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.
Tuesday night in Norman has real hinge-game energy. Missouri walks in at 20-9 and 10-6 in SEC play, carrying the stronger résumé and a real March posture after winning six of its last eight, including a takedown of Tennessee and that 88-64 hammering at Mississippi State. Oklahoma is only 15-14 and 5-11 in the league, […]
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
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
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