Toronto’s already explosive offense became even more dangerous on Friday night when it scored 14 unanswered runs after falling behind 8-0 to the Reds en route to a 14-9 win. The Blue Jays will send J.A. Happ to the mound for game two against Mike Leake of the Reds. Happ can only hope that last night was the start of something special for Toronto. We are going to place our bets on the visiting Blue Jays as they take home a win in game two.
Toronto struggling in June after hot May
Toronto won 21 games in the month of May to take a nice lead in the AL East. After being swept by the Yankees in New York, they dropped to 8-9 in the month of June. They pulled back to .500 for June with their explosive win over the Reds on Friday night in Cincinnati. They trailed 8-0 after the second inning, but Edwin Encarnacion made sure they were not out of the game with two, three-run home runs.
Cincinnati not adjusting well to managerial change
The Reds decided to go in a new direction with their skipper for the 2014 season, hiring pitching coach Bryan Price as the replacement for Dusty Baker, who was fired after the 2013 season. Many fans are blaming Price for the Reds 35-37 start, but he is not who the Cincinnati media is placing blame on these days. General Manager Walt Jocketty has been the target of ire from the media covering the team. If the Reds can rebound, all will be right in Cincinnati.
We find the betting odds for the Reds and the Blue Jays on Saturday at TopBet.eu, where the Blue Jays are underdogs on the road despite their impressive win on Friday. We will place 15 percent of our bankroll on the Blue Jays and the OVER 8.5 total runs scored at -115 as they grab a win in game two.
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