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.
South Carolina State has banked more league wins at 4–3, and it gets the rematch at home after winning 74–72 on January 12. Coppin State is buried at 4–21, but it has two straight conference wins and palpable belief. This isn’t a track meet by identity either, with 70.7 possessions per game for South Carolina […]
February 16, 2026
South Carolina State has banked more league wins at 4–3, and it gets the rematch at home after winning 74–72 on January 12. Coppin State is buried at 4–21, but it has two straight conference wins and palpable belief. This isn’t a track meet by identity either, with 70.7 possessions per game for South Carolina […]
February 16, 2026
Hilton is a furnace in February, and this is the kind of night that redraws a one-seed conversation in ink. Iowa State Cyclones are 22–3, unbeaten at home, and playing with that Ames certainty that turns loose balls into layups. Houston Cougars are 23–2, built like a title defense (as always), and they walk into […]
February 16, 2026
Cameron is a truth serum, and this is the kind of Monday night that turns every possession into a referendum. Syracuse walks in at 15-11, trying to keep its ACC season from slipping into cute-try! territory. Duke is 23-2, ranked fourth, and operating like a team that expects to play deep into March. Duke has […]
February 16, 2026
Charleston walks in at 16-10, still near the top of the CAA table, but carrying two straight losses that tighten the room. Campbell has been trending the other way, stacking three straight conference wins and treating home court like permission. The number is small because both teams can score, and neither team really wants to […]
February 15, 2026
Seton Hall is 17-8 overall and 7-7 in the Big East, still fighting for a clean lane into March. Butler is 13-12 and 4-10, and the urgency is more about stopping the slide than chasing the top. The board says Seton Hall is the sharper side, but the building wants a brawl. Below is my […]
February 15, 2026
Dayton and Davidson both sit at 15-9, and they’re both parked sixth in the A-10, which makes this one a straight-up ladder fight. Dayton just wore a 99-73 loss at VCU, the kind of night that makes the film room loud. Davidson rolls in off an 84-64 win over Loyola Chicago and a 114-53 body-bag, […]
February 15, 2026
Torthern Iowa is 16-10 overall and still clawing for MVC separation at 8-7. Drake walks in at 12-15 and 6-10, carrying a month of bruises. That skid has not been quiet; the last couple weeks have looked like 80s and 90s on the scoreboard, and the defensive floor has leaked. The market is loud: -9.5 […]
February 15, 2026
Gainesville sets a different temperature for ranked visitors, and this one carries real SEC consequence. The Florida Gators sit 18-6 overall and 9-2 in league play, alone in first place, with every home game feeling like a statement. The Kentucky Wildcats arrive 17-7 and 8-3, close enough to make this a standings swing instead of […]
February 14, 2026
The Akron Zips walk in at 20-5 and sit atop the MAC at 10-1, protecting first place with a number that dares the market to fade it. The UMass Minutemen come in 15-10 and 6-6 in league play, playing the role of road spoiler with nothing to lose but poise. The board sits at Akron […]
February 13, 2026
Gentile Arena is where big favorites learn whether their edge is real or just glossy. Saint Louis rolls in unbeaten in the Atlantic 10 Conference, living like a ranked team with real tournament posture. Loyola Chicago is stuck in the bottom half of the league, but home floors still come with pride and strange energy. […]
February 13, 2026