The Yankees and Cubs meet on Tuesday night in a matchup of two of the league’s most interesting franchises. The Yankees will get a third look at Masahiro Tanaka tonight while the Cubs will face him for the first time. New York hopes that he can shake his early-inning struggles and dominate beginning with the first pitch. The Cubs will try to get to Tanaka early in hopes of walking away with a win. We like the Yankees at home over the Cubbies.
Tanaka looking to solve early-inning issues
Masahiro Tanaka is 1-0 with a 3.21 ERA in his first two Major League starts after signing a mega deal with the Yankees in the off-season. He has dominated opponents so far, but only after the first two innings. Tanaka allowed a home run to the first batter he faced in his MLB debut, but has recorded 18 strikeouts in 14 innings pitched. He has walked just one batter so far. The Yankees are 1-1 in Tanaka’s two starts so far.
Cubs trying to find some sort of rhythm
Chicago has once again opened up the season with a losing record. They enter tonight’s game with a 4-8 record and two straight losses. The Cubs send Jason Hammel to the mound. Hammel is 2-0 with a 2.63 ERA so far this season and has performed the best out of all the Cubs starters. The only way we see the Cubs winning this game is the fact that the Yankees are incredibly banged up right now from top to bottom. Chicago has just two road wins this year.
Over at BetOnline.ag the oddsmakers like the Yankees and Tanaka in this interleague contest. With Tanaka on the mound and the injuries to the Yankees lineup, we will bet 10 percent of our bankroll on the Yanks to grab the win with the UNDER 8 total runs scored at -105 on Tuesday night.
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