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.
Where’s the rivalry between Toronto and Detroit? It is Rivalry Weekend (TM), after all. Why—all you have to do is look at the “mere” 286 miles of intercontinental expressways between the stadiums, and therein lay the bitter, infrastructure-deep hatred! Otherwise, you’d have to go back a few decades, when folks from southern-central Canada grew up […]
May 16, 2025
The Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates meet Friday night at Citizens Bank Park to kick off Pennsylvania’s rivalry weekend in a highly anticipated series opener. With the Phillies sitting comfortably at 25-18 and the Pirates struggling at 15-29, the Phillies are the clear favorites here. But it’s Rivalry Weekend! Underdogs are magic! Below, I’ve got […]
May 16, 2025
Rivalry Weekend rages on in Ohio! The Guardians and Reds face off tonight at Great American Ball Park, and interstate bragging rights are absolutely on the line this weekend. Below, I’ve got my preview, prediction, and best bet for this Friday baseball game between the Reds and the Guardians. Here’s how I’ll play it. I’ll […]
May 16, 2025
The Cubs and White Sox meet today for a fierce intercity matchup at Wrigley Field. And for what’s a stark mismatch on paper, the winds might be blowing south tomorrow. Below, I’ve got my preview, prediction, and best bet for this Friday baseball game between the Cubs and the White Sox. Here’s how I’ll play […]
May 16, 2025
It’s a barren slate of only six games on the diamond this Thursday. And, in the case of this one in Atlanta, the land is so flat and barren that we’ve got tornado warnings! There’s a solid chance this game gets called off before first pitch gets thrown. Having said that, below, I’ve got my […]
May 15, 2025
How’s a ten-game win streak sound to you? Sounds even better to the Minnesota Twins, who’ll need just that sort of electricity all throughout the season to keep pace in the AL Central. As for the Orioles and the AL East—well, they say “cellar door” is the most eloquent phrase in the English language! Below, […]
May 15, 2025
The Reds enter Thursday’s contest as the stronger team on paper, but recent form suggests something foul on the horizon. Conversely, the White Sox are improving despite their lowly 13-29 record. A tale of two momentums. Below, I’ve got my preview, prediction, and best bet for this Thursday baseball game between the White Sox and […]
May 15, 2025
Cotton candy, black jelly beans, and the Starbucks pink drink—these are several cloying and sugary things that fall spectacularly short of revenge’s ripe sweetness. What with all the pageantry surrounding tonight’s 2025 NFL schedule release, I thought I’d take a look at the full bill of games for the upcoming campaign and list out some […]
May 14, 2025
It’s unfortunate the NFL cultural triumph that was the first-year-Harbaugh Los Angeles Chargers can be reduced to a single stat for a single game: four interceptions for Justin Herbert against the Houston Texans. It was an inexcusable performance for a player not just of Herbert’s pedigree but also his expectations, and it was just as […]
May 14, 2025
The Rams’ 2025 season will be remembered for three things: being one play away from the NFC Championship, the ignominious departure of Cooper Kupp, and the emergence of a young defensive front that did the hard work of adapting to life after Aaron Donald. With Jared Verse and Braden Fiske foremost among the group, the […]
May 14, 2025
If last year’s any indication, the regular season schedule doesn’t exactly matter for this era of Kansas City Chiefs. They’re just going to make the playoffs, and they’re likely going to be so infuriatingly excellent at finding ways to win that they’ll make a solid run in the postseason, too. Hard to believe we consider […]
May 14, 2025