Oakland can become the second team in the Majors to reach the 50-win plateau with a win over the Marlins in Miami on Saturday afternoon. Milwaukee reached the mark on Friday night with a walk-off win. The Athletics will hand the ball to Sonny Gray, who is 7-3 with a 2.91 ERA so far this season. Miami will ask Nathan Eovaldi to end a brief, two-game losing streak for the Marlins. We will back Oakland on the road in this contest tonight.
Athletics the toast of the American League
With their lead in the AL West, the Athletics are quite possibly the best division leader in the American League. This team is solid in all facets of the game, including late-inning wins. When tied or trailing after the eighth inning, Oakland has won a league-high 11 games this season. The A’s were tied at five in the ninth on Friday night with Miami before they scored four times en route to a game one victory.
Marlins still in contention in the NL East
With the National League East one of the weakest divisions in baseball this year, the Marlins are just 2.5 games out of first even though they are two games under the .500 mark. Despite their loss on Friday to Oakland, the Marlins are still one of the better home teams in the league with a 25-19 record. They have the most home wins in the National League and the second-most in the Majors.
Betting on Major League Baseball this Saturday finds us at Sportsbook.ag to put money down on the Marlins and the Athletics from Miami. Oakland is favored on the road today, which is understandable with Gray on the mound. We are going to bet 10 percent of our bankroll on Oakland and the -159 money line as they take game two of this three-game set from the Marlins on Saturday.
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