American League action on Thursday night features the Tigers and the Rays in Detroit. Something has to give tonight as both teams come into this game on winning streaks. Tampa Bay has won five in a row and Detroit has won three straight. Tampa Bay swept the Yankees this week and Detroit swept the Athletics, the best team in the American League. Detroit is at the top of the AL Central, 4.5 games ahead of the Royals, which is why we like them to continue their winning streak tonight at home.
Detroit sends reigning Cy Young winner to the mound
Max Scherzer, who won the Cy Young for the American League in 2013, will take the hill tonight against Tampa Bay. He is 9-3 with an ERA of 3.64 this season. Scherzer struggled in his last home start, a 10-run outing against Kansas City that lasted just four innings. Since that game, Scherzer has allowed just three runs in 13 innings pitched. He has recorded 21 strikeouts during that span, returning to his Cy Young form.
Rays asking veteran Bedard to take series opener
Tampa Bay will hand the ball to veteran lefty Erik Bedard on Thursday night in an effort to win a six straight game for the first time this season. Despite their recent hot streak, the Rays are still 9.5 games out of first place in the AL East and do not seem to be a playoff contender, even though it is still early in July. Bedard won his latest start, against Baltimore, after pitching seven-plus innings.
We love American League baseball, which is why we are betting on the Tigers and the Rays Thursday night. Our bets will be placed at TopBet.eu, where the Tigers are home chalk. We will drop 20 percent of our bankroll on Detroit and the -180 money line as they take the opener from the Rays.
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