For the first time, Steve Kerr will take on his mentor and good friend Gregg Popovich as a head coach. Kerr played for Popovich twice as a member of the Spurs title-winning teams in 1999 and 2003. Both clubs could be without key players in this Western Conference battle on Tuesday night in Oakland. Golden State is coming off its first loss of the season, while San Antonio evened its record at 3-3 the last time on the court. We are going to put our money down on the host Warriors as they move to 6-1.
Warriors off to hot start under new head coach
Steve Kerr is in his first season as the head coach of the Warriors and things couldn’t have gone any better for them to begin the new season. Golden State started 5-0 before losing their first game on Sunday to the Phoenix Suns, dropping them to 5-1. The Warriors would love to get a win tonight after losing all four regular-season games against the Spurs last season and 21 of the last 23 regular-season games.
Spurs still trying to find a groove on the court
San Antonio evened its record at 3-3 with a victory on Monday night over the Los Angeles Clippers. It was the first of four games on the road for the Spurs. It was the 500th victory for the trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili as teammates. They are now just 40 wins from the all-time record held by Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale, who won 540 games as a trio with the Boston Celtics.
When the Spurs visit the Warriors on Tuesday night we will use the odds from TopBet.eu, where the Warriors are favored by 7.5 points at home. We are going to drop 15 percent of our bankroll on Golden State and the -340 money line as they move to 6-1 to begin the new NBA season.
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