Not that the rest of the tournament hasn’t been exciting, but now we are into the thrilling portion; the regional finals. The Elite Eight features the best teams in the nation and the West final pits the Wildcats of Arizona against the Badgers of Wisconsin. This game will be one of the more difficult to predict, but the one-seed Wildcats should be able to hold-off the two-seed Badgers as they grab a berth in the Final Four.
Wildcats screaming towards berth in Final Four
Arizona has just four losses on the season to go with their 33 wins. This is the only contest in the Elite Eight that pits a one-seed against a two-seed. Arizona has not moved past Anaheim in three previos attempts, all dating back to 1998, and would like to do so tonight against Wisconsin. Arizona spent eight weeks in the number-one ranking this season and recorded 21 straight wins to begin the season. The Wildcats shot 36 percent from three-point range this year.
Badgers aiming for first appearance in Final Four since 2000
Wisconsin has not been to the Final Four since 2000, so a win tonight would be very special for the Badgers. It would be even more special since it would come against one of the better teams in the country this season. In fact, the Badgers have been to just one regional final in their current stretch of 13 consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament. Wisconsin have averaged 38 percent from beyond the arc this season, which come in handy tonight against Arizona. Look for Wisconsin to put up a fight until the very end.
We head over to Bovada.lv to find the betting odds between Arizona and Wisconsin tonight. The Wildcats are favored by just three-points in the West Final. We will lay the line with 10 percent of our bankroll in favor of Arizona as they advance to the Final Four to keep their national title hopes alive.
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