Two of the most recent National League East champions will meet on Thursday night for game one of a four-game set when the Nationals host the Braves. Atlanta took home the crown last year and Washington raised the flag in 2012. Both of these teams will fit to the bitter end this year for the title, but we like Washington at home in the opener on Thursday to expand their lead in the standings.
Nationals back in first looking for a cushion
After overtaking the Braves for the division lead earlier this week, the Nationals now host the team closest to them in the standings for four games. Washington will look to put some distance between them and the Braves beginning on Thursday night when they send Jordan Zimmermann to the mound to cool the Atlanta offense. Zimmermann is 5-3 with a 2.98 ERA. He dropped his last start to the Cardinals, allowing just one earned run in eight innings pitched.
Braves looking to regain ground in the East standings
Atlanta is fresh off being swept at home in three games by the Phillies, dropping them from first and setting them back by 1.5 games in the standings. Now, they ask veteran Gavin Floyd to end their current slide and put them back in the win column. Floyd is 1-2 with a 2.98 ERA in just eight starts this season. He will need command of all his pitches to limit the Nationals potent offense tonight on the road.
We find the betting odds for tonight’s content between the Braves and the Nationals at Bovada.lv, where the host Nats are favorites to win this game. Washington has been hot, winning two in a row and six of their last 10 games played. We will drop 15 percent of our bankroll on the Nationals and the -135 money line as they take game one from Atlanta.
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