The Boston Red Sox have struggled of late, losing six straight games heading into this afternoon’s contest with the Toronto Blue Jays. Boston was swept by Detroit and now is in danger of being swept by Toronto if they drop this game today. Toronto’s offense is white-hot right now, especially Edwin Encarnacion, who has had two straight games with two home runs hit. We will take the Blue Jays on the road with the three-game series sweep today.
Toronto holding strong atop AL East
Toronto is doing well at the top of the American League East, tied with the Yankees for first. Their two wins in this series, and the struggles of the Red Sox, have catapulted the Blue Jays to the forefront of the division. The Blue Jays will look to sweep the series with Boston at Fenway when they send ace Mark Buehrle to the hill with a 7-1 record and an ERA of 2.11. His only loss of the season came at the hands of the Red Sox.
Red Sox in desperate need of a win against division rivals
Boston was swept by Detroit prior to this series and then dropped the first two games against Toronto. The Red Sox send Jon Lester to the bump today to stop this losing streak. Lester is just 4-5 this year with an ERA of 2.67. He faced Detroit in that series, allowing just one run, but suffered the loss. He will need to keep the ball in the yard against Toronto today if the Red Sox want to win this game.
Oddsmakers from SportsBetting.ag like the Red Sox at home with Lester on the mound to avoid the sweep on Thursday. We do not agree with this because of Boston’s struggles right now. This is why we will drop 15 percent of our bankroll on Toronto and the OVER 8.5 total runs scored at -115 this afternoon.
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