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.
In 2011, Jim Harbaugh led the San Francisco 49ers to the postseason in his first season as an NFL head coach. Thirteen years later, in his first season back in the professional coaching ranks after nine seasons at the University of Michigan, he led the Los Angeles Chargers to the fifth seed in the AFC […]
January 11, 2025
As the NFL Playoffs kick off this weekend with a six-game Wild Card slate, the lights have never been brighter. Which running backs will step up and shine? We kind of already know that superstars like Saquon Barkley ($8,500) and Derrick Henry ($8,200) will perform because their respective offenses operate around their strengths. But what […]
January 10, 2025
After a rough start to the season, the Indiana Pacers are starting to turn it around. Indiana has won each of its last four games, improving to 20-18, good for seventh in the Eastern Conference. Despite point guard Tyrese Haliburton’s inconsistency all season, the Pacers have finally found the form that earned them a trip […]
January 10, 2025
After facing the best team in the Eastern Conference in a thrilling 129-122 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, the road won’t get much easier for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Oklahoma City will travel to Madison Square Garden tonight to take on the 25-13 New York Knicks at 7:30 p.m. ET. Here are […]
January 10, 2025
UPDATE: Despite participating in Friday’s morning shootaround, De’Aaron Fox has been ruled out for tonight’s matchup with Boston. Under new head coach Doug Christie, the Sacramento Kings have started to turn things around. The Kings are on a five-game winning streak, which was extended on Monday night in thrilling fashion by a DeMar DeRozan masterclass […]
January 9, 2025
The NFL Playoffs are here! Per usual, the Saturday 4:30 p.m. ET game includes the Houston Texans, who will welcome the Los Angeles Chargers to NRG Stadium. Here are the betting splits and most popular player prop bets at DraftKings Sportsbook for the all-important matchup. The Chargers are three-point favorites over the Texans, with the […]
January 9, 2025
UPDATE: Haliburton and Myles Turner are available. After an inconsistent start to the season, Indiana Pacers All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton is starting to find his groove. In his last four games, he’s averaged 24.8 points and 11.0 assists per game on blistering 51-49-84 shooting splits, and the Pacers have won all four. Thanks to […]
January 9, 2025
Griffin Wong offers his top picks on DraftKings Sportsbook for Thursday’s seven-game NBA slate.
January 9, 2025
We’ve reached that awkward middle part of the NBA season where the NBA Cup is in the rear-view mirror, the All-Star Break and trade deadline are rapidly approaching, and the playoffs are still a long way off. During this period, surprising results can happen. Thursday’s eight-game slate includes plenty of quality options for DFS players. […]
January 9, 2025
Divisions are paramount in the NFL, since every division winner is guaranteed a home game in the postseason. The pressure of the guaranteed playoff berth — as well as the fact that all teams within a division play each other both home and away every season — has produced plenty of intense rivalries and can’t-miss […]
January 8, 2025
For the first time in NBA history, two teams on 10-plus-game winning streaks will face off when the 30-5 Oklahoma City Thunder, winners of 15 straight, travel to the shores of Lake Erie for a nationally-televised matchup against the 31-4 Cleveland Cavaliers at 7 p.m. ET. The Cavaliers, who have won each of their last […]
January 8, 2025