The post-Donald Sterling era begins on Thursday night for the Clippers under new owner Steve Ballmer. Los Angeles will open their season at home against the Thunder, who already lost a game this year. This should be one of the more exciting games on the schedule Thursday night as these two teams will be contenders for the Western Conference crown. We are going to place our bet on the host Clippers tonight as they send Oklahoma City to an 0-2 start to the year.
Clippers ready to move on from Sterling scandal
Los Angeles is thinking positive and only about the future as they move forward from the Donald Sterling scandal that tainted the end of last season. The Clippers are out to win a third straight Pacific Division title and so much more in 2014-2015. This game is a rematch of the playoff series between the Clippers and Thunder from last season, which saw the Clippers get sent home by the Thunder.
Thunder prepared for an energized crowd and difficult battle
Oklahoma City already has one loss this year and does not want to open the year 0-2. They will need to find a way to mute the Los Angeles crowd and play their game as best as possible. Kevin Durant will not play in this game as he is still recovering from surgery on his right foot that was performed earlier in October. The Thunder lost their season opener to Portland with Durant out of the lineup.
We are going to browse the odds found at TopBet.eu on Thursday night for the NBA contest between the Thunder and the Clippers from Los Angeles. We are going to drop 15 percent of our bankroll on the Clippers and the spread as they roll the Thunder out of town with an 0-2 record to begin the new 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