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.
Baker Mayfield ($5,600; 29.66 FPTS) has had quite the career arc, going from first overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft to being traded for a fifth-round pick, to getting claimed off waivers, to signing a one-year, prove-it contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And prove it he did, as he completed 64.3% of his […]
September 8, 2024
With 19 games left in the regular season, the San Diego Padres have been applying pressure and were 5.5 games back in the NL West standings heading into Sunday. But, the Dodgers have maintained composure and haven’t lost a series since early August when they hosted the Philadelphia Phillies. After splitting the first two games […]
September 8, 2024
In the DK Network Betting Group Picks for September 8 article, Hunter Skoczylas identified three separate players to score a touchdown at any point in the game: Josh Allen, Tyreek Hill and Mike Evans. Individually, Allen was -125 to score a touchdown, Hill was -125 and Evans was +135. All three together had odds of […]
September 8, 2024
Friday night’s game in Brazil between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers wasn’t pretty early on, as the grass had players on both teams slipping left and right. The offense would pick up in a hurry, however. Both teams ended with over 400 yards of offense and a player from each squad had a […]
September 7, 2024
Mark Vientos ($4,600; 35 FPTS) wasn’t good his first two seasons in the majors. During his rookie season, he slashed .167/.268/.278 with a .111 ISO and 29.3% strikeout rate in 41 plate appearances. Last season, he received 233 plate appearances, and while he did improve, slashing .211/.253/.367 with a .156 ISO, the strikeout rate was […]
September 6, 2024
The Kansas City Chiefs are looking to become the first NFL team to win three championships in a row. The journey began on Thursday, at home against the Baltimore Ravens with the familiar cast of characters. Patrick Mahomes ($10,400; 16.14 FPTS) is still the quarterback, Isiah Pacheco ($8,400; 15.8 FPTS) is still the starting running […]
September 6, 2024
The San Diego Padres will likely make the playoffs, as they currently have the best wild card record. But the Arizona Diamondbacks are only a half game back and the Padres are only five games back of the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. After winning three straight games, they were looking to sweep the lowly Detroit […]
September 5, 2024
The Colorado Rockies always have a puncher’s chance at home due to the altitude. While they are still under .500 in Colorado with a 32-37 record, on the road only the Chicago White Sox are worse. Chicago is 14-55 on the road while Colorado is 20-52. The Rockies have scored the third-fewest runs and are […]
September 5, 2024
Over the past six months, we have glanced over thousands of headlines regarding fantasy football. We have Zapruder-film’dd five-second clips of players in shorts. We have entered hundreds of best ball drafts on DraftKings. We have correlated stacks with playoff schedules, with player exposures, with coaching changes. with regression analysis, and simulations that would make […]
September 5, 2024
There have been nine NFL teams to win back-to-back championships: Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers (twice), San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs. Eight were unable to make it three in a row, but the Chiefs are still live to make history. DK Sportsbook currently has […]
September 5, 2024
There’s been plenty of offense in this series between the Yankees and Rangers. New York took the opener, 8-4. Texas tied things up on Tuesday with a 7-4 victory. In the rubber match, the Rangers pounded out 10 runs on 14 hits for the win on Wednesday. It was smooth sailing for the Rangers, as […]
September 4, 2024