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.
Sample sizes are about to go from small to slightly-less-small. Schematic anomalies might become patterns of behavior, for better or worse. And, always, the injury reaper with his scythe raised high, the primetime moonlight glancing off the blade. As an aggregate repository of players, the fantasy football pool limps into Week 2, a bit—no? Injuries […]
September 12, 2025
Sample sizes are about to go from small to slightly-less-small. Schematic anomalies might become patterns of behavior, for better or worse. And, always, the injury reaper with his scythe raised high, the primetime moonlight glancing off the blade. As an aggregate repository of players, the fantasy football pool limps into Week 2, a bit—no? Injuries […]
September 12, 2025
Week 3’s tilt at the Rose Bowl might legitimately define the tone for UCLA’s 2025 season. An 0–2 start has rattled the program, and the Bruins desperately need stability. DeShaun Foster’s debut has been marred by penalties, turnovers, and defensive lapses. New Mexico arrives with belief, covering a massive number at Michigan and grinding out […]
September 12, 2025
Friday night under the Dome sets the stage for Syracuse’s bounce-back shot against Colgate after a 45–26 loss to Tennessee and a shaky overtime escape against Connecticut. The Orange step in as 37.5-point favorites, and the total has ticked up to 66.5. This series hasn’t been competitive in decades—Syracuse has won 17 straight since 1950, […]
September 12, 2025
Based on my preliminary research for game picks, here are my three favorite baseball bets for tonight’s slate, separate from our game predictions and previews. Links to DraftKings Sportsbook provided for all bets below! Pirates vs. Orioles u3.5 total runs F5 (-105) Paul Skenes has been a revelation in 2025, pitching to a 1.98 ERA, […]
September 10, 2025
Soldier Field gets the lights and the stakes, and the market sets the stage. DraftKings lists Minnesota -1.5 with a 43.5 total, reflecting respect for Brian Flores’ defense and uncertainty around J.J. McCarthy’s debut. Minnesota swept Chicago last year, 30-27 in overtime and 30-12, piling up 781 yards at 5.74 yards per play. Kevin O’Connell’s […]
September 7, 2025
After logging four receptions for 25 yards and a touchdown against the Seahawks in Week 1, George Kittle hit the medical tent on the San Francisco 49ers sideline with a hamstring injury. He would later head to the locker room, and has since been ruled out. Thankfully for Kittle prop backers, because he left the […]
September 7, 2025
Sunday night in Orchard Park is more than a game: Highmark’s final home opener adds gravity. The air is clean, footing sure, noise constant. January’s 27–25 finish still lingers, and the AFC’s chase begins here. The board sits near pick’em with a 50.5 total. Expect the middle eight, red zone, quarterback legs, and fourth-down nerve […]
September 7, 2025
SoFi hums, not glitters, as two recent playoff winners touch grass. I get a live test of McVay’s tweaks with Davante Adams beside Puka Nacua. DeMeco Ryans arrives with a top-five defensive profile and a new-playcaller edge. DraftKings posts Rams -3, a clean football number without a tax. I expect leverage to live in usage […]
September 7, 2025
