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.
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
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
Foxborough opens with urgency and noise, not ceremony, as a new era demands proof. Mike Vrabel steps into power and resets expectations immediately with a hardened defensive identity. Pete Carroll arrives in Las Vegas energized, challenging a hostile building he never conquered across decades of matchups. The Raiders have never won at Gillette Stadium, a […]
September 6, 2025
Week 1 under a roof gives us clean sightlines and honest speed. Lucas Oil hums when the ball is snapped, and timing wins here. The board says Colts -1.5 with a 47.5 total, but the matchup carries richer context. These teams wore the same AFC cloth for decades; the last meeting finished 16–10 with Miami […]
September 6, 2025
Huntington Bank Field snarls for a Week 1 street fight. I’m treating this like a tone-setter, even though many think the Browns are a candidate to be rolled over. Cincinnati vowed to end its September nap and opened the playbook in August. This all results in a win probability right around 65.2% for Cincinnati. DraftKings […]
September 6, 2025
Mercedes-Benz Stadium hums before kickoff, and this rivalry resumes with stakes immediately high across the division. Tampa Bay chases a fifth straight crown; Atlanta ushers in the Penix era with urgency and ambition. DraftKings hangs Buccaneers -1.5 with a 45.5 total, inviting declarations rather than cautious hedges today. I accept and lay a number, trusting […]
September 6, 2025
EverBank’s crowd in Duval charges with heat and impatience, not enchantment, as two rebuilds demand immediate receipts. Liam Coen debuts with a defined tempo and a quarterback who needs a reset, and is positioned for one. Dave Canales arrives with proof of concept and a cleaner pocket for Bryce Young, and plenty of young offensive […]
September 6, 2025
The Caesars Superdome sets the tone. Dome track. No weather excuses. New Orleans unveils a second-year quarterback, Spencer Rattler, and a new system. Arizona brings continuity, tempo, and a run game built heavy for fast turf. The market trusts that profile. Below is my prediction for NFL Week 1’s game between the New Orleans Saints […]
September 6, 2025
