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.
The Texas Tech Red Radiers landed a five seed in the South Region of the bracket, and they’ll face off against the 12-seed Akron Zips. Texas Tech vs. Akron opening odds This is the kind of 5–12 game the bracket lives on: a high-major with real second-weekend ambitions, and a mid-major champion that has spent […]
March 15, 2026
The Purdue Boilermakers landed a two seed in the South Region of the bracket, and they’ll face off against the 15-seed Queens NC Royals. Purdue vs. Queens NC opening odds Queens earned its way here the hard way, winning the Atlantic Sun tournament to secure the program’s first NCAA berth since completing the Division I […]
March 15, 2026
The Gonzaga Bulldogs landed a three seed in the South Region of the bracket, and they’ll face off against the 14-seed Kennesaw State Owls. Gonzaga vs. Kennesaw State opening odds No. 14 Kennesaw State gets here as the Conference USA tournament champion, and the path mattered: the Owls came in as the No. 6 seed, […]
March 15, 2026
The Miami (FL) Hurricanes landed a seven seed in the South Region of the bracket, and they’ll face off against the ten-seed Missouri Tigers. Miami (FL) vs. Missouri opening odds The 7–10 line always carries a little unpredictability, and this one lands squarely in that category. Missouri enters the tournament at 20-12, earning a No. […]
March 15, 2026
The Villanova Wildcats landed an eight seed in the South Region of the bracket, and they’ll face off against the nine-seed sensation Utah State Aggies. Villanova vs. Utah State opening odds This 8-9 game has the right kind of first-weekend friction: a proud March program walking in a little diminished, and a Utah State team […]
March 15, 2026
Fins up, folks! The Arizona Wildcats landed a one seed in the South Region of the bracket, and they’ll face off against the sixteen-seed sensation LIU Sharks. Arizona vs. LIU opening odds LIU arrives as the NEC winner, back in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2018, carrying a 24-10 record and the […]
March 15, 2026
The Michigan State Spartans landed a three seed in the South Region of the bracket, and they’ll face off against the fourteen-seed North Dakota State Bison. Michigan State vs. North Dakota State opening odds The bracket always gives us one of these: the heavyweight program with decades of March muscle against the conference champion that […]
March 15, 2026
The Louisville Cardinals landed a six seed in the East Region of the bracket, and they’ll face off against the eleven-seed South Florida Bulls. Louisville vs. South Florida opening odds The Bulls kicked the American’s door in, won the conference tournament on Sunday, and secured their first NCAA berth since 2012 by flattening Wichita State […]
March 15, 2026
The Ohio State Buckeyes landed an eight-seed in the East Region of the bracket, and they’ll face off against the nine-seed TCU Horned Frogs. Ohio State vs. TCU opening odds TCU comes in at 22-11 after navigating the nastiest league in the country and finishing 11-7 in the Big 12, and the résumé has real […]
March 15, 2026
The Lancers are the No. 2 seed at 23-8 and 13-5 in the WAC, Utah Tech is the No. 3 seed at 19-14 and 11-7, and the winner is one step from the league’s automatic bid. CBU did close the regular season on a four-game winning streak and has won 13 of its last 15 […]
March 13, 2026
Las Vegas gets one of the cleanest semifinals on the board Friday night. San Diego State arrives at 21-10 overall and 14-6 in the Mountain West. New Mexico counters at 23-9 and 13-7. The market has treated the Aztecs as a slight neutral-floor favorite, but the quality gap is almost nonexistent, and that is what […]
March 13, 2026