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.
After going into Cleveland and taking the first two games, the Indiana Pacers had a chance to put a stranglehold on the series with a win at home in Game 3. Cleveland showed resolve, though, as Donovan Mitchell went for 43 points while the Cavaliers dominated on the glass, 56-37, with 18 of those offensive […]
May 11, 2025
With 4:32 left in the first quarter of Sunday’s Game 4 between the Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers, Bennedict Mathurin punched De’Andre Hunter in the midsection, which prompted Hunter to shove Mathurin to the ground. After a few minutes watching the replays, officials decided to eject Mathurin while assessing technicals to Hunter and Myles Turner, […]
May 11, 2025
After getting stunned in Game 1 with a 121-119 loss to the visiting Denver Nuggets, the Oklahoma City Thunder didn’t mess around in Game 2, Hulk-smashing the Nuggets by 43 points. With momentum and their swagger back, they strutted into Denver with the goal of reclaiming home-court advantage. But Denver protected home court and gutted […]
May 11, 2025
After the first two rounds of the Truist Championship, the field was looking up at Keith Mitchell ($7,400; 95 FPTS), who led by one stroke lead heading into the weekend. In the $750K Sand Trap tournament, Mitchell was rostered on 9.49% of teams. DraftKings Sportsbook had Mitchell as the favorite at +320. After Saturday, it […]
May 11, 2025
There are nine MLB games on the main slate for Saturday, with the first starting at 4:10 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 $125K Relay […]
May 9, 2025
The Game 1 loss for the Cavaliers at home versus the Pacers was casually shrugged off. Darius Garland didn’t play and Cleveland may have been a little rusty after dispatching the Miami Heat in four games during the first round. Cleveland converted only 9-of-38 from downtown. The Game 2 loss was devastating. Despite being without […]
May 9, 2025
Andrés Giménez got off to scorching hot start this season, endearing himself to Toronto after spending the prior four seasons with Cleveland. Giménez opened the season with a seven-game hitting streak with three home runs in the first five games. Since then, he’s slashed .173/.240/.200 with a .027 ISO. He has stolen eight bases and […]
May 9, 2025
After Thursday’s first round of the Truist Championship, the field was looking up at Keith Mitchell ($7,400; 90 FPTS), who shot a 9-under round (61) and led by one stroke. After Friday, Mitchell maintained his one-stroke lead heading into the weekend after shooting a 3-under (67). Mitchell bogeyed the second hole of the morning, but […]
May 9, 2025
After losing home court and scoring 88 points on 39.5% shooting in Game 1, there was little doubt that the Timberwolves would respond in a big way for Game 2. And boy did they respond, jumping out to a 29-15 lead after one quarter. They did get a bit a scare in the third quarter […]
May 8, 2025
There are two NBA games on Friday’s slate. As for injuries, Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, De’Andre Hunter are questionable. On DraftKings Sportsbook, CLE is -2 over IND on the road with the total at 229.5. OKC is -4.5 over DEN on the road with the total at 233.5. Set your DraftKings fantasy basketball lineups here: NBA […]
May 8, 2025
UPDATE: Edwards has officially been cleared to play. UPDATE: Edwards is warming up coming out of halftime. UPDATE: Edwards is questionable to return with an ankle injury. Midway through the second quarter of Thursday’s Game 2 against the Golden State Warriors, Anthony Edwards went up for a layup down the middle of the lane. Unfortunately, […]
May 8, 2025