Nashville and Los Angeles collide on Tuesday night at the Bridgestone Arena in Tennessee for a Western Conference tilt. The Kings are playing another season as the defending Stanley Cup champions, while the Predators have opened with 28 points. Nashville is just one point out of first in the Central Division coming into tonight. Los Angeles sits in fourth place in the much more competitive Pacific Division. We are going to back the host Predators as they take down the Kings tonight.
Predators one tough team to beat at home
Nashville has played nine games at home coming into tonight and have a record of 7-1-1 in those games. They are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games played overall and come into this contest following a victory. The Predators are allowing an average of 2.05 goals scored per game, which is good for second in the NHL. They do need to improve on their power play and penalty kill if they want to sustain this success.
Kings cannot be counted out until dethroned as champions
You can never count out the Kings until they are officially dethroned as champions of the league. Los Angeles dominated the New York Rangers in last year’s Stanley Cup Finals to bring home another crown. They have opened this season with 26 points, which puts them in fourth in the Pacific Division standings. The Kings dropped their most recent game, a 5-4 loss to the Dallas Stars, which snapped a three-game winning streak.
On Tuesday night, the Kings will take on the Predators in Nashville for a Western Conference battle. We are going to use the odds found at BetOnline.ag, where the Predators are favored at home to win this game. Because of this, we will drop 15 percent of our bankroll on the Predators and the -130 money line as they take down the Kings in front of their home fans.
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