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First-Inning Report for Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

The WagerTalk First Inning Report from Ralph Michaels is your daily cheat sheet for YRFI/NRFI betting.

Full game lines and totals
Who scored in the first inning (and who gave one up)
Current streaks (3+ straight 1st inning results highlighted)
Starting pitchers listed — Lefty indicators included
* shows which teams faced a lefty

From trend chasers to prop hunters, this chart is built for quick-glance insights and actionable info.

Updated every morning with the freshest MLB data — only at WagerTalk!

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Free Picks

Sport

Game Selection

Game Time

MLB

(905) Seattle Mariners at (906) Boston Red Sox

1:35pm EDT - Apr 24/2025

THE PLAY: 1H Total Over 0.5 (-135) Listed Pitchers Must Start

(905) Seattle Mariners at (906) Boston Red Sox

1H Total Over 0.5 (-135) Listed Pitchers Must Start

This was not a client play as I did not want to lay -135 on a YRFI play.
Seattle is 10-0 YRFI, the longest MLB streak this season.
Boston is 3-0 and 6-2 YRFI.

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Last 20

Date

Sport

Pick

Result

Apr 23

NHL

2% – Washington Capitals -185
(Analysis)

Win

Apr 23

MLB

3% – 1H Boston Red Sox -140 E Hancock (RHP), S Newcomb (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

Apr 23

NBA

5% – Cleveland Cavaliers -12.0 (-108)
(Analysis)

Loss

Apr 22

MLB

3% – 1H Washington Nationals +0.5 (-125) D Kremer (RHP), M Parker (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

Apr 22

OTH

4% – Parlay: La Lakers -250 with Carolina -250
(Analysis)

Win

Apr 21

MLB

1% – (951) Cincinnati Reds at (952) Miami Marlins 1I Total Under 0.5 (-125) N Lodolo (LHP), M Meyer (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

Apr 21

NHL

2% – (35) Edmonton Oilers at (36) Los Angeles Kings Total Under 5.5 (-115)
(Analysis)

Loss

Apr 21

MLB

4% – San Diego Padres +1.0 (-140) R Vasquez (RHP), K Montero (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

Apr 20

MLB

4% – 1H Texas Rangers +0.5 (-105) T Mahle (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

Apr 20

NBA

2% – Orlando Magic +13.5 (-110)
(Analysis)

Loss

Apr 20

MLB

1% – (929) San Diego Padres at (930) Houston Astros 1I Total Under 0.5 (-135) D Cease (RHP), F Valdez (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

Apr 20

MLB

2% – (903) St. Louis Cardinals at (904) New York Mets 1I Total Under 0.5 (-140) S Gray (RHP), C Holmes (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

Apr 20

NBA

2% – Houston Rockets -120
(Analysis)

Loss

Apr 19

MLB

2% – (957) St. Louis Cardinals at (958) New York Mets 1I Total Under 0.5 (-105) M Liberatore (LHP), K Senga (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

Apr 19

NBA

2% – Milwaukee Bucks +6.0 (-110)
(Analysis)

Loss

Apr 19

MLB

2% – Walker (PHI) K’s recorded over 4.5 (-125)
(Analysis)

Loss

Apr 18

MLB

1% – (905) St. Louis Cardinals at (906) New York Mets 1I Total Under 0.5 (-105) M Mikolas (RHP), D Peterson (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

Apr 18

MLB

3% – 1H San Francisco Giants -135 L Webb (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

Apr 17

MLB

3% – 1H Pittsburgh Pirates -136 T Williams (RHP), A Heaney (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Win

Apr 17

MLB

1% – (951) Arizona Diamondbacks at (952) Miami Marlins 1I Total Under 0.5 (-120) E Rodriguez (LHP), E Cabrera (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)

Loss

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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