It doesn’t get any better than tight division races in the final two-plus weeks of the season in baseball. Only one team has clinched a playoff spot so far, the Angels, so these last couple of weeks should be fantastic. An exciting series between two NL Central rivals will begin tonight in Missouri when the Cardinals host the Brewers for three important games. St. Louis can extend their division lead or Milwaukee can climb back into the race. We like the Cardinals tonight.
Cardinals know what’s at stake this late in season
St. Louis fought all season to get to the top of the NL Central standings, which is why they will not go quietly down the stretch. Opposing teams in the Central are going to have to pry the crown from their dead hands. Lance Lynn gets the ball tonight with a record of 15-9 and an ERA of 2.73 on the year. In 11 of his last 13 starts, Lynn has allowed two or fewer earned runs.
Brewers seeing season quickly fade into obscurity
Milwaukee was at the top of the NL Central standings for the majority of the season, but a massive slump late in the year has dropped them to five games out of first. They need to jump two teams to regain the top spot. Milwaukee still has hope, especially in the NL Wild Card, where they are 1.5 games out of the second spot in the standings. The Brewers ask Wily Peralta to secure a key victory on Tuesday night in the series opener.
Our bet on the MLB game between the Cardinals and the Brewers from Busch Stadium will be placed at BetOnline.ag, where the Cardinals are home chalk to win. We will drop 15 percent of our bankroll on St. Louis and the -145 money line as they win a very important series opener against a division rival.
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