Chad Hartsock

Consultant

Chad is a teacher and minister by training, and a fantasy sports enthusiast and sports bettor by hobby. Chad lives in the Great Smoky Mountains, and he especially loves NCAAF, NFL, NCAAB, and MLB. Chad has been handicapping for Pickswise since 2022.

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Location

Tennessee

Favorite Sports

Favorite Teams

Greatest Betting Win

I have two favorite betting memories. My favorite bet, and my biggest single win, was the 2022 Super Bowl exact result–Rams over Bengals. I placed the futures bet at the beginning of the playoffs when both teams were the #4 seed, and it carried something like +1500 odds. Those playoffs were fun.

Greatest Achievements

As a proud Baylor alum, it would have to be betting on Baylor basketball to win the 2021 national championship. I do not blindly back my team, but Baylor was an underdog to Gonzaga and I saw that win coming, so I emptied my account on it.

Education

Chad has a bachelor’s degree from Carson-Newman University, a masters of divinity from Baylor University, and an Ph.D. in biblical studies from Baylor University. He taught at the college level for 11 years (thus earning the nickname “the Professor” in some betting circles). Chad has published two books and numerous academic articles, but sports writing came along later, first as a hobby and now as a daily activity.

Experience

Chad has been playing fantasy sports since 2003, and betting for as long as it has been legal in Tennessee. Chad also loves casino sportsbooks and table games, and he frequently turns up at Harrah’s in Cherokee NC or the Hard Rock Casino in Bristol VA. He began his handicapping career with friends on a small website and podcast in 2021 (the now-archived ScoopAndScoreSports.com, a venture that fizzled out because none of them knew how to run a website properly.) He joined the Pickswise team in 2022, and he writes college football, college basketball, and MLB. Chad has been among the team’s best pickers in each of those sports, and he loves nothing more than getting a pick right for the Pickswise community, especially when the public is going the other way.

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Chad's Picks

Money Line Pick

BAL Orioles Win(-130)

Reasoning

The Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles will finish their series on Sunday afternoon. They are the Peacock game, so be aware of the early start time. The Blue Jays won the first 2 games in this series, but the O’s bounced back on Saturday afternoon with an improbable 9th-inning rally, scoring 5 runs in the final frame to win the game 6-5. Baltimore will look to carry that momentum into Sunday’s series finale, when they will have their ace on the mound. I like how this game sets up for the Orioles, and I am taking them to win on Sunday.

Kyle Bradish has been pitching well in May, turning in 4 excellent starts in a row — and against good offenses. In fact, he logged quality starts against the Rays, Yankees and Athletics in that stretch. On the other side, the Blue Jays will go with Spencer Miles, a guy who has spent most of the season in the bullpen but has been forced into the rotation because of all the injuries to Toronto’s staff. Miles has put up good ratios, but he isn’t stretched out, so this becomes somewhat of a bullpen game.

I like the way the Baltimore offense is starting to take shape now that most of their hitters are healthy. Give me the orange birds on Sunday.

Blue Jays vs Orioles Prediction: Baltimore Orioles ML (-130) available at the time of publishing. Playable to -140.

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