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 7.0(-115)

Reasoning

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners have one of the final games on the slate tonight. They battled late into the night on Friday before the Mariners eventually took a 7-6 victory in extra innings. That pushed the Mariners’ winning streak to 4 games, and it ended a 5-game streak for the D-Backs. As we head to Saturday, the Mariners are heavy favorites with Bryan Woo on the mound as he faces Ryne Nelson. There is value in backing the Diamondbacks at a nice plus-money payout, but I am going to go with under 7 in this spot.

We don’t usually want to bet an under with Ryne Nelson on the mound, as he is very capable of giving up a big number. However, he has been really strong in the month of May, pitching into the 7th or 8th inning in 4 straight starts, logging quality starts in all of them. He will face a Seattle lineup that has never seen him before, and feels a little thin without Cal Raliegh in the middle of the order. Woo, on the other side, is as reliable as a starter gets. He has had a couple of rough outings this season, but he has more than earned my trust whenever he takes the hill. I think we could be in for a low-scoring grind of a game. The books think so too, and they know we hate betting unders already.

Diamondbacks vs Mariners Prediction: Under 7 (-115) available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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Money Line Pick

CHI White Sox Win(+115)

Reasoning

The early game on Saturday features the Chicago White Sox vs the Detroit Tigers. On Friday, the White Sox walked off Detroit in the 10th inning, and that was after a 9th-inning rally to force extras. At some point, we need to start taking the White Sox seriously. The Tigers, on the other hand, are cratering hard. They have lost 11 of their last 13 games, and blowing the lead twice in the final 2 innings on Friday is just demoralizing. I have no idea why the White Sox are such plus-money underdogs, but I am happy to see it, and I will be locking that in.

The pitching matchup features a pair of lefties, Framber Valdez and Anthony Kay. Both have been pitching well for most of the season, and there is no reason to fade either guy. What does stand out, however, is the slugging percentage of each team vs lefties. Would it surprise you to know that the White Sox have the 4th-best slugging percentage in the league vs LHP? They trail only the Yankees, Dodgers, and Diamondbacks. The Tigers are in the bottom 5 in the same category. Look, the White Sox keep finding ways to win, and the Tigers keep finding ways to lose. Let’s ride the hot team.

Tigers vs White Sox Prediction: Chicago White Sox ML (+115) available at the time of publishing. Playable to -110.

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