American League action on Thursday night features the red-hot Blue Jays and the Royals from the Rogers Centre in Toronto. R.A. Dickey takes the mound for Toronto while James Shields toes the rubber for Kansas City. Toronto is looking for its 10th straight win as it tries to pad its lead in the AL East. Kansas City is having a dismal season so far on offense, hitting just 21 home runs on the season. Toronto will be tough to beat at home, which is why we like them to grab the win tonight.
Blue Jays poised to win 10 straight
Toronto has won nine consecutive games coming into tonight’s game with the Royals, including a walk-off win Wednesday on a throwing error. The Blue Jays hope that Dickey will be able to replicate his performance from his previous start, a win against Oakland. Dickey threw 8.1 innings, allowing just two earned runs to help Toronto to a win. He has lowered his ERA to 3.95 and will look to drop it even further on Thursday night against the Royals in front of the home fans.
Royals need Shields to stop losing streak
Kansas City is asking its ace, James Shields, to be a stopper tonight when the Royals open a four-game set with the Blue Jays in Toronto. Kansas City has lost four straight games and is dealing with injuries and demotions that have changed their roster of late. Shields has plenty of experience against the Blue Jays, having pitched for the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East. He will look to that experience when he takes the mound tonight.
It comes as no surprise that the oddsmakers from TopBet.eu like the Blue Jays at home over the Royals on Thursday. We are going to bet 15 percent of our bankroll on Toronto and the -120 money line as they drop Kansas City and win their 10th straight game.
Chris Wassel
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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