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.
Missoula has a way of turning good offenses into hurried decisions, and this matchup arrives with real table pressure baked in. Weber State and Montana both sit 4–2 in Big Sky play, and neither can afford a lazy February preview in January. The board has Montana -4.5 with a 157.5 total, which tells you the […]
January 22, 2026
St. Thomas has the kind of home aura that turns a normal league night into a referendum. The Tommies are 15–5 overall and 4–1 in the Summit, and they’ve stacked a 27-game home win streak like it’s property. South Dakota State is 10–10 and 3–2, still hunting its cleanest identity, but never short on belief. […]
January 22, 2026
Portland State rolls into Cheney undefeated in league play, and that alone sharpens the air. The Vikings are 11–5 overall and 5–0 in the Big Sky, sitting on top of the table. Eastern Washington is 4–14 and 2–3, but the Eagles just stole a one-point win over Montana. This gym has teeth, and this series […]
January 22, 2026
UC Davis has turned the University Credit Union Center into a problem, and this is another night built for it. Both teams enter 4–3 in Big West play, and the standings feel crowded enough to punish every slip. UC San Diego walks in 14–5 with an 8–2 road mark, still winning through structure. UC Davis […]
January 22, 2026
Conference USA’s middle tier is a knife fight right now, and this one sits right in the scrum. Missouri State walks in at 10–8 overall and 4–3 in league, but it’s been a different team outside Springfield, going 1–6 on the road. New Mexico State is 10–7 and 3–4 in C-USA, and the home floor […]
January 22, 2026
The 2026 Oscar nominations are officially out, and Best Director is where the Academy most plainly declares what it values. This isn’t “best effort” or “biggest movie.” It’s authorship—mise-en-scène, tempo, image-making, and the invisible logic that makes a film feel inevitable. When this category hits, it reads like a ballot on control: who shaped the […]
January 22, 2026
The 2026 Oscar nominations are officially out, narrowing the field for who could take home hardware at the 98th Academy Awards. The show will air live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 15. If Best Picture is the Academy’s headline, Best Original Screenplay is its conscience. This is […]
January 22, 2026
Seattle has been living in grind-game weather lately, but it’s still 13–7 with a 9–3 home mark, and that matters in this league. Loyola Marymount comes in 11–10, still searching for traction in WCC play, and it hasn’t found it away from home. This is the kind of midwinter WCC game where the building does […]
January 21, 2026
Northwestern drags an 8–10 record and an 0–7 Big Ten start into Los Angeles, and the urgency is no longer subtle. USC sits 14–4 with a 3–4 league mark, stuck in that dangerous middle where good teams can still look ordinary. The matchup feels like a referendum on style: Northwestern wants control and halfcourt edges, […]
January 21, 2026
Northwestern drags an 8–10 record and an 0–7 Big Ten start into Los Angeles, and the urgency is no longer subtle. USC sits 14–4 with a 3–4 league mark, stuck in that dangerous middle where good teams can still look ordinary. The matchup feels like a referendum on style: Northwestern wants control and halfcourt edges, […]
January 21, 2026
Nebraska has turned January into a metronome, and Pinnacle Bank Arena keeps rewarding their patience with another clean finish. The Huskers enter 18–0 and 7–0 in the Big Ten, playing like a team that expects to win every close segment. Washington comes in 10–8 and 2–5, needing a road scalp to change its league winter, […]
January 21, 2026