Tampa Bay enjoyed a surprising season in 2013-2014, recording 101 points and a playoff berth after finishing second in the Atlantic Division. They were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Montreal Canadiens. It was their first playoff appearance since 2011. Detroit is dealing with an injury to Pavel Datsyuk, who will miss his second straight game on Sunday evening. This is a divisional game for these two teams, with Tampa Bay sitting in first with Montreal and Detroit sitting right behind them. We like the Lightning to win this contest.
Tampa Bay looks to put space between them and division
With this being an Atlantic Division game, the Lightning can put a little bit of distance between them and the Red Wings. Tampa Bay has opened the season with 10 wins in 14 games played, which is good for 21 points. Ben Bishop has been nearly unbeatable in net this year, posting a record of 8-1-1 with a goals against average of 2.41. The Lightning come into today on a five-game win streak, scoring four goals in the first period in their most recent victory.
Detroit ready to move closer to division lead on Sunday
The Red Wings can move to within one point of first place on Sunday with a regulation victory over the Lightning. Detroit enters today’s game following a win, which snapped a short, three-game losing streak for the Red Wings. In the last 10 games that Detroit has played with Datsyuk, they have a record of 7-2-1. Winning Sunday without him could be incredibly difficult, especially against Tampa Bay.
When the Lightning host the Red Wings on Sunday evening, we will use the odds found at Bovada.lv to place our bet. Tampa Bay’s offense is one of the best in the league this year, which is why we like them to win this game against Detroit. We are going to put our money down on the Lightning to outright win this contest and add two more points to their total.
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