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.
Fort Worth leans into a Friday night test. Michigan arrives polished but human, coming off an overtime escape that exposed rough edges—shot droughts, late-clock nerves, and a turnover spasm they’ll want scrubbed before league play. The flip side is their length and touch around the rim; when the ball dives inside, possessions settle and whistles […]
November 14, 2025
Carver–Hawkeye will glow like a kiln, and McCollum’s new build hums with clean geometry and crisp intent. Iowa’s first fortnight has looked organized, unhurried, and lethal in the right places—ball changes sides, a cutter knifes, and the shot is simple. Below is my preview, prediction, and pick for tonight’s college basketball game between the Iowa […]
November 14, 2025
Wintrust’s lights throw a cool glow over a city rivalry that never feels neutral. Northwestern crosses town for its first road test at 8:30 p.m. ET on truTV, and the building will reward poise, glass work, and half-court discipline. Below is my preview, prediction, and pick for tonight’s college basketball game between the DePaul Blue […]
November 14, 2025
The Intuit Dome hums like a brand-new amplifier—gleam, glare, and a neutral floor that isn’t neutral at all. USC opens the Hall of Fame Series doubleheader in its own backyard at 7:30 p.m. ET, a showcase slot that invites tempo and theater. Illinois State walks in with purpose and a renewed season, but the building […]
November 14, 2025
In Week 11, tight end turns on the middle third. Identities are set, so coordinators either feed their Y or hide him. Madrid opens with Commanders–Dolphins on fast turf, where motion and tempo can turn sit/whip into chain fuel. Houston pivots to Davis Mills, which tilts stick, pivots, and flats toward Dalton Schultz and stacks […]
November 13, 2025
Week 11 is a sharper November cut—plans are set, injuries harden into identity, and coordinators trade flash for answers. Madrid wakes first with Commanders–Dolphins, a slick overseas window that tends to juice scripted aggression and fourth-down conviction. Houston reshapes the map again: C.J. Stroud stays in protocol, so Davis Mills likely gets Tennessee with a […]
November 13, 2025
Two teams who came into this season under new regimes probably were just hoping to play meaningful December football in Year One of the Vrabel & Glenn eras, respectively. For the Patriots, meaningful December football is a certainty—every game a jockey for seeding in the AFC. The East of which is, remarkably, at this point […]
November 13, 2025
November finds Los Angeles balancing urgency and patience, with the playoff chase tightening and Seattle looming on the schedule. Early months crowned Kyren Williams the tempo-setter; recent weeks introduced Blake Corum as a real, fresh-leg counterpunch. Sean McVay’s offense still leans timing, motion, and ball control, demanding backs who protect downs and finish drives. The […]
November 12, 2025
Woody Marks arrived in Houston with tape that pops—vision, balance, and catch-and-go economy built for Sundays. The knock has been workload, not talent, and the year has answered that, thus far, without much urgency. Until last week, that is, when Houston asked him to be spark and ballast, and the usage followed: 60.9% snaps in […]
November 12, 2025
Spokane hums on a Tuesday, and we get a ranked-on-ranked test inside the Kennel with the soundboard pinned. No. 19 Gonzaga is polished through two, No. 23 Creighton walks in with new parts and a chip. The number sits double digits for the home side, and the total is a track-meet price. That’s the market […]
November 11, 2025
Philadelphia’s night will run through Saquon Barkley. Lambeau’s air sits near freezing with light wind, which rewards repetition and sturdy doubles. The Eagles already lean run at 47.6%, and Monday invites that identity again. Green Bay throttles explosives, allowing a league-low 46 chunk plays, so this becomes an accumulation game. Philadelphia’s fourth-down conviction near 76.5% […]
November 10, 2025