Atlanta has quickly fallen out of favor in the National League East playoff race as Washington has started to run away with the division. The magic number for the Nationals is just 12 with 20 games to play. The Nationals took the first game of the series, increasing their division lead to eight games over the Braves. These two teams have played some exciting games this season and tonight should be no different. We like the Nationals in game two of this series.
Nationals moving closer to NL East title
As the month of September continues, the Nationals are loving life at the top of the NL East. They hold an eight-game lead over the Braves and really do not have to worry about losing their division lead. Washington will send Jordan Zimmermann to the mound tonight to face the Braves. He is 10-5 with an ERA of 2.93 as he looks to continue his recent stretch of strong starts.
Braves need answers on offense as season winds down
Atlanta is running out of time in two races. They are pretty much out of things in the NL East, especially if they cannot find a way to beat the Nationals in this series. In the NL Wild Card race, they are 1.5 games behind the Pirates for the second spot and tied with Milwaukee for that position in the standings. Things are starting to get really interesting in the National League as the season moves closer to its conclusion.
Atlanta is searching for offense at the most inopportune time of the season, with less than 25 games remaining on the schedule. On the other side of the field, Washington is doing its best to extend their already large lead in the NL East. We will drop 10 percent of our bankroll on the Nationals and the -155 money line at Sportsbook.ag on Tuesday as they take the second game of this series.
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