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.
The Superdome opens its doors to a bruised heavyweight and a hungry underdog, and the market is still trying to sort out which story wins. San Francisco sits -3 with a total of 40.5, yet the pre-game eye test says this one should be 50%–50%. Injury context bends this matchup toward attrition football. QB Brock […]
September 13, 2025
This one has the feel of a September track meet in Cincinnati. Two 1-0 teams, two No. 1-overall quarterbacks, and two offenses pointing in the right direction for Week 2. Jacksonville just bulldozed Carolina on the ground and played clean, opportunistic defense. Cincinnati escaped Cleveland despite a brutal second half, and history says that’s exactly […]
September 13, 2025
Week 2 in Nashville brings an old-vs-new quarterback contrast as Matthew Stafford and the 1–0 Rams visit Cam Ward and the 0–1 Titans at Nissan Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 14 (1:00 p.m. ET, CBS). DraftKings hangs Los Angeles -5.5 with a total parked around 41.5–42.0, and early ticket splits lean toward the home dog. The […]
September 13, 2025
Miami’s home opener doubles as a referendum after a 33–8 no-show at Indianapolis that produced just 211 total yards, a league-worst 21:17 time of possession, and a −3 turnover margin. The discourse around toughness and cohesion has been loud, and a short-week trip on deck makes Week 2 feel heavier than the calendar suggests. New […]
September 13, 2025
AT&T Stadium gives us clean air and fast footing, but this matchup tilts toward attrition more than fireworks. The market sits Dallas -5.5/-6 with a total of 44.5, and nearly every recent indicator from your deck says the Cowboys control the tenor while the Giants wrestle for first downs. On opening night, quarterback Dak Prescott […]
September 13, 2025
Under the Honolulu lights at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Hawaii hosts Portland State in a late-night showdown. The Rainbow Warriors are surging at 2-1 and hungry to keep rolling after a Pac-12 upset and last week’s blowout. The 0-3 Vikings have been outscored 161-20 in three routs and are fighting only for pride against […]
September 13, 2025
Hawaii (2–1) returns to the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex off a 37–20 win in which quarterback Luke Weaver went 27-of-43 for 294 yards and 3 TDs, with Pofele Ashlock posting seven catches, 125 yards, and 2 TDs. The Warriors’ defense traveled, too: Sam Houston managed just 2.5 yards per rush and 2-for-11 (18.2%) on […]
September 13, 2025
Hawaii has started to find traction under Timmy Chang, banking wins over Stanford and Sam Houston to move to 2–1. Portland State comes in battered, already shut out twice, and still searching for an offensive identity. The contrast is stark: one program building confidence ahead of conference play, the other reeling from a schedule that […]
September 13, 2025
A Saturday night in Death Valley sets the stage for an SEC grudge match under the lights. LSU is out to avenge last year’s loss to Florida, and Tiger Stadium is primed to erupt. Florida off a gross USF upset in the Swamp. LSU chugging along. Below are my top college football player props to […]
September 13, 2025
Yulman Stadium will be loud Saturday night, and the script couldn’t be better. Tulane sits unbeaten at 2-0 after pounding Northwestern and escaping South Alabama, leaning on a balanced rushing attack and a defense that thrives on disruption. Duke walks in at 1-1, still buzzing with the story of quarterback Darian Mensah facing his old […]
September 13, 2025
Lane Stadium gets the spotlight again Saturday night, but the mood in Blacksburg is uneasy. Virginia Tech is winless after back-to-back losses to South Carolina and Vanderbilt, undone by second-half collapses and a battered offensive line. Old Dominion arrives 1-1, fresh from a 54-6 demolition of North Carolina Central and still buzzing from giving Indiana […]
September 13, 2025