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Dan Johnson

Dan Johnson

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.

Latest articles from Dan Johnson

Oregon State Beavers vs. Sam Houston Bearkats prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Oregon State Beavers vs. Sam Houston Bearkats prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Reser’s lights will bead on damp air as a battered brand steadies and a newcomer hunts dignity with nothing to lose. Oregon State escapes an 0–7 abyss with two straight wins and a late non-conference breather that tempts rotation. Sam Houston drags 0–8 and fifteen losses in sixteen, yet this trip functions like a bowl: […]

November 8, 2025

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs. San Diego State Aztecs prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs. San Diego State Aztecs prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Honolulu will glow like lacquered midnight as a title-chaser crosses water to face an obdurate island force. San Diego State carries a six-game surge and the nation’s stingiest scoring defense into a trap-shaped window that often distorts mainland temperament. Hawai‘i answers with volume through the air, a home mark at 4–1, and the urgency of […]

November 8, 2025

Colorado State Rams vs. UNLV Rebels prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Colorado State Rams vs. UNLV Rebels prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Fort Collins takes the stage, Canvas Stadium ringing, as UNLV’s fireworks meet Colorado State’s reset under an interim. UNLV arrives with the Mountain West’s top offense, pushing nearly 37 points and about 450 yards per game, and it has cleared 30 in every outing. Dan Mullen’s first-year build leans on quarterback Anthony Colandrea’s quick trigger […]

November 8, 2025

UCLA Bruins vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

UCLA Bruins vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Rose Bowl twilight carries history and urgency as Nebraska chases bowl security and UCLA chases steadiness under an interim. Nebraska arrives six–three with a defense that keeps scoreboards quiet, but the week flipped when Dylan Raiola suffered a season-ending broken fibula; TJ Lateef steps in for his first start back in California. UCLA sits three–five, […]

November 8, 2025

Arizona Wildcats vs. Kansas Jayhawks prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Arizona Wildcats vs. Kansas Jayhawks prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Tucson readies for a threshold game, sun sharp on grass and a bowl ticket sitting in the winner’s locker. Kansas arrives at five wins with urgency after a 38–21 release against Oklahoma State, the skid snapped but not forgotten. Arizona counters at five wins with the throttle open, a 52–17 rout of Colorado restoring stride […]

November 8, 2025

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Stanford Cardinal prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Stanford Cardinal prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Kenan’s pines frame a late-autumn window that crackles with consequence, a cross-country collision staged as an elimination game. Stanford arrives with fresh upset ink and long travel in its legs, North Carolina answers with a tightened identity and a home crowd hungry for release. The sideline contrast adds voltage: Bill Belichick’s reset in Chapel Hill […]

November 8, 2025

Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Auburn Tigers prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Auburn Tigers prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Columbia gathers under November light, gold towels rippling, as an unbeaten brand collides with a proud program nursing scars. Texas A&M arrives 8–0 off a bye, chasing résumé heft and committee optics after Baton Rouge fireworks. Missouri stands 6–2, homecoming charged, trying to turn two one-score cuts into resolve instead of residue. Old Big 12 […]

November 8, 2025

Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Maryland Terrapins prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Maryland Terrapins prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

SHI Stadium gathers with November bite, a Northeast chorus rising for a stakes game that squeezes both sidelines. Rutgers sits 4–5 with Senior Day edge, chasing a fifth win before closing at Penn State and Wisconsin. Maryland arrives 4–4 and skidding, its four-game slide turning a clean September into a November referendum. Last year’s 31–17 […]

November 8, 2025

Purdue Boilermakers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Purdue Boilermakers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Columbia gathers under November light, gold towels rippling, as an unbeaten brand collides with a proud program nursing scars. Texas A&M arrives 8–0 off a bye, chasing résumé heft and committee optics after Baton Rouge fireworks. Missouri stands 6–2, homecoming charged, trying to turn two one-score cuts into resolve instead of residue. Old Big 12 […]

November 8, 2025

Missouri Tigers vs. Texas A&M Aggies prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Missouri Tigers vs. Texas A&M Aggies prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Columbia gathers under November light, gold towels rippling, as an unbeaten brand collides with a proud program nursing scars. Texas A&M arrives 8–0 off a bye, chasing résumé heft and committee optics after Baton Rouge fireworks. Missouri stands 6–2, homecoming charged, trying to turn two one-score cuts into resolve instead of residue. Old Big 12 […]

November 8, 2025

Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Georgia Bulldogs prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Georgia Bulldogs prediction, pick for CFB Week 11 on Saturday 11/08/25

Starkville will vibrate at noon, cowbells clanging like sleet on tin, as two Bulldogs chase different kinds of proof. Georgia arrives ranked fifth at 7–1, bruised by a 24–21 loss to Alabama yet hardened by comebacks. Mississippi State walks in 5–4 with oxygen after a 38–35 win at Arkansas, its first SEC victory since October […]

November 7, 2025