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.
Tempe usually rewards speed and nerve, and Arizona State wants this one played like a sprint. West Virginia shows up at 12–6 and 3–2 in the Big 12, still chasing a clean road proof. Arizona State sits 10–8 and 1–4, and it needs a home win that feels earned, not survived. This matchup is a […]
January 21, 2026
Mississippi State rolls into Reed Arena at 10–8 and 2–3 in the SEC, and the league has already punished any team that can’t finish possessions. Texas A&M is 14–4 and 4–1, and this building has been a points factory once the game opens up. The Aggies don’t just score; they surge after halftime, dropping 48.2 […]
January 21, 2026
Virginia Tech walks into the Dome with a 14–5 record and a 3–3 ACC mark, and it feels like the kind of mid-league knife fight that decides February later. Syracuse sits 12–6 and 3–2, and the home slate has to start cashing if this is going to turn into more than a bubble grind. The […]
January 21, 2026
This one is Big East triage in a building that turns tight games into math problems. Creighton sits 11–8 and fourth in the league, and it already hung a 98–57 avalanche on Xavier back on December 17. Xavier comes in 11–7 and sixth, still good enough to matter, but not clean enough to coast. The […]
January 21, 2026
Hampton gets this one at home with the CAA table starting to harden. The Pirates are 8–10 and 2–3 in league, sitting in that middle band where one week can change the season. North Carolina A&T is 7–9 and 0–5 in conference, so the pressure is already loud. Hampton has been 5-0 at home, and […]
January 19, 2026
This SWAC game has real teeth, because the standings already start to separate. Jackson State sits 3–1 in league play and gets this one at home. Texas Southern comes in 2–3, and it cannot keep donating nights in January. The records look ugly, but the urgency is clean on both sides. Jackson State has a […]
January 19, 2026
Greeley is a points room, and the stakes show up on the standings line before the opening tip. Northern Colorado sits 1–5 in Big Sky play and needs a home win to stop the bleed. Montana State comes in 4–1, but it’s also 3–7 away from Bozeman, so nothing about this spot is automatic. The […]
January 19, 2026
Montana comes in at 9–9 overall and 3–2 in the Big Sky, and it needs a clean response tonight. Northern Arizona is still hunting its first league win at 0–6, and desperation can sharpen edges fast. This is the kind of conference game where the standings do the talking, not the hype. Flagstaff adds its […]
January 19, 2026
Stephen F. Austin walks into Thibodaux sitting on top of the Southland at 8–1, with Nicholls right behind at 7–2. That’s not a random midweek game, that’s a race-day possession count. The venue matters, too, because SFA hasn’t won in this building since 2016 and has dropped two straight here. Nicholls just took a home […]
January 19, 2026
Hanover in January turns every possession into breath you can see, and the Ivy race makes it feel even tighter. Princeton and Dartmouth both sit at 2–1 in league play, so tonight reads like a tiebreaker in disguise. Princeton’s season has run hot at home, but it’s been brutal on the road, and this is […]
January 19, 2026
This is the kind of NEC Monday where the standings sit right on the scorer’s table. LIU is 11–7 and still unbeaten in league at 5–0, so every road stop feels like a first-place defense. Le Moyne is 8–10 and 3–2 in conference, which makes this a clean chance to tug the race tighter. The […]
January 19, 2026