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.
I’ve already written up my beloved Gators against the Maryland Terrapins for their Sweet Sixteen game tonight here. But, otherwise, I’ve barely even touched these games! So I decided to run through some mini preview, prediction, pick, and best bet for all the Sweet Sixteen games I didn’t write up individually: Alabama vs. BYU, Duke […]
March 27, 2025
Just for the record—as a Houston Cougars and Iowa State Cyclones fan, Richie Saunders is sort of the bane of my Big XII fandom existence. Which is to say he’s become such a formidable name in college basketball on a national scale the last few weeks that he deserves the attention of the sports gaming […]
March 27, 2025
Yeah, so—this was obvious, right? We all knew I’d be writing up Condon for the Florida Gators’ Sweet Sixteen March Madness game against the Maryland Terrapins tonight. I can’t stop waxing poetic about this guy. Maybe it’s the pink shoes that keep me coming back—golly. I’ve already written up a preview, prediction, pick, and best […]
March 27, 2025
It wasn’t without its blood pressure spike, but those of us with Maryland and Florida facing off in the Sweet Sixteen in the 2025 March Madness West region are sitting pretty headed into the second weekend. Gators fans will tell you their team just faced what might be their toughest test before the Final Four. […]
March 26, 2025
We’re getting funky with a little NIT action on this Sweet Sixteen eve. I’ve got a preview, prediction, pick, and best bet for this NIT Quarterfinal game between Cleveland State and Illinois State. Here’s how I’ll play it. I’ll be pumping out these predictions for individual games each round, with plenty of coverage here on DraftKings […]
March 26, 2025
Welcome to some more fertile ground for a bracket-destroyer. The 12-seed Colorado State Rams face the four-seed Maryland Terrapins in a Round of 32 showdown. While Maryland’s star power has been undeniable, the Rams come in red-hot after a first-round upset, armed with a defense that thrives on disrupting rhythm and forcing turnovers. This one […]
March 23, 2025
I’ll say it once more: The 2024-2025 Florida Gators are a veritable tournament juggernaut. They’ve bullied into March with the type of championship-caliber swagger we saw from last year’s UConn Huskies team. Led by Todd Golden, this Florida squad plays with surgical precision; they barrage you with a dynamic offense and a suffocating defense. They […]
March 22, 2025
Graham Ike is primed for a clash in the trenches tomorrow, ready to face one of the toughest defenses in the nation. With a combination of brute strength and finesse, Ike has the chance to elevate Gonzaga’s offense in a way few others can. The Cougars’ defense is relentless, but Ike’s ability to control the […]
March 22, 2025
L.J. Cryer is stepping into a heavyweight matchup with all eyes on him. As Houston’s longtime go-to scorer, Cryer has the chance to cement himself as a March viper against Gonzaga’s porous defense. He’s been a tough-shot artist all season, and against a defense that struggles to contest shooters beyond the arc, he’ll have a […]
March 22, 2025
For a one-seed versus eight-seed matchup, the edge feels tightrope-thin here, no? Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars buried SIUE in the Round of 64, and, but for two major injuries to stars in their recent tourneys, might be a title-caliber team when healthy. And then there’s Gonzaga, who keeps dominating even from the eight-seed line under […]
March 22, 2025
A coaching matchup in the Round of 32 that feels about as blue-bood as we might have gotten all tournament (no offense to Tom Izzo)? You know what they say: March don’t disappoint. And neither should this one between a Coach Cal-led Arkansas Razorbacks team who did just enough to squeeze by Kansas, and a […]
March 21, 2025