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.

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Chad's Picks

Money Line Pick

ARI Diamondbacks Win(+115)

Reasoning

The Arizona Diamondbacks head to Arlington on Monday to begin a series with the Texas Rangers. Both teams had an outstanding weekend. The Rangers blanked the red-hot Cubs in consecutive games, while the Rangers beat the Mets twice, allowing only a single run each game. Both teams have to feel good about where they are right now, and both send a veteran arm to the mound on Monday. It will be Michael Soroka for the Snakes and Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers. I have this game very even, so I am happy to take the plus-money underdogs and back the DBacks on the money line.

Soroka has found a career resurgence in Arizona. He had one bad start recently, but he has otherwise been a bright spot in this rotation. Soroka has even discovered some strikeout stuff that has helped him a ton. Eovaldi has posted 2 excellent starts in a row, but prior to that he had been very hit or miss all season. Maybe he figured something out, or maybe he is due for some regression. Right now, I feel better about Soroka — and I like the Snakes to grab an early lead. They need to, because the Rangers boast the #1 bullpen in baseball and are the only mop-up unit sporting a sub-3.00 ERA. Still, I’ll take my chances with Arizona to open the series.

Diamondbacks vs Rangers prediction: Arizona ML (+115) available at time of publishing. Playable to +100.

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Chad Hartsock