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.
Baylor walks into this one with an 11–8 record and a 1–6 Big 12 hole that’s starting to feel structural. Cincinnati sits 10–10 and 2–5, and this is the kind of home date that has to become oxygen. The Bearcats are 10–2 in their own building, and that matters in a league built on runs. […]
January 28, 2026
UNLV lives for nights like this, when Thomas & Mack gets loud before the first made jumper. New Mexico walks in 16–4 and 7–2 in the league, chasing the top rung. UNLV sits 10–9, floating between dangerous and unfinished, and this is the test that clarifies it. The Rebels don’t need a perfect forty minutes, […]
January 27, 2026
Late-night games like this always feel a little sharper, because both teams know the league math. Nevada is 14–6 and 6–3, and it’s protecting a home floor that’s carried real weight. Grand Canyon is 13–6 and 6–2, and it’s already proven it can walk into a big building and make it strange. The number is […]
January 27, 2026
Miami (OH) is 20–0, 8–0 in the MAC, and now ranked No. 24 with a perfect season to protect. UMass walks in 13–8 as the spoiler, the kind of opponent that can make a ranked night feel awkward. Millett Hall is going to feel like an exam, not a celebration. Miami has been living in […]
January 27, 2026
Saint Louis is ranked for a reason, and Chaifetz has started to feel like a weekly statement. The Billikens are 19–1 overall and 7–0 in the A-10, carrying both a streak and a target. George Washington shows up 13–7 and 4–3 in league play, good enough to be a real road test. This is the […]
January 27, 2026
UConn is still wearing the crown and acting like it, sitting 19–1 and 9–0 in the Big East. Providence walks in 9–11 and 2–7, trying to stop the season from turning into a slow leak. The wrinkle is history, because UConn is chasing a 10–0 league start it hasn’t hit since 1998–99. Providence already saw […]
January 27, 2026
Wake Forest and Pitt are living in the same ACC basement right now, and that’s what makes this feel tense. Wake is 11–9 and 2–5 in league play, still hunting traction after a stretch of close losses. Pitt is 8–12 and 1–6 in the ACC, and the air around the program feels heavier every week. […]
January 27, 2026
Ohio State sits in the Big Ten’s middle class with real urgency, because every home win protects March positioning. Penn State arrives 0–8 in league play, and the record reads like a siren. The résumé gap is wide, but the spot still matters, because spreads this big demand clean habits. Ohio State has lived comfortably […]
January 26, 2026
Arizona walks into Provo unbeaten, still wearing the unanimous No. 1 crown, and everybody in the sport knows what that means. BYU sits at 17–2 with a top-tier Big 12 résumé profile and a building that turns close games into pressure tests. AJ Dybantsa’s (wing) 43-point eruption against Utah lit the fuse for this spot. […]
January 26, 2026
Sunday night in the NFC title game isn’t just Rams–Seahawks III, it’s Stafford’s shot at writing his own January myth. This rivalry has already lived as a rock-fight and a track meet, so the only honest expectation is stress. Seattle wants the game to feel claustrophobic, with heat, noise, and every throw arriving a beat […]
January 25, 2026
This is the kind of NFC Championship that feels pre-written, because it’s Rams–Seahawks III with every old scar still fresh. This rivalry always turns into a down-to-down fight over leverage, spacing, and who blinks first in the red zone. Week 16 ended as a 38–37 brawl, complete with controversial officiating and a two-point conversion that […]
January 24, 2026