Ralph Michaels Betting Picks, Futures, & Predictions

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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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3 Picks NFL Teaser NHL Money Line NFL Spread Starts Sun 11/8

RALPH IS ON A 11-2 (85%) ALL SPORTS RUN! • • RALPH'S BEST BET TEASERS ARE 2-0 (100%) & 25-9 (76%)! •• RED-HOT NHL RUN 5-0 (100%) & 9-2 (82%!

•• Ralph's Sunday NFL two-pack includes a 4% NFL Teaser (76%) as well as an ATS side looking to expand his 10-5 (67%) NFL run!
•• On all plays rated 3% & higher, Ralph is 14-6 (70%) in his last 20 overall releases.
•• Ralph's NFL Best Bet Teasers (4% & higher) are 2-0 (100%) and 25-9 (76%)!
•• Ralph is now 5-0 (100%) & 9-2 (82%) in the NHL, with Best Bets 4-0 (100%) & 6-1 (86%)!

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NFL

(469) Houston Texans at (470) Los Angeles Chargers: Spread

4:05pm EST - Nov 8/2026

THE PLAY: Houston Texans -5.5 (-115)

(469) Houston Texans at (470) Los Angeles Chargers: Spread

Houston Texans -5.5 (-115)

AF of -4 & higher off a loss and HF vs. an opponent off a loss are 40-14-3 (74%)!

Away teams off a bye and off a loss as a Fa/Dog to +6.5 are 54-31-2 (64%)!

The Chargers D has played well 3 of their L4 games but the offense is avg 14 PPG and 288 YPG this season scoring only 6 and 9 pts their L2 games while gaining 237, 259 and 295 yards with only 14, 15 & 14 FD’s.

Houston has to be fuming, playing as bad as they did prior to their bye, losing as a DD Fav at the NYG, but they are 5-1 ATS off a loss as Fav of -4

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Last 20

Date

Sport

Pick

Result

Nov 07

NHL

Edmonton Oilers -1.5 (-142)
(Analysis)

Win

Nov 07

CFB

Iowa -135
(Analysis)

Win

Nov 07

CFB

Louisville Total Over 37.5 (-126)
(Analysis)

Win

Nov 07

CFB

Northern Illinois +11.5 (-110)
(Analysis)

Win

Nov 07

CFB

Ohio State -7.5 (-110)
(Analysis)

Loss

Nov 07

CFB

Kansas -143
(Analysis)

Loss

Nov 06

NHL

Buffalo Sabres -110
(Analysis)

Win

Nov 06

CFB

East Carolina -130
(Analysis)

Win

Nov 05

NBA

Golden State Warriors -7.0 (-110)
(Analysis)

Win

Nov 05

NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning -1.5 (-150)
(Analysis)

Win

Nov 05

CFB

(315) James Madison at (316) Southern Miss: Total Total Over 57.5 (-111)
(Analysis)

Win

Nov 04

NHL

Florida Panthers -150
(Analysis)

Win

Nov 03

NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning -185
(Analysis)

Win

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

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

Nov 01

NHL

Washington Capitals -108
(Analysis)

Loss

Oct 31

CFB

(151) Virginia at (152) Wake Forest: 1Q Total 1Q Total Under 10.5 (-142)
(Analysis)

Win

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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