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.
UNC Wilmington gets this at exactly the right time. The Seahawks are 25-4 and 14-2 in the CAA, they are 15-2 at home, and they bring a six-game win streak into a regular-season finale that can lock down the league title on their floor. Charleston is not walking in soft at 20-10 and 13-4, and […]
March 1, 2026
Belmont walk in with the shinier résumé at 26-4 overall and 16-3 in the MVC, but this is exactly the kind of late-February, early-March spot where the clean record can hide the messier game-state truth. Illinois State are 19-11, 11-8 in league play, they are 12-2 at home, and this is their final regular-season home […]
March 1, 2026
Fiserv gets a real pulse game here. Marquette are home, sitting at 10-18 overall and 5-12 in league play, with DePaul at 15-13 and 7-10 after taking the first meeting 80-75 in Chicago. That earlier game matters, but so does what changed since then: Marquette just snapped a three-game skid with a 76-60 road win, […]
March 1, 2026
Charlotte and Florida Atlantic hit the late window with real AAC stakes attached, even if they arrive there from different angles. The 49ers are 15-13 overall and 9-6 in league play, sitting ahead of the Owls in the conference race, while FAU are 16-13 and 8-8, trying to protect home floor and make a late […]
March 1, 2026
The Aggies walk into this late-window spot at 23-5, tied atop the Mountain West at 13-4, and they have been brutal at the Spectrum with a 12-1 home mark. Grand Canyon is not some soft traveler, though. The Lopes are 18-10, they sit at 11-6 in league play, and they have already beaten Utah State […]
February 28, 2026
Nevada and UNLV drag this rivalry into the late window with almost no separation on the board, which is exactly why the bet has to be about shape. Nevada walks in at 19-9 and 11-6 in the Mountain West, still chasing placement near the top tier, while UNLV sits at 14-14 and 9-8, dangerous enough […]
February 28, 2026
Marshall closes the regular season at home with real Sun Belt leverage still on the table, and the recent shape points toward the Herd dictating this game. Georgia Southern comes in on a three-game slide, and those last three road losses were not soft landings—64 at Georgia State, 74 at App State, 66 at James […]
February 27, 2026
This one has real late-February weight in the Fun Belt, baby! Appalachian State walks into San Marcos at 19-11 and tied near the top of the Sun Belt, while Texas State sits at 18-12 with its own seed pressure and a building that has been a problem for almost everybody. Strahan Arena has turned into […]
February 27, 2026
The Zips walk into Kent at 23-5 overall and 14-1 in MAC play, they have won four straight, and they have won six straight in this rivalry. Kent State is no pushover at 21-7 and 12-3 with its own four-game streak, and the M.A.C. Center has been a real edge, but this spot still bends […]
February 27, 2026
Dayton walks in at 19-9 after drilling No. 23 Saint Louis 77-62, a result that kept the Flyers near the top tier of the A-10 and gave them real momentum heading into the rematch. George Washington answers with its own jolt, coming home at 16-12 after a 104-77 blowout of La Salle, so this is […]
February 27, 2026
Friday in Ithaca is not just another Ivy night. Yale arrives at 21-4 and 9-2 in league play, sitting atop the conference and holding the inside lane to another regular-season crown, while Cornell comes in at 12-12 and 5-6, still scrambling to secure its place in the four-team Ivy tournament. Yale has won five straight […]
February 27, 2026