Sam joined DraftKings in 2025 following five years with Sports Illustrated’s “On SI” network. He has covered the UCLA Bruins, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Rays, MLB, MiLB and NBA, on top of earning awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and College Media Association during his time as a student at UCLA.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks are set to face off on Opening Day 2026. Sam Connon shares his picks and predictions in regards to Los Angeles' ace, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and his strikeout props.
March 26, 2026
Sam Connon takes you through his preview, prediction and pick for the NCAA men's basketball tournament Sweet 16 matchup between Iowa and Nebraska on Thursday.
March 26, 2026
The New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants are set to face off in the first regular season MLB game of 2026. Sam Connon shares his picks and predictions in regards to New York's ace, Max Fried, and his strikeout props.
March 25, 2026
Sam Connon takes you through his preview, prediction and pick for Tuesday's NIT quarterfinals matchup between Saint Joseph's and New Mexico.
March 24, 2026
Sam Connon takes you through his preview, prediction and pick for the NCAA women's basketball tournament second round matchup between USC and South Carolina on Monday.
March 23, 2026
Marvel Studios has changed course when it comes to its television shows, pivoting away from standalone miniseries and movie crossovers, moving towards longer-running versions of what worked in the past. As a result, we are getting a second season of Daredevil: Born Again, the continuation of the Netflix smash hit that ran from 2015 to […]
March 23, 2026
Sam Connon takes you through his preview, prediction and pick for the NCAA women's basketball tournament first round matchup between California Baptist and UCLA on Saturday.
March 21, 2026
Since the very beginning of its run on Prime Video, Invincible has had a serious body count. Surprising character deaths are part of the show’s DNA, pulling directly from the cult-classic comic books along the way. If you need a breakdown of who died in the Season 4 premiere, or are looking to get filled […]
March 19, 2026
It’s been a few years since Jury Duty broke out as one of the most unlikely hits on TV, turning a staged trial into an overnight streaming sensation. That story had a definitive ending, since the curtain finally got pulled back, but the show’s producers have more gas left in the tank. Enter Jury Duty […]
March 19, 2026
Sam Connon built out a five-leg NBA parlay for Thursday's game between the Magic and Hornets using DraftKings’ Free Trending Parlay Picks Optimizer tool.
March 19, 2026
Daredevil: Born Again finally linked the Marvel Netflix shows with the mainline Marvel Cinematic Universe when it premiered in 2025. But while Kingpin, Punisher and Bullseye featured prominently in season 1, there were some fan-favorite characters who did not immediately get ported over. Luke Cage, for instance, starred in three seasons of TV over on the Netflix side […]
March 18, 2026