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.

Favorite betting market / type

Same Game Parlays & Player Props.

Favorite bookmakers

Chad's Picks

Game Totals Pick

Under 8.5(-115)

Reasoning

The Texas Rangers face the New York Yankees on Tuesday to begin a 3-game set. The Yankees are running white hot right now, just completing a sweep of the Orioles in which they scored 39 runs in 4 games. The Rangers had Monday off but previously dropped 2 of 3 to Detroit. Prior to those series, though, the Rangers and Yankees played each other. The Yankees won 2 of 3, but the highest scoring game was 6 runs. I am looking for a similar result on Tuesday, taking the game total Under 8.5.

Both Jacob deGrom and Elmer Rodriguez threw in the previous series. You know about deGrom, and he did what he always does. In fact, he has not allowed more than 1 run in a start since opening weekend. Rodriguez is making his second start of the season. He only went 4.0 innings in his first start, but he threw well — allowing only 2 runs to the Rangers. Once the starters leave, the Rangers boast the best bullpen ERA in all of baseball and the Yankees are #6. Playing an under with the hot New York offense is scary, but it feels like the right play in this game.

Rangers vs Yankees prediction: Under 8.5 (-115) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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Chad Hartsock