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.
This is the opener of a four-game series in Miami between the Marlins and visiting Philadelphia Phillies. Mick Abel is scheduled to pitch for Philadelphia while Sandy Alcantara should get the nod for Miami. Phillies at Marlins prediction, preview Mick Abel has started three games this season, the first three of his career. And he’s […]
June 15, 2025
The Pacers tried to sweep the leg in Friday’s Game 4, but the Thunder blocked, jumped and repelled all attempts. But not without taking some serious damage. OKC was down by a point after the first quarter, then went into halftime down three points. Indiana then tightened the screws, laid the wood and every other […]
June 15, 2025
Shohei Ohtani is THE man amongst men, THE unicorn amongst unicorns, THE <insert anything> amongst <insert anything>. As a pitcher in MLB, he is one of the best. In 481.2 career innings, Ohtani has a K/9 of 11.36 while allowing a HR/9 of 0.99. The career FIP is 3.31. Oh, he averages 96.7 mph on […]
June 15, 2025
After Thursday’s first round of the U.S. Open, J.J. Spaun ($6,700; 92.5 FPTS) was atop the leaderboard and +1200 to win it all on DraftKings Sportsbook. Heading into the weekend, he was in second place by one stroke and +700 to win it all. Sunday did not begin so pleasantly for Spaun, as he bogeyed […]
June 15, 2025
In the top of the first inning, Steven Kwan hit a ground ball to shortstop and looked to have tweaked something in the lower body as he reached first base. He remained in the game but was eventually replaced in the sixth inning. Johnathan Rodriguez pitch hit for Kwan in the sixth inning of Sunday’s […]
June 15, 2025
The Indiana Pacers entered Friday’s Game 4 trying to put a stranglehold on the series. There have been 38 teams to face a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals. Only the 2016 LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers were able to do the improbable. The Oklahoma City Thunder were the best team in the regular season, boasting […]
June 13, 2025
There are eight MLB games on the main slate for Saturday, with the first starting at 4:05 p.m. EST. Here are three value picks for the slate. This article is written before the actual lineups come out, so keep track of updates throughout the day. Set your DraftKings fantasy baseball lineups here: MLB $150K Relay […]
June 13, 2025
After Thursday’s first round of the U.S. Open, J.J. Spaun ($6,700; 55 FPTS) was atop the leaderboard. Spaun is now looking up at Sam Burns ($7,100; 68 FPTS) by one stroke. Spaun and Burns took different paths over the first two days of the U.S. Open, but essentially ended up in the same place. Spaun […]
June 13, 2025
Only one team out of 38 has ever come back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals, so we should expect plenty of Thunder, lightning and tornadoes caused by the OKC players flying around the court. That said, the Pacers have been one of the best teams at remaining poised, adjusting in-game and grinding […]
June 13, 2025
Florida flew into Edmonton and skated off with the series split. The Panthers returned home and protected home ice and were looking to put a stranglehold on the series, but Edmonton returned the favor and earned the split on Thursday to tie the series at 2-2. It wasn’t easy, though, as Florida scored the first […]
June 13, 2025
UPDATE: Paredes is back in the lineup for Monday’s game. UPDATE: Paredes has been diagnosed with a left hamstring injury. In the bottom of the seventh inning of Thursday’s game against the Chicago White Sox, Isaac Paredes injured his leg after running to first base on a double-play groundball. Mauricio Dubon was the substitute for […]
June 12, 2025