Dan Johnson has been an editor, writer, and analyst for DraftKings and DraftKings Network since 2024. He’s previously held editorial posts at The Paris Review, Macmillan Publishers, Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, ASSIGNMENT Magazine, and FantasySixPack. You can find his various editorial work & writing (sports-related and non-) at all of the above.
Maryland limp into Evanston with the kind of record that makes every possession feel like a referendum. They’re 10-15 overall and 3-11 in league, and the recent tape has swung from brutal to functional and back again. The lows came fast against Purdue and Ohio State, then the Terps showed real backbone in wins at […]
February 18, 2026
Auburn walk into Starkville with the record pressure of a team that scores like a contender and defends like a problem. Mississippi State have lived on the wrong side of the SEC table, but they just reminded everyone what their ceiling looks like when the shotmaking wakes up. Auburn sit 14-11 with a 5-7 league […]
February 18, 2026
Illinois walk into a late West Coast tip with top-ten posture and Big Ten leverage, and USC sit in the exact kind of home slot that can turn into either a shootout or a spiral. The Illini come off a 71–51 reset win over Indiana Hoosiers, and USC just played a possession-heavy 89–82 game at […]
February 18, 2026
Minnesota limps into Eugene with the kind of record that makes every possession feel loud, and Oregon gets another home chance to turn a season into something coherent. The Ducks are 9–16 with a 2–12 league mark, and the Gophers are 11–14 and 4–10. Oregon’s timing matters, too: the 83–72 Penn State win finally snapped […]
February 17, 2026
South Carolina arrives buried in the Southeastern Conference basement at 11–14 and 2–10, and this is the kind of road spot that can turn a skid into a spiral. Florida sit 19–6 and 10–2, alone on top of the league, and the stakes are simple: keep stacking separation before the bracket math hardens. Exactech Arena […]
February 17, 2026
SWAC games don’t care what you’ve been all season, they care what you can execute in the last six minutes. Bethune-Cookman is sitting on top of the league, and every road night is a tax you have to pay in full. Jackson State is good enough to make the building matter, especially when the lead […]
February 16, 2026
CAA nights don’t care about polish, they care about clean possessions and late-clock poise. Drexel Dragons comes into Stony Brook Seawolves with a 13-13 record, while Stony Brook sits 15-11 and owns the home floor. The first meeting in Philly was a total shutdown, and Drexel won 56-37, which is still the loudest data point […]
February 16, 2026
South Carolina State has banked more league wins at 4–3, and it gets the rematch at home after winning 74–72 on January 12. Coppin State is buried at 4–21, but it has two straight conference wins and palpable belief. This isn’t a track meet by identity either, with 70.7 possessions per game for South Carolina […]
February 16, 2026
South Carolina State has banked more league wins at 4–3, and it gets the rematch at home after winning 74–72 on January 12. Coppin State is buried at 4–21, but it has two straight conference wins and palpable belief. This isn’t a track meet by identity either, with 70.7 possessions per game for South Carolina […]
February 16, 2026
Hilton is a furnace in February, and this is the kind of night that redraws a one-seed conversation in ink. Iowa State Cyclones are 22–3, unbeaten at home, and playing with that Ames certainty that turns loose balls into layups. Houston Cougars are 23–2, built like a title defense (as always), and they walk into […]
February 16, 2026
Cameron is a truth serum, and this is the kind of Monday night that turns every possession into a referendum. Syracuse walks in at 15-11, trying to keep its ACC season from slipping into cute-try! territory. Duke is 23-2, ranked fourth, and operating like a team that expects to play deep into March. Duke has […]
February 16, 2026