Stan joined DraftKings in December of 2020. It was a glorious time, except for that whole COVID thing, when we got Madden streams and boisterous bat flips from the KBO. I was brought on board to bring some West Coast flavor. I especially love hoops, and most of my content is in that arena. When I walk along the beach, strumming my guitar, the beat that I hear is not one of crashing waves. No, it is the beat of the ball bouncing off the hardwood with highs provided by the squeaks of the sneakers. Ball is life.
The Reds have won four in a row with Will Benson launching a home run in each of those contests. All of those games were in the friendly confines of Great American “Small” Park, though. The venue shifts to Pittsburgh on Friday, where PNC Park is rated the toughest for home runs by left-handed batters. […]
May 18, 2025
The Eastern Conference Final matchup is set. The No. 1 seeds from both brackets in the East were unable to advance, pitting the No. 2 seed Carolina Hurricanes against the No. 3 seed Florida Panthers. These teams faced each other three times during the regular season, with Florida notching two wins. The Panthers scored six […]
May 18, 2025
Winning a championship is never easy. There are always trials and tribulations, and making it to the top of the NBA playoff pagoda requires teams to advance up each level, often step by step. The Thunder took a massive step last season, but lost in the Western Conference semifinals. This season, they improved the roster […]
May 18, 2025
Will Benson ($3,300) played one game in the first month of the season due to a Jake Fraley injury and went 0-for-4. He spent the rest of the time in Triple-A. The Reds recalled him to the big leagues on May 9. Since then, he’s been held hitless only once, racking up eight hits in […]
May 18, 2025
In the series opener between these two teams, the Yankees notched a four-run third inning then cruised to the 6-1 victory. For Saturday’s game, Clarke Schmidt takes the hill for the Yankees while Griffin Canning gets the nod for the Mets. The O/U is currently set at 9.5, while the Yankees are -135 on the […]
May 16, 2025
In 44.2 innings this season, Eduardo Rodriguez has struck out 52 batters. That’s good. He’s also had some bad luck, as the BABIP is .376, strand rate is only 54% and the FIP of 4.31 is well below the 7.05 ERA. That said, earned runs are earned runs at the end of the day, and […]
May 16, 2025
Jhonattan Vegas ($5,500; 79 FPTS) leads the PGA Championship heading into the weekend at -8. In the $2.75 Fantasy Golf Millionaire tournament, Vegas is rostered on only 0.77% of teams. DK Sportsbook has Vegas at +1200 to win it all, tied for the third-lowest odds. Si Woo Kim ($7,700; 72.5 FPTS), Matt Fitzpatrick ($7,500; 59 […]
May 16, 2025
The Sam Presti and Mark Daigneault partnership began with a 22-50 finish in 2020. But they planted the seeds, showered them with water and provided sunlight until they blossomed in 2023. The NBA Playoff Pagoda is a treacherous one, though, requiring restarts and experience. Well, the Thunder were primed and ready for a run this […]
May 15, 2025
After the devastating injury to Jayson Tatum at the end of Game 4, it wouldn’t have surprised if the Boston Celtics came out flat or were demoralized for Game 5, especially down 3-1 in the series. But Boston isn’t a one-man team and is still very talented. In addition, the Celtics are still the defending […]
May 15, 2025
New York City will be the center of the sports universe on Friday, as the Knicks looks to close out their series with the Celtics at MSG while the two baseball teams from different boroughs go head-to-head in Yankee Stadium for the first of a three-game set. Carlos Rodon takes the hill for the Yankees […]
May 15, 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder were the best team during the regular season. They led the league in wins with 68, had the third-ranked offense, best defense and were the only team to sport a double-digit net rating. They lost only 14 games all season. Two of those were against the Denver Nuggets, as the teams […]
May 14, 2025