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.
Hard Rock Stadium hosts one of the fiercest September showdowns on the calendar: Miami versus Florida, a rivalry that still hums with bad blood. The Hurricanes have leaned on balance, leaning into a bruising run game while keeping the defense fresh and disruptive. Florida enters with volatility—raw quarterback talent, playmaking wideouts, and a defense that […]
September 20, 2025
Ladies and gentlemen, Week 3 of both the 2025 NFL and fantasy football seasons marks this calendar year’s Autumnal Equinox. Indeed, all that summer stardust on our most shimmering pinpricks in the night sky—R.J. Harvey, Kaleb Johnson, Ashton Jeanty, ugh—have dulled a bit as the midsummer haze has dissolved and revealed a crisp September twilight. […]
September 20, 2025
Greenville turns the lights up for a legit measuring-stick game, and the market has settled on BYU -6.5 with a total of 49.5 and an East Carolina moneyline of +196. The numbers say clash of identities. The Cougars lean run-first on 61.6% of snaps with a +0.30 EPA per rush, while the Pirates live in […]
September 20, 2025
Lawrence stages a high-leverage conference opener with Kansas laying 12.5 and the total parked at 54.5, and the angles point to points. The setups matter. Kansas arrives off a bye after a 42-31 shootout at Missouri, where the offense punched in 31 but the defense allowed 595 yards and 261 rushing yards, a corrective focus […]
September 20, 2025
A tobacco-road matinee with real stakes arrives in Durham, and it sets up as a clash of tempo, identity, and nerve. NC State has played the heavier schedule to date (strength of schedule 19th) and comes in with a sturdier overall profile (34th), while Duke has leaned into an air-it-out persona that can dazzle or […]
September 20, 2025
A first-ever meeting in Orlando usually hums with curiosity; this one hums with contrast. The building will be loud, the air heavy, and the spread sits at UCF -7 with a total of 46.5. One side plays quick and explosive, the other more measured and opportunistic. Below is my prediction and pick for College Football […]
September 20, 2025
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
North Texas arrives unbeaten and unapologetically up-tempo, while Army counters at Michie with a possession vise, a 75.6% run rate, and the comfort of home. With the number hovering near pick’em and a 50.5 total, this tilt turns on pace control—UNT’s fast-start profile (28.7 first-half points, 19.7 in the second quarter) against Army’s clock monopoly […]
September 20, 2025