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.
Laramie should feel tight from the jump, because this is the kind of Mountain West game where the room itself becomes part of the math. Nevada comes in at 19-10 overall and 11-7 in league play, still chasing the cleaner finish, while Wyoming sits at 16-13 and 7-11, trying to turn a strong home floor […]
March 3, 2026
Tuesday night in Las Vegas brings one of the Mountain West’s clearest contrast games. Utah State arrives at 24-5 and 14-4, sitting on top of the league behind the steadier résumé and cleaner season-long math, while UNLV comes in at 15-14 and 10-8 with the more volatile profile but a live home floor in its […]
March 3, 2026
Tuesday night at Fifth Third Arena feels like a real hinge game in the middle of the Big 12 pack, not a soft landing spot. BYU comes in 20-9 with the shinier offensive pedigree, Cincinnati comes in 16-13 with the tougher defensive profile, and both sides are fighting through the same 8-8 conference traffic jam. […]
March 3, 2026
Florida walks into this one with the building tilted in its favor and the stakes stacked high. The Gators are 23-6, 14-2 in the SEC, winners of nine straight, and 13-1 at home. This is the regular-season home finale, Senior Night for Micah Handlogten and Xaivian Lee, and a chance to take the SEC title […]
March 3, 2026
Reed Arena gets a game that actually feels like March. Kentucky and Texas A&M both walk in at 19-10, separated by a single game in the SEC standings, with the Wildcats at 10-6 and the Aggies at 9-7. It is Kentucky’s final true road game and Texas A&M’s home finale, so the environment matters, but […]
March 3, 2026
Tennessee walks into Columbia with the cleaner pedigree, but this game is not built like a casual top-vs-bottom SEC blowout. The Vols are 20-9 overall and 10-6 in league play, yet they arrive off back-to-back losses. South Carolina is 12-17 and 3-13 in the league, but this is the Gamecocks’ final home game, and the […]
March 3, 2026
Monday night in Sacramento carries deep-blue Big Sky weight. Idaho State and Sacramento State both enter at 5-12 in league play, which makes this more than a late regular-season tip—it is a direct seeding fight with the conference tournament right around the corner, and the difference between winning and losing can swing the path from […]
March 2, 2026
The loser is done, and the winner gets top-seeded Wright State, so this is one of those Horizon spots where the game can start tighter than the season-long pace suggests. The regular season series split cleanly, with Cleveland State winning 99-86 at home and IU Indianapolis taking the return meeting 82-74 in Indianapolis. The bigger […]
March 2, 2026
Arizona walk into this one with the whole building humming. The Wildcats are 27-2, 14-2 in the Big 12, Iowa State arrive 24-5, 11-5, and this is not some sleepy late-season spot in Tucson—it is Arizona’s home finale, Senior Night, a White Out, and a chance to win the Big 12 outright on its own […]
March 2, 2026
Duke walks into Raleigh with the cleanest kind of pressure: a 27-2 record, a 15-1 ACC mark, and a chance to clinch the outright regular-season title on NC State’s floor. The Wolfpack are 19-10 and 10-6 in league play, and the building will be loud, but this is not some sleepy road spot for the […]
March 2, 2026
The Shockers are 19-10, 11-5 in the AAC, chasing their first 20-win season since 2019-20, and they have won four straight coming into the regular-season road finale. UTSA is 5-23 and 1-15, but this is still the Roadrunners’ home finale and Senior Night, with Jamir Simpson among the seniors being honored. I see paths to […]
March 1, 2026