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.
At some point in the first quarter, Rhamondre Stevenson suffered an eye injury and is questionable to return to the Wild Card game against the Patriots. Medical staffers were seen administering eyedrops to Stevenson on the sideline. In the meanwhile, TreVeyon Henderson, who already has missed several snaps due to injury, will be the lead […]
January 18, 2026
UPDATE: The Texans have officially ruled Dalton Schultz out for the remainder of the game. The Houston offense will need to regain its footing without their anchor tight end: Before C.J. Stroud threw an interception to Carlton Davis toward the end of the first quarter, the Texans’ offense endured the drive without veteran stalwart TE […]
January 18, 2026
Soldier Field is set to be a cold brick, with wind, bite, and that light-snow threat that changes a football’s personality. This matchup also arrives with a second kind of weather, the coaching-tree chatter that never stops circulating. Chicago is coming off that Wild Card stunner, down 21–3 and still finding a way, hanging 25 […]
January 17, 2026
Iowa State rolls into Cincinnati at 16–1 with the Big 12 already feeling like a daily knife fight. Cincinnati sits 9–8, but the home floor has carried real weight at 9–2. This is the exact kind of Saturday test that decides whether a contender stays crisp on the road. The market has Iowa State laying […]
January 17, 2026
Notre Dame is 10–7 and drifting in the ACC middle, and this road spot feels like a gut check. Virginia Tech is 13–5 and still chasing upward mobility in the league table. The building in Blacksburg can turn a noon tip into a pressure cooker fast. The Irish arrive searching for stability after a rough […]
January 17, 2026
Butler walks into Newark in a tricky spot, because the Big East standings already feel like a vise. The Bulldogs are 10–7 and 1–5 in league play, sitting ninth, and they’ve dropped four straight. Seton Hall is 14–3, fourth in the Big East, and ranked 25, so this is a “hold serve” game if it […]
January 17, 2026
Virginia walks into Dallas ranked 16, and this is the kind of ACC road spot that defines a month. SMU gets the noon stage at home, and it’s hunting another résumé win with the league watching. The line is tight enough to say “coin flip,” but the styles are loud. SMU wants the game to […]
January 17, 2026
Ohio is 10–8 with a 4–2 MAC mark, and it still has a real lane in the top tier. Ball State is 4–13 and winless in league play, and the season has turned into survival nights. This spot matters because the conference table compresses fast when February arrives. Ohio just wore a 101–85 loss at […]
January 16, 2026
Colorado State is 11–6, and it still expects to matter in the Mountain West race. Boise State is 9–8, and the margin for error is already gone at 1–5 in league play. This is a pressure game, not a postcard game, because both teams need a clean February runway. The Pac-12 move hovering in the […]
January 16, 2026
Colorado State is 11–6, and it still expects to matter in the Mountain West race. Boise State is 9–8, and the margin for error is already gone at 1–5 in league play. This is a pressure game, not a postcard game, because both teams need a clean February runway. The Pac-12 move hovering in the […]
January 16, 2026
Providence is 8–9 and 1–5 in the Big East, and this building needs a spark fast. Creighton walks in 11–7 and 5–2 in league play, still chasing the top tier of the conference race. It’s the kind of Friday night where the home side plays for oxygen, and the visitor plays for position. Providence also […]
January 16, 2026