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 Pittsburgh Steelers have traditionally been about running the ball, playing good defense and taking shots when afforded. Last season, Pittsburgh was 28th in passing rate at 51.69%, but 5th in deep passing rate. On Sunday, they added one of the best deep threats in the game, DK Metcalf, for a 2025 second-round pick. Pittsburgh […]
March 9, 2025
The Los Angeles Rams offense had the eighth-fewest dropbacks (594) last season, yet threw for the 10th-most yards (4,096). And that was with Puka Nacua only playing 11 games while Cooper Kupp suited up for only 12. Nacua started all 17 games his rookie season and there is much optimism heading into his third professional […]
March 9, 2025
Tyrese Haliburton ($8,700) has missed the last two games due to a hip issue. He is questionable for Monday’s contest against the Chicago Bulls. TJ McConnell ($5,100) is also questionable after spraining his right ankle early in Saturday’s game. If Haliburton is unable to go, Andrew Nembhard ($5,700) would be the biggest beneficiary, as he’s […]
March 9, 2025
The Los Angeles Lakers travelled to Boston on Saturday and exited their game against the Celtics bruised and battered, literally. Not only did they lose the game, 101-111, and LeBron James for at least a week, but Luka Doncic ($12,000) and Jaxson Hayes ($5,000) are now questionable for Monday’s contest against the Brooklyn Nets, while […]
March 9, 2025
DraftKings, your paradise of DFS nirvana, has done it again with a new contest called NBA Starting 5. You select one point guard, one shooting guard, one small forward, one power forward, and one center. There is no salary cap. The only stipulation is that you must select players from at least two different teams. […]
March 7, 2025
The cut line for the Arnold Palmer Invitational is four-over. Here are some notable players who won’t be playing over the weekend: In the $1M Sand Trap tournament, there were 18 golfers rostered on at least 10% of teams. Three of them missed the cut. Harris English ($6,600; 17 FPTS) was rostered on 14.21% of […]
March 7, 2025
Tyrese Haliburton ($8,800) missed only his second game of the season on Thursday against the Atlanta Hawks. He is once again questionable for Saturday’s rematch against Atlanta. Jarace Walker ($3,400) received the starting nod on Thursday for Haliburton, and he played 25 minutes, producing 19.75 FPTS. Pascal Siakam ($7,900) garnered a 32.2% usage rate and […]
March 7, 2025
Noah Clowney (SHOWDOWN $8,400) missed the last 15 games due to an ankle injury. He’s off the injury report and will make his return on Saturday against the Charlotte Hornets. There was optimism for Clowney this season due to his production at the end of last season. He started the final four games of the […]
March 7, 2025
DraftKings, your paradise of DFS nirvana, has done it again with a new contest called NBA Starting 5. You select one point guard, one shooting guard, one small forward, one power forward, and one center. There is no salary cap. The only stipulation is that you must select players from at least two different teams. […]
March 6, 2025
There are eight NBA games on Friday’s slate. NYK is playing the second leg of a back-to-back. As for injuries, Nikola Jokic, Tyler Herro, Rudy Gobert, Chet Holmgren, Deni Avdija, Santi Aldama, John Konchar, Dante Exum, Caleb Martin, Keyonte George, Jerami Grant, Jaden Springer, Alec Burks, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Andrew Wiggins and Aaron Gordon are […]
March 6, 2025
UPDATE: Chet Holmgren will join Gilgeous-Alexander, Dort, Hartenstein, Wallace and J. Williams on the bench Friday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has missed only one game this season. That was back on January 17 due to wrist soreness. He will miss his second game on Friday. This time, though, it’s strictly for rest purposes. And it’s a well-deserved […]
March 6, 2025