Sunday afternoon has a couple of games schedule in Major League Baseball that are going to be brutal to watch. Despite this, we are going to bet on one of them because you always need a little flavor in your life. The Mets and Padres will meet for the rubber match of their three-game set in San Diego today. San Diego won game two 6-0 on Saturday night and will look to take the series on Sunday when Odrisamer Despaigne takes the mound. We like the Padres in this contest.
Padres excited with what they’ve seen from Despaigne
Odrisamer Despaigne has been nothing short of brilliant in his first four Major League starts for the Padres. He has provided San Diego with something to be excited about this season. He is 2-1 with an ERA of 1.35 this season. He has allowed more than one run in just one start. Opponents are hitting just .202 against him and he has allowed just one home run this year.
Mets running out of time in the NL East
New York enters play Sunday seven games out of first in the National League East standings despite going 8-2 in their last 10 games played. Zach Wheeler will take the mound for the Mets. He has pitched well this season, with an ERA under four, but his record does not prove it. He is just 5-8 on the season. The last time he faced the Padres, Wheeler allowed four runs in just five innings pitched. Since that start on June 14, Wheeler has an ERA of 2.67.
On Sunday afternoon, the Mets and Padres will finish their three-game series at Petco Park. We are going to bet 10 percent of our bankroll on the Padres at SportsBetting.ag as they take the series from the Mets. Our bet will be on the UNDER 6.5 total runs scored at -105 as two talented pitchers take the mound today.
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