The first Sunday of the new NFL season will begin this weekend when the Eagles play host to the Jaguars at Lincoln Financial Field. After a successful first season under new head coach Chip Kelly, the Eagles will look to win another division title and move further in the playoffs. Jacksonville will once again try to put together a season that sees them win more than just four games. They are also under a second year head coach in Gus Bradley. We like Philadelphia in their home opener on Sunday.
Eagles ready to unleash new offensive weapons
The Eagles are excited to see what some of their new offensive weapons can do. There are two players making their Chip Kelly debuts on Sunday; Darren Sproles and Jeremy Maclin. Maclin missed all of last season due to a torn ACL. He will hopefully thrive under Kelly with the subtraction of DeSean Jackson, who was released early in the off-season. Sproles was a force in New Orleans and should be unstoppable in this high-octane offense in Philly.
Jaguars looking for more success in second season under Bradley
This is the second season for Gus Bradley in Jacksonville and the Jaguars did not have fun in his first, going 4-12 for the year. Bradley was an head coach candidate for the Eagles before they hired Kelly for the job. Things could have been a lot different in the City of Brotherly Love if Bradley had been hired there. He will look to get the Jaguars closer to the playoffs in his second season beginning with their game on Sunday.
Jacksonville is a major underdog against Philadelphia on the road this weekend, which comes as no surprise since they struggled so much last year. We will drop 20 percent of our bankroll on Philly at BetOnline.ag as we lay the line of -10.5 (-105) Sunday.
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