Seattle and Minnesota are finishing up a four-game series on Thursday night at Safeco Field. Minnesota has taken two of the first three games as they have won the last two. Seattle grabbed a 2-0 win in game one, but has scored just one run in the last two games. The Mariners offense has been abysmal of late and Seattle will go with a bullpen game on Thursday. Reliever Tom Wilhelmsen will make his first Major League start tonight as we back Seattle at home.
Mariners ask bullpen to split series
Seattle will ask its bullpen to secure a series split with the Twins on Thursday night at home. Wilhelmsen has never started a Major League game and he will probably only throw three or four innings tonight. Wilhelmsen is a member of the league’s best bullpen, which features an ERA of 2.38 this season. Just last season, the bullpen was 29th in the league with an ERA of 4.56. Seattle is holding onto the second wild card spot in the AL right now.
Twins sitting in cellar of AL Central
Minnesota is 10.5 games out of first in the AL Central and going nowhere fast. The Twins are eight games under the .500 mark and just 4-6 in their last 10 games played. Minnesota will hand the ball to Yohan Pino tonight, who still has not won a game in his Major League career. Pino is 0-2 with a 4.98 ERA this season. His latest start, a no-decision against the Yankees, was an effective one. He allowed just one run in six innings pitched.
On Thursday night, when the Mariners host the Twins, we will place our bets at Sportsbook.ag, where Seattle is favored at home despite going with a bullpen game. We are going to bet 15 percent of our bankroll on Seattle and the -162 money line as they split this series with the Twins.
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