If Friday was any indicator of how exciting these League Division Series will be this year, we cannot wait for game two between the Giants and the Nationals on Saturday night in D.C. These two teams played an exciting game one that saw San Francisco take home the victory on the road. Jordan Zimmermann, fresh off his season-ending no-hitter, will get the ball for the Nationals. He will oppose veteran Tim Hudson for the Giants. We like Washington at home as they even the series at one game apiece.
Nationals need better offensive effort to win
Washington will need a stronger offensive performance if they want to secure a victory in game two tonight. Despite two solo home runs late in the game, the Nationals could not get anything going against the Giants starter, veteran Jake Peavy. Game two could be more of an offensive onslaught for the Nationals if they can get to Hudson early. Zimmermann has struggled in the playoffs, allowing five runs in three innings to the Cardinals in the 2012 NLDS, his only playoff start of his career.
Giants relying on veteran arm to grab 2-0 lead in the series
Tim Hudson has been here before. He has pitched in the playoffs for the Athletics and the Braves, but has not made an appearance since 2010 for Atlanta. Hudson is just 1-3 in his career in the playoffs. Hudson has dominated a large portion of the Nationals lineup this year, causing Asdrubal Cabrera, Denard Span and Anthony Rendon to go 0-for-17 this year against the righty.
Saturday evening should be a fun one from the nation’s capital when the Nationals host the Giants for game two of the NLDS. We are going to place our bet at Bovada.lv, where the Nationals are favorites at home to win this game. We will drop 10 percent of our bankroll on the Nationals and the -220 money line tonight.
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