On Saturday night, the Duke Blue Devils take on the NC State Wolfpack for an ACC semifinal game in North Carolina. Duke survived a major scare from Clemson on Friday night by recording a 63-62 win in the final seconds of the game on two free throws from Rodney Hood. Duke blew a second-half lead of 13 points before securing the win. Now, NC State will look to take down Duke for a shot in the title game. We like Duke though in this contest.
Blue Devils want a return to ACC title game
Duke has not played in the ACC title game since 2011, when they last won the conference tournament, so tonight is a major game for the Blue Devils. Many on the team believe that a month or so ago they would have lost that game Friday night to Clemson. Now, Duke seems to have solidified things on the court as they prepare for a deep run in the national tourney following this ACC tournament. Duke has taken 12 of the last 15 games against NC State.
NC State has upset in the front of their minds
NC State has enjoyed its run in the ACC tournament so far this year. Now, they look to get past a team they have struggled against recently. NC State’s most recent loss to Duke came by 35 points back in January. NC State is on a four-game winning streak after knocking off the two-seed in the tourney, Syracuse. This is the third straight year the Wolfpack has reached the semifinals. They have not been to the title game since a loss to North Carolina in 2007. That year they upset Duke in the first round.
Even though NC State has upset a couple of teams in this tournament, Duke is the favorite to take home the semifinal win tonight at Sportsbook.ag by 9.5 points. We find it incredibly easy to lay the line in favor of Duke tonight with 20 percent of our bankroll against NC State.
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