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.
Nippert will feel tight at noon. An unbeaten home team in the rankings, a desert program playing with house money, and a Big 12 race that punishes every wobble. Cincinnati carries conference leverage and a bye-week reset after Utah punched them in the mouth. Arizona walks in bowl-eligible and emboldened after back-to-back wins, including a […]
November 15, 2025
November lights in Columbus ride low over the Horseshoe as Ohio State’s season tightens into real judgment. UCLA walks into that bowl carrying a 3–6 record, a bruised roster, and an interim voice still learning volume. Across the field, Ryan Day shepherds an unbeaten group that has heard every compliment and still hears last January’s […]
November 14, 2025
Week 11 doesn’t tiptoe; it splinters across continents and knocks at rosters already taped together. Jets–Patriots is already in the books, Foxborough clearing its throat for the rest of the slate. Madrid takes the next spotlight, Commanders–Dolphins at the Bernabéu, the league’s first regular-season game in Spain. Kickoff hits 9:30 a.m. Eastern, a full-lineup stress […]
November 14, 2025
Week 11 doesn’t tiptoe; it splinters across continents and knocks at rosters already taped together. Jets–Patriots is already in the books, Foxborough clearing its throat for the rest of the slate. Madrid takes the next spotlight, Commanders–Dolphins at the Bernabéu, the league’s first regular-season game in Spain. Kickoff hits 9:30 a.m. Eastern, a full-lineup stress […]
November 14, 2025
Week 11 doesn’t tiptoe; it splinters across continents and knocks at rosters already taped together. Jets–Patriots is already in the books, Foxborough clearing its throat for the rest of the slate. Madrid takes the next spotlight, Commanders–Dolphins at the Bernabéu, the league’s first regular-season game in Spain. Kickoff hits 9:30 a.m. Eastern, a full-lineup stress […]
November 14, 2025
Week 11 doesn’t tiptoe; it splinters across continents and knocks at rosters already taped together. Jets–Patriots is already in the books, Foxborough clearing its throat for the rest of the slate. Madrid takes the next spotlight, Commanders–Dolphins at the Bernabéu, the league’s first regular-season game in Spain. Kickoff hits 9:30 a.m. Eastern, a full-lineup stress […]
November 14, 2025
Oregon’s season has shifted from fireworks to forge. The last two weeks demanded patience, ballast, and fourth-quarter conviction. Now comes a short-week test against a rested Minnesota side that keeps finding sacks and narrative oxygen. The Ducks carry playoff leverage and a bruised receiver room; the Gophers carry a bye and road scars. Below is […]
November 14, 2025
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