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.
Last season, Jalen Hurts ($10,000 Showdown; 25.3 FPTS) rushed for 605 yards, but he had racked up 760 and 784 yards on the ground in the previous two seasons. A knee issue caused Hurts to hurt. On Monday night against the Falcons, Hurts looked spry and was aggressively scrambling, rushing 13 times for 85 yards. […]
September 16, 2024
The Royals scored four runs in the third inning and things were looking like they were going to return to the winning ways after dropping Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh. All off the bat of Bobby Witt Jr. ($6,500; 30 FPTS), who sent a 1-1 pitch into the left field seats for the grand slam. Witt […]
September 16, 2024
The Cubs may be out of the playoff race, but they put on a show for the Wrigley faithful on Monday night. The offense racked up nine runs on 18 hits while the pitching was excellent, limiting the Athletics to two runs on nine hits. Shota Imanaga ($9,300; 30.7 FPTS) was brilliant, striking out 11 […]
September 16, 2024
Andre Pallante ($7,200; 30.75 FPTS) has been both a starter and a reliever in his three-year MLB career. He’s started 27 of 135 games, and the numbers have been mediocre at best. The K/9 has never exceeded seven and the walk rate has been in the high-3s. He’s done an excellent job of limiting the […]
September 16, 2024
The hits keep coming for the San Francisco 49ers. After recently losing running back Christian McCaffrey to injury, wide receiver Deebo Samuel will now miss a few weeks due to a calf injury sustained late in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings, per head coach Kyle Shanahan. There’s been no mention of exactly when or […]
September 16, 2024
Sunday Night’s game between the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears opened with a total of 47 points. The number eventually went down to 45.5, which made the trend the best friend for all under bettors. The downward movement made sense because both defenses performed well in Week 1. Chicago’s pass defense was third in passing […]
September 16, 2024
UPDATE: Mixon had two carriers for a combined five yards after returning to the game. Texans beat the Bears 19-13. UPDATE: Mixon has returned to the game. 10:51 pm ET: Mixon was designated as officially questionable…. ….but, he was out on the sideline warming up. There’s been no change in the questionable designation, though. 10:33 […]
September 15, 2024
Patton Kizzire ($6,900; 139.5 FPTS) has been a professional golfer since 2008. He’s been on the Korn Ferry Tour, Web.com Tour and PGA TOUR. He has two career PGA TOUR wins, both coming in the 2017-18 season. This year, he has played in 18 events, notching two top-10s, six top-25s and missed the cut in […]
September 15, 2024
The Chiefs have long been known as an offensive juggernaut due to the Andy Reid/Patrick Mahomes collaboration and have often been among the league leaders in points per game scored. Last season, though, they were 15th in points scored per game. There are many reasons for this, as defenses have tried to limit the deep, […]
September 15, 2024
Professional sports are a young man’s game, as Father Time is still undefeated. That said, experience carries a ton of weight and can prolong one’s career, or the lack of it can cause a player to struggle. We saw both sides of that circle of life play out on Sunday. The 35-year-old Jason Heyward ($3,000; […]
September 15, 2024
SEPTEMBER 23: Sean McVay said Kupp will not be available for Week 4 in Chicago. With Kupp and Puka Nacua out in Week 3, Tutu Atwell led the team with five targets, four receptions and 93 yards. He ran 24 routes while Demarcus Robinson led the team with 27 routes. Robinson only caught one of […]
September 15, 2024