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.
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. […]
February 19, 2025
Victor Wembanyama ($10,900) is doubtful for Thursday’s game against the Phoenix Suns due to an illness. Wembanyama has missed six games this season, with the most recent on February 1st. In that one, Charles Bassey received the start, but he’s been ruled out for Thursday. Zach Collins started four of the other five games, but […]
February 19, 2025
UPDATE: Both Antetokounmpo and Lillard will start but be on a minutes limit. This is the front end of a back-to-back. Giannis Antetokounmpo ($11,500) last played on February 2, missing six games due to a strain in his left calf. Damian Lillard ($9,500) did not play in the last game before the All-Star break due […]
February 19, 2025
Anthony Edwards ($5,900) dealt with a hip issue, causing him to miss two games in the last eight contests. He did play at least 36 minutes in each of the last three games before the All-Star break, so everything seemed fine. Unfortunately, he will not be playing in the All-Star game for Team Kenny due […]
February 16, 2025
Ludvig Aberg ($9,800; 125.5 FPTS) won the Genesis Invitational as the fifth-highest priced golfer, and he had the sixth-lowest odds heading into the tournament on DK Sportsbook at +2200. After Thursday’s first round, Aberg was T7, six strokes off the lead after shooting a two-over 74. Aberg must’ve caught some good z’s Thursday night because […]
February 16, 2025
In the $1M Sand Trap Special tournament, there were 24 golfers rostered on at least 10% of teams. Five of those were unable to make the cut for the weekend: Sepp Straka ($8,000; 14 FPTS) was the fourth-most rostered golfer at 18.71% but missed the cut by six strokes. After Thursday’s 78, Straka fired a […]
February 14, 2025
It’s All-Star weekend, and while it’s the unofficial halfway point of the season, most teams have played around 65% of their games. Which means that money time, aka the playoffs, are right around the corner. Here are the current odds for NBA Champion at the All-Star break up at DK Sportsbook: Since Mark Daigneault took […]
February 14, 2025
In the $1M Sand Trap Special tournament for The Genesis Invitational, Scottie Scheffler ($12,300; 32.5 FPTS) is the highest-priced golfer, while Rory McIlroy ($10,900; 18 FPTS) is the highest-rostered golfer at a whopping 41.42%. And it all makes sense because Scheffler is the number-one ranked golfer in the world while McIlroy is coming off a […]
February 13, 2025
There are five NBA games on Thursday’s slate. DAL, GSW, HOU, LAC, MIA, MIN, NOP, OKC, SAC and UTA are playing the second leg of a back-to-back. As for injuries, all the teams are playing the second leg of a back-to-back, so injury reports haven’t been submitted. Keep track of all the pertinent injury updates […]
February 12, 2025
Alex Bregman was one of the prime free agents during the offseason, as the 30-year-old third baseman has a career .272/.366/.483 slash with an 11.9% walk rate, 13.4% strikeout rate and .210 ISO while playing excellent defense at the hot corner. With the Houston Astros trading Kyle Tucker, it looked certain that Bregman would be […]
February 12, 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. […]
February 12, 2025