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.
Now that Super Bowl LX is in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to start looking ahead to next year. While there are still 32 different teams that can technically reach Super Bowl LXI, we do know for sure where the Big Game will take place in 2027. Where will the Super Bowl be in 2027? […]
February 8, 2026
While winning the Super Bowl is a team achievement, there is also an individual who gets to hold a trophy up on the championship podium. Super Bowl MVP is one of the most esteemed honors in football, and there have been 61 winners over the past 60 years. Let’s look at the available positional data leading following […]
February 8, 2026
The entire NFL calendar has built up to a crescendo at the Super Bowl, but what’s wrong with a little extra football? We have six full decades of history to look back on, showing just how often the Big Game finishes regulation with the two teams tied. Let’s look at the overtime data following the Seattle […]
February 5, 2026
The Houston Rockets are set to host the Charlotte Hornets at the Toyota Center on Thursday night, with tip-off scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. If you’re looking to build out a same-game parlay (SGP) of NBA player props for the East vs. West showdown, DraftKings has you covered. Using the NBA Player Props Trends Tracker, […]
February 5, 2026
Holding a lead heading into the final quarter of the Super Bowl seems like a pretty clear path towards a Lombardi Trophy, but how often do teams make fourth quarter comebacks in the Big Game? We have six full decades of history to chart the probability of a squad erasing a deficit in the last 15 minutes. […]
February 4, 2026
Following eight episodes of chaos in the post-apocalyptic wasteland, Fallout season 2 has come to a close. The story isn’t done just yet, however, with the finale once again ending on a bit of a cliffhanger. There is a critical post-credit scene, too, which raises even more questions. Here is a quick breakdown of how […]
February 4, 2026
For as comforting as it can be to take a lead into the locker room at halftime, how predictive is it of Super Bowl outcomes? We now have six full decades of history to help us determine the importance of a halftime lead in the Big Game. Here’s a breakdown of the data following the […]
February 3, 2026
Just one week before the 2026 Winter Olympics get underway in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, star American skier Lindsey Vonn went down with a left knee injury. The 41-year-old crashed during a downhill race in Switzerland on Friday, requiring an airlift to the hospital. Vonn posted on social media following the crash, clarifying that […]
February 3, 2026
The Miami Heat are set to host the Atlanta Hawks at the Kayesa Center on Tuesday night, with tip-off scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. If you’re looking to build out a same-game parlay (SGP) of NBA player props for the Eastern conference showdown, DraftKings has you covered. Using the NBA Player Props Trends Tracker, we […]
February 3, 2026
Scoring first in the Super Bowl feels crucial, but is it? We have six full decades of history to help us understand the importance of the Big Game’s first points. Let’s look at the data following the Seattle Seahawks’ win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX. Does the team that scores first […]
February 2, 2026
Fallout season 2 has taken the long and winding road to its finale, which will wrap up the show’s nearly two-month run on Amazon Prime Video. The adaptation of the blockbuster video game franchise isn’t shying away from the lore at this point, continuing to expand the world as the story reaches a fever pitch. […]
February 2, 2026