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      Ralph Michaels

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      TOP RATED 5% PLAYS NOW 20-12-1 (62.5%)!

      NBA PLAYOFFS 24-9 (73%) LAST SEASON!

      MLB TOTALS NOW 55-35 (61.1%)!

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      THE SUNDAY WAGERTALK MLB FIRST INNING REPORT

      THE SUNDAY WAGERTALK MLB FIRST INNING REPORT

      First-Inning Report for Sunday, April 13, 2025The 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!

      PLUS…..RALPH LOADS A FREE FIRST INNING PLAY DAILY BY NOON ET M-F AND BY 11 AM ET SAT & SUN ON HIS HOME PAGE - WT.BUZZ/RM
      If the free play is a Best Bet that means that Ralph released that selection to his clients. 

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      MLB
      (953) Pittsburgh Pirates at (954) Cincinnati Reds
      1:40pm EDT - Apr 13/2025

      THE PLAY: 1I Total Under 0.5 (-138) C Mlodzinski (RHP), H Greene (RHP) Must Start

      (953) Pittsburgh Pirates at (954) Cincinnati Reds

      1I Total Under 0.5 (-138) C Mlodzinski (RHP), H Greene (RHP) Must Start

      The Reds are 4-1 NRFI and 8-2 NRFI.

      The Pirates have scored a first inning run only once in their L12 games. 

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      Date
      Sport
      Pick
      Result
      Apr 12
      MLB
      3% – 1H Miami Marlins -155 T Williams (RHP), S Alcantara (RHP) Must Start
      (Analysis)
      Win
      Apr 12
      MLB
      2% – Baltimore Orioles -122 B Francis (RHP), T Sugano (RHP) Must Start
      (Analysis)
      Win
      Apr 12
      MLB
      1% – (909) Colorado Rockies at (910) San Diego Padres 1I Total Under 0.5 (-120) C Dollander (RHP), K Hart (LHP) Must Start
      (Analysis)
      Loss
      Apr 11
      NHL
      4% – Tampa Bay Lightning -1.5 (-115)
      (Analysis)
      Loss
      Apr 11
      MLB
      1.5% – (951) Pittsburgh Pirates at (952) Cincinnati Reds 1I Total Under 0.5 (-135) B Falter (LHP), B Singer (RHP) Must Start
      (Analysis)
      Loss
      Apr 11
      MLB
      2% – Baltimore Orioles -124 B Francis (RHP), T Sugano (RHP) Must Start
      (Analysis)
      No Play
      Apr 09
      MLB
      1.5% – (955) Cincinnati Reds at (956) San Francisco Giants 1I Total Under 0.5 (-130) Action
      (Analysis)
      Win
      Apr 09
      MLB
      2% – Houston Astros -124 H Brown (RHP), L.f. Castillo (RHP) Must Start
      (Analysis)
      Loss
      Apr 08
      NHL
      4% – Ottawa Senators -120
      (Analysis)
      Loss
      Apr 07
      NHL
      4% – REGULATION Los Angeles Kings -135
      (Analysis)
      Loss
      Apr 07
      MLB
      4% – Arizona Diamondbacks -118 Z Gallen (RHP) Must Start
      (Analysis)
      Loss
      Apr 06
      NHL
      4% – (61) Pittsburgh Penguins at (62) Chicago Blackhawks Total Over 6.5 (+100)
      (Analysis)
      Loss
      Apr 05
      NHL
      2% – (49) Vegas Golden Knights at (50) Calgary Flames Total Under 5.5 (-105)
      (Analysis)
      Win
      Apr 05
      MLB
      2% – Los Angeles Dodgers -103 A Nola (RHP) Must Start
      (Analysis)
      Win
      Apr 05
      CBB
      1.5% – CBB Crown parlay: Boise St with Villanova
      (Analysis)
      Loss
      Apr 05
      CBB
      5% – 1H Houston +3.0 (-115)
      (Analysis)
      Loss
      Apr 05
      NHL
      3% – REGULATION Dallas Stars -175
      (Analysis)
      Loss
      Apr 04
      MLB
      3% – 1H Tampa Bay Rays +0.5 (-125) Z Littell (RHP), T Mahle (RHP) Must Start
      (Analysis)
      Loss
      Apr 04
      NHL
      3% – REGULATION Carolina Hurricanes -120
      (Analysis)
      Loss
      Apr 03
      NHL
      4% – Dallas Stars -1.5 (-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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