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.
Seattle is built for winter travel games, and this one has that “last flight out” mood. The Penn State Nittany Lions arrive at 10-14 with a 1-12 league scar, and every night feels like a search party. The Washington Huskies sit 12-12 and still need tangible wins in the Big Ten Conference grind. The building […]
February 11, 2026
Saint Mary’s is 19-3 and Pepperdine is 6-19, and the first meeting already showed the matchup gap in blood-red ink, 72-45 in Moraga. The board is asking for Saint Mary’s -24.5 and a 146.5 total, which basically dares Pepperdine to prove it can score through structure, not just vibes. Saint Mary’s plays like a team […]
February 11, 2026
Santa Clara walks into this Wednesday night window with real WCC posture, 21-5 and sitting first, and the matchup is a classic ranked profile vs ranked resistance spot. Seattle is 15-9 and has been living on defense all season, but the travel tax is real when the opponent is stacking 90s on the road, like […]
February 11, 2026
USC is 18-6 and 9-3 away, which is not a fluke travel profile. Ohio State is 15-8 and 10-3 at home, and the building expects a response after getting punched at Michigan, 82-61. USC just beat Penn State 77-75 and has been living inside tense finishes without blinking. The number is 7.5 because the market […]
February 11, 2026
Ole Miss is sitting in the kind of SEC season where every home game feels like a referendum. Alabama walks in with the brand, the ranking gravity, and a public number that screams certainty, 91% of DraftKings tickets on the Tide. The board is Alabama -6.5 with a 163.5 total, which is the market basically […]
February 11, 2026
Wintrust nights can feel like a trap when the home side is desperate and the favorite has already bled on the road. DePaul is 12-12 and 4-9 in the Big East Conference, sliding into this with an L4 streak and real stop the skid urgency. Creighton is 13-11 and 7-6 in league play, sitting in […]
February 11, 2026
Cal walk into JMA Wireless Dome with real ACC weight on the table, not just a road test vibe. Cal is 17-7 overall and 5-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and it has already banked two ranked wins this season. Syracuse is 13-11 and 4-7, and the recent form has been a grind with six […]
February 11, 2026
Florida comes in 17–6 and sitting alone in first place at 8–2 in the SEC, and this road stop is the exact kind of hold-serve game that keeps a league lead clean. Georgia is 17–6 too, but 5–5 in conference, and Stegeman is where the Bulldogs try to turn pace into pressure and pressure into […]
February 11, 2026
From the get-go, it’s seemed like Charli XCX has approached “Wuthering Heights” not as a branding assignment, but as an auteur companion piece—music that wants to speak back to the film. Her album, therefore, is a companion piece with long legs—an album that runs through the moors alongside the film as a second voice, more […]
February 11, 2026
Pittsburgh is stuck in the mud, and this spot is where the season can start to feel merciless. Duke walks into the Petersen Events Center at 21–1 and 10–0 in the ACC, still carrying the posture of a top seed. Pitt is 9–15, living game-to-game, hoping the home floor can cover for thin margins. The […]
February 10, 2026
Gonzaga’s season has been too good to let the Kennel feel jittery, but this is still a posture game. Washington State rolls in at 11–15 and 6–7 in the WCC, sitting in that one more slip and it’s over zone. Gonzaga is 23–two and 11–one in league, still chasing the top of the standings, and […]
February 10, 2026