With a four-game winning streak, the Angels have pulled into first place in the AL West standings. They are percentage points ahead of the Athletics, who have lost four straight games. Los Angeles can claim sole possession of first with a win and an Athletics loss today. Texas will look to avoid a sweep at the hands of their division rivals when they send Nick Tepesch to the mound. Lefty Hector Santiago takes the mound for the Angels, who we will back to win.
Santiago pitching well since recall from Triple-A
Santiago was recalled by the Angels from Triple-A on June 10. Since then, he has pitched to an ERA of 2.72 and threw six shutout innings last Sunday against the Red Sox en route to a no-decision. Despite his season ERA of 3.59, his record is just 3-7 this year. All three wins of the season for Santiago came in the month of July. Santiago will be tasked with keeping Adrian Beltre and Alex Rios in check, who have hurt him.
Rangers still have not hit 50 wins on the season
Texas is sitting 26 games out of first place in the AL West standings after reaching two straight World Series in 2010 and 2011. The Rangers enter this afternoon’s contest with just 47 wins on the season and are 22-38 at home. Tepesch is 4-7 with an ERA of 4.29 this year. This season cannot end soon enough for the Rangers, who are dealing with major injuries to their pitching staff and poor performance on offense.
When the Rangers host the Angels on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, we will use the line found at Sportsbook.ag. Here, the Angels are favored on the road. We will bet 10 percent of our bankroll on Los Angeles and the -1.5 (even) spread as they sweep the three-game series from the Rangers and stay atop the AL West standings.
Chris Wassel
AA, AAS
CURRENTLY
Sports Writer and Journalist
RESIDES IN
Rahway, NJ
EDUCATION
Union County College, Montclair State University
EXPERTISE
Business, Writing, Sports, Food, Grilling, Olympics, Injuries, Politics, and more
Summary
Member of FSWA, FSGA, and a variety of Sports Betting Groups.
Lead arranger of news and injury reports for Rotoballer Hockey. Also did the news lead for NASCAR on the same site coming out of COVID.
Strategy and mapping out of various sports betting and sports articles for MyNHLTradeRumors and gambling.com.
Runs a hockey and fantasy hockey podcast that teaches fantasy hockey players how to improve their skills.
Experience
Chris Wassel has 20+ years of sports journalistic experience in various disciplines..
His ability to play sports is well documented. Most people in the business just write. However, Chris will race cars and even a super Moto bike from time to time. There is that fitness and hiking/cycling aspect too.
Chris has climbed mountains from Mount Washington to Mount San Jacinto in Palm Springs, California. For those that do not know. Chris also dabbles in food eating contests and challenges. Having a unique background with friends including Joey Chestnut and Casey Webb, Chris has the ability to eat a whole 16-pound turkey or a 32 inch meat lover's pizza.
Since 2013, Chris has primarily focused on sports writing and fitness. On social media, he will answer any question in many different aspects. Even Chris's ability to wager on Entertainment and US Elections is well documented. He was able to predict Joe Biden's inevitable dip in approval rating below 40%.
Throughout his career, Chris has worked at a lot of places from DraftKings to USA Today and much more.
Finally, Chris has been nominated for quite a few awards from the Fantasy Sports Writers Association for Hockey Writer Of The Year. Also, there have been a number of amazing fantasy hockey championships from expert to high-stake leagues.
Education
Chris received an Associates from Union Country College for business and accounting. Chris did sports journalism work at Montclair State University covering the hockey, baseball, and football teams.
Quote from Chris Wassel
"Do Not Think, Just Do.”
Education
1999 Graduate of Union County College
1993 Graduate of Rahway High School
Professional Achievements
Media credentialed member of the New Jersey Devils since 2010
Covered several NHL Drafts including the one day event in Newark in 2013
Been on countless podcasts, TV shows, and more including Sportsnet and even NHL Network