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.
This AFC Championship is a weird kind of heavyweight fight, because both teams earned the stage the hard way. Denver is 14–3, the AFC’s No. 1 seed, and Mile High is built to make timing feel fragile. New England is 14–3 too, the No. 2 seed, and Drake Maye (QB) has already graduated into MVP-finalist […]
January 24, 2026
The island trip always turns a normal conference game into a stamina test. CSU Northridge arrives with an 11–9 record and a Big West resume that’s been dead-even so far. Hawaii sits at 14–4 and has played the cleaner Big West brand, especially at home. This is the kind of spot where the Rainbow Warriors […]
January 24, 2026
Vegas games always carry that casino glow, even when the stakes are league math and March positioning. San Diego State walks in looking like the Mountain West’s measuring stick again, sitting 13–5 and rolling 7–0 in conference over its last ten. UNLV is 12–6 with a 5–2 league run in that same window, and the […]
January 24, 2026
Gainesville is acting like a proving ground again, not just a stop on the SEC loop. Florida is riding a heater that’s turned confidence into consequence, and the market is reacting. The number opened Florida -9.5 and has climbed to -11.5, with the moneyline stretching from -500 to -610. The total opened 162.5 and is […]
January 24, 2026
Stillwater games can feel like track meets with teeth, and Oklahoma State has built a season around widening the floor. Iowa State arrives 16–3 with a 3–3 Big 12 mark, carrying top-ten expectations into a building that wants to turn every touch into a sprint. Oklahoma State sits 10–8 and 2–5 in league play, but […]
January 24, 2026
Noon at the Palestra is its own religion, and Penn needs every hymn it can get. Yale rolls in at 14–3 and 3–1 in the Ivy, on a two-game win streak, trying to keep the top of the league within arm’s reach. Penn sits 9–8 and 2–2, with a road-heavy early conference slate already behind […]
January 24, 2026
Saturday in the Dome rarely feels neutral, and Syracuse leans into that on purpose. This is the Otto’s Army “Blizzard” game, a whiteout spot that tries to turn defense into adrenaline. Miami arrives at 15–4 and 4–2 in the ACC, still built like a top-tier league threat. Syracuse sits at 12–7 and 3–3, stuck in […]
January 24, 2026
Mizzou Arena in the middle of conference play has a way of shrinking margins into possessions, then punishing the team that blinks first. Oklahoma walks in at 14–6 with the profile of a real team, but the last two weeks have been a grinder, and the road hasn’t been kind. Missouri has been living in […]
January 24, 2026
Noon at Breslin isn’t polite. It’s loud early, and it stays loud, because Michigan State has turned this season into a weekly proof-of-life for a top-ten profile. The Spartans are 17–2 and 7–1 in the Big Ten, and they’re coming home on a five-game heater with the league race in view. Maryland is 8–11 and […]
January 24, 2026
Petersen Events Center can make good offenses feel rushed, and this spot comes with real ACC weight. NC State is 12–6 and sitting in the top half of the league chase, while Pittsburgh is 8–10 and trying to stop the bleed before February buries it. The number says the market still trusts NC State’s stability […]
January 24, 2026
Noon in the Big East can feel like a trapdoor, and Providence at home is built to turn that early tip into a track meet. Georgetown walks into Amica needing a clean game, because the margin in league play is already thin. Providence is 9–10 and 2–6, which makes every home date feel like a […]
January 24, 2026