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.
Rynearson turns into a proving ground for two programs chasing traction, and the matchup profile points in one unmistakable direction: points. Louisiana arrives 1–2 with a lopsided 52–10 loss at Missouri still ringing, but the shape of its offense is clear; the Ragin’ Cajuns throw for only 59.3 yards per game (136th) while pounding out […]
September 20, 2025
Two unbeaten programs walk into Vaught-Hemingway with different blueprints, and the numbers say the chess match favors control over chaos. The matchup board sets the terms: Ole Miss rates No. 6 overall with the offense at No. 64 and the defense at No. 66, while Tulane sits No. 31 overall with the offense at No. […]
September 20, 2025
Rivalry heat meets a massive talent gap at Autzen, and the numbers say Oregon dictates every phase. Oregon grades as the number-two overall team in the matchup board, while Oregon State sits at No. 102. The separation sharpens when you isolate units: Oregon’s defense carries a number-nine power rank and its offense a No. 26, […]
September 20, 2025
The moment sets up cleanly in Oxford: an unbeaten UNLV side arrives with tempo, balance, and a narrow road price, while a winless Miami (OH) group returns home from a bruising Big Ten opening stretch seeking traction at Yager Stadium. Market and model both frame a close game—UNLV -2.5 with a 49.5 total—but the underlying […]
September 20, 2025
UB Stadium sets the stage for a tight, late-September non-conference test that profiles more like a numbers duel than a vibes play, and the market has settled into that posture. Buffalo is laying 5.5 at standard juice on DraftKings, and the total sits at 44.5. Below is my prediction and pick for College Football Week […]
September 20, 2025
The Iron Skillet tilts toward purple: TCU’s 45.0-points-per-game, 322.5-yards-through-the-air offense meets an SMU defense allowing 319.7 passing yards per game and struggling to get off the field. With quarterback Josh Hoover at 76.2% completions and six touchdowns behind a line that hasn’t allowed a sack, the Horned Frogs’ tempo and explosives should stress a Mustang […]
September 20, 2025
Camp Randall has never been kind to Maryland, and the streak carries weight in a Big Ten opener. Wisconsin is 4-0 all-time against the Terrapins by a combined 144–54, with average wins of 22.5 points. That history looms over a Maryland team traveling for its first road test, led by a true freshman quarterback, into […]
September 20, 2025
How ’bout that Malik Nabers, everyone? He sure looks every bit matchup-proof, and after his theatrics in the overtime shootout against the Cowboys last week, he’ll have a test against Kansas City’s Trent McDuffie on Sunday Night Football. Indeed, as sample sizes started to round into form last week, so did a bit more of […]
September 19, 2025
How ’bout that Malik Nabers, everyone? He sure looks every bit matchup-proof, and after his theatrics in the overtime shootout against the Cowboys last week, he’ll have a test against Kansas City’s Trent McDuffie on Sunday Night Football. Indeed, as sample sizes started to round into form last week, so did a bit more of […]
September 19, 2025
How ’bout that Malik Nabers, everyone? He sure looks every bit matchup-proof, and after his theatrics in the overtime shootout against the Cowboys last week, he’ll have a test against Kansas City’s Trent McDuffie on Sunday Night Football. Indeed, as sample sizes started to round into form last week, so did a bit more of […]
September 19, 2025
How ’bout that Malik Nabers, everyone? He sure looks every bit matchup-proof, and after his theatrics in the overtime shootout against the Cowboys last week, he’ll have a test against Kansas City’s Trent McDuffie on Sunday Night Football. Indeed, as sample sizes started to round into form last week, so did a bit more of […]
September 19, 2025