In a game featuring two teams that have struggled recently, the Minnesota Wild will host the New York Rangers in Saint Paul on Thursday night. The game will be played at the Xcel Energy Center as they two clubs look to make a playoff push as the season begins its final leg of the schedule. New York is hot against Minnesota, but both teams are in need of a win overall right now. We like New York on the road tonight.
Rangers go for season series sweep
Even though this has been a small season series, the Rangers will still go for the sweep of the Wild on Thursday night. In their first meeting with Minnesota, the Rangers knocked them around a bit, winning by a score of 4-1. If the Rangers grab a win, it would be their third straight over the Wild and second this season. They would like another game with an offensive outburst since their offense has gone through a rough patch of late.
Wild trying desperately to break losing streak
Not only have the Wild endured a losing streak to the Rangers, they are also in the middle of a three-game losing streak overall. They are in seventh place in the Western Conference and are running out of time to climb the standings and move into a playoff spot. They are a strong team at home, playing to a record of 22-7-4 this season. They will need to find an offensive outburst on Thursday night in order to take down the Rangers though.
At the online sportsbook found at SportsBetting.ag, the Rangers are 1.5-point underdogs on the road against the Wild despite their recent success against Minnesota. We still like New York to win this game, but we will take them with 10 percent of our bankroll in favor of the OVER five total goals scored on Thursday night.
Chris Wassel
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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