Griffin Wong has been a content writer at DK Network since November 2024. Prior to that, he was the former sports editor for the Harvard Crimson, where he covered the football team for two years and earned four Story of the Year nominations from the Associated College Press. A lifelong Lakers and Dodgers fan, Griffin’s favorite athlete of all time is Kobe Bryant. When he’s not writing, Griffin is usually skiing, running, golfing, or playing basketball — badly.
With eight days until the first round of The Masters Tournament, the field for the season’s first major has been almost set. The only way a player can qualify for The Masters now is if they win this weekend’s Valero Texas Open at the Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio. Most of the betting favorites […]
April 2, 2025
Throughout the season, there have been widely considered to be three good teams in the Eastern Conference: the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics, and the New York Knicks. But it’s been long past time to recognize that there are four teams that should be significant favorites to win their first-round playoff series. Since January 1, […]
April 2, 2025
With the fifth and eighth seeds in the Western Conference separated by just a single game, every single minute is critical for the remainder of the season. That means that the LA Clippers, who sit in eighth, can’t overlook even tonight’s clash against the lowly New Orleans Pelicans, whose top seven scorers will all don […]
April 2, 2025
UPDATE: Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić (ankle) has been listed as questionable for tonight’s contest against the San Antonio Spurs. Not loving the fact that it’s a Hump Day in early April? Me neither. But at least it’s a Hump Day with an eight-game featured NBA slate on DraftKings, which should see some of the […]
April 2, 2025
Last week, the Memphis Grizzlies pulled off the second-most surprising move of the season: firing head coach Taylor Jenkins with just nine games remaining in the season and replacing him with Tuomas Iisalo for the playoff run. The dramatic personnel change came amidst a prolonged slump: Memphis has gone just 8-13, with a negative-1.1 net […]
April 1, 2025
The most important quest in the NFL season is that for the Super Bowl, which the Philadelphia Eagles completely pretty decisively in 2024-25. The less heralded one is that for the league’s worst record and the first overall pick, as losing teams hope to turn their franchise around by drafting a generational talent on a […]
April 1, 2025
With the calendar turning to April, it’s officially the final month of the NBA regular season, which will conclude in less than two weeks. There are plenty of value options to be found this time of year, as tanking teams sit their stars in pursuit of lottery odds and playoff teams rest theirs so they’re […]
April 1, 2025
On this April 1, you’d be a fool if you didn’t participate in the DraftKings featured DFS contest for today’s MLB action (just kidding). With a full 11-game slate on the docket, players will have plenty of choices between stars, scrubs, and everything in between. Set your DraftKings fantasy baseball lineups here: MLB $300K Bat […]
April 1, 2025
Griffin Wong shares his top picks on DraftKings Sportsbook for Matchweek 30 of the Premier League.
March 31, 2025
The Sacramento Kings have been dragged into a three-way battle for the final Play-In Tournament spot in the Western Conference. The Dallas Mavericks — who have suddenly gotten hot after Anthony Davis’ return from injury — have leapt the Kings into ninth, while Sacramento holds a 1.5-game edge over the Phoenix Suns, who are suddenly […]
March 31, 2025
With the NBA regular season concluding in just two weeks, lifting the Larry O’Brien Trophy is no longer a dream for some teams — it’s a realistic goal. That also means it’s not too early to look ahead at how the playoffs might shake out. The Oklahoma City Thunder are +150 favorites to win the […]
March 31, 2025