nov 01
NFL
Washington Commanders Total Over 22.5 (-130)
(Analysis)
Win
Nov 01
NFL
CAR +10.5 with NE +0.5
(Analysis)
Win
Nov 01
NHL
Washington Capitals -108
(Analysis)
Loss
Nov 01
NFL
(259) Kansas City Chiefs at (260) Denver Broncos: 1H Total 1H Total Under 20.5 (-125)
(Analysis)
Loss
Nov 01
NFL
3% BAL +10.5 with JAX -2.5
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 31
CFB
(151) Virginia at (152) Wake Forest: 1Q Total 1Q Total Under 10.5 (-142)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 31
CFB
(151) Virginia at (152) Wake Forest: 1H Total 1H Total Under 24.5 (-114)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 31
CFB
Louisiana Tech -6.0 (-115)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 31
NHL
Colorado Avalanche -1.5 (-164)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 31
CFB
(189) Ohio State at (190) USC: 1Q Total 1Q Total Under 10.5 (-130)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 31
CFB
(189) Ohio State at (190) USC: 1H Total 1H Total Under 26.5 (-108)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 31
CFB
Georgia State Total Over 30.5 (-120)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 31
CFB
Oregon State Total Over 31.5 (-132)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 30
NHL
Regulation Florida Panthers -140
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 29
NHL
Tampa Bay Lightning -155
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 28
NHL
Colorado Avalanche -143
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 28
CFB
New Mexico State +3.5 (-118)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 27
CFB
(101) Delaware at (102) Western Kentucky: Total Total Over 57.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 26
MLB
(955) Milwaukee Brewers at (956) Tampa Bay Rays: Total First Inning Under 0.5 (-135) Robert Gasser (LHP), Freddy Peralta (RHP) Must Start
(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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