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Zach Thompson

Zach Thompson

Zach has been part of the DraftKings team since 2017 and covers baseball, basketball, golf, football and any other sport that offers DFS fun. He has been playing fantasy sports since box scores were only available in the newspaper the following day. Even though he grew up almost 8,000 miles away in Guam, he is a diehard Boston sports fan but will take a fantasy value play wherever he can get it, even if it’s from the Yankees.

Latest articles from Zach Thompson

MLB Best Bets: Top Home Run Props for Friday 6/27/25

MLB Best Bets: Top Home Run Props for Friday 6/27/25

All 30 teams are in action under the lights this Friday night, and it’s a wide-open playing field for anyone in search of some great home run props. The most homer-friendly parks don’t really appear on the board this weekend, but some great matchups await players in good form. The weather looks spotty in a […]

June 27, 2025

Fantasy Baseball Value Picks: Top DraftKings MLB DFS Bargain Plays for Friday 6/27/25

Fantasy Baseball Value Picks: Top DraftKings MLB DFS Bargain Plays for Friday 6/27/25

Major League Baseball welcomes the weekend with a massive 14-game slate on Friday night. Only the Mets and Pirates are not in the player pool, giving fantasy managers plenty of options as they fill out their lineup cards for Friday night. As you get your squad assembled and ready for action, you may need to […]

June 27, 2025

Fantasy Golf Picks: Best Cash Game Plays for the Rocket Classic

Fantasy Golf Picks: Best Cash Game Plays for the Rocket Classic

This week’s Rocket Classic is a great PGA TOUR event if you’re a fan of low-scoring rounds stuffed with birdies. Detroit Golf Club is typically one of the most scorable layouts in the regular rotation and has hosted this event since 2019, so there is some solid course history to examine while building fantasy lineups. […]

June 25, 2025

Top fantasy golf targets and pivot picks for the Rocket Classic

Top fantasy golf targets and pivot picks for the Rocket Classic

The PGA TOUR is headed to the Midwest for a couple of low-scoring weeks before jumping across the pond for the final major of the season. This week’s tournament is the Rocket Classic, which has a new name this year but is still held at Detroit Golf Club. The very scoreable layout is a classic […]

June 25, 2025

Jacob Misiorowski best prop bet for Brewers vs. Pirates 6/25/25

Jacob Misiorowski best prop bet for Brewers vs. Pirates 6/25/25

The Brewers and Pirates meet in a fun NL Central showdown on Wednesday afternoon in a matchup of two of the best young pitchers in the game. Jacob Misiorowski has dazzled in his first two MLB starts, and he’ll go head-to-head in this spotlight matchup against Paul Skenes of the Pirates. Let’s take a look […]

June 25, 2025

MLB Best Bets: Top Home Run Props for Wednesday 6/25/25

MLB Best Bets: Top Home Run Props for Wednesday 6/25/25

Wednesday is another busy day of baseball across the country. After two waves of two games in the afternoon, 22 teams are in action under the lights. Let’s take a look at those 11 games and find a few places to swing for the fences with home run props. Based on the matchup, environment and […]

June 25, 2025

Fantasy Baseball Picks Today: Top DraftKings MLB DFS Targets, Values for Wednesday 6/25/25

Fantasy Baseball Picks Today: Top DraftKings MLB DFS Targets, Values for Wednesday 6/25/25

After a few early games do a great job setting the table for Wednesday night, the main course of fantasy baseball goodness gets rolling at 7:10 p.m. ET. The main features slate on DraftKings features eight matchups from Wednesday night, including three divisional matchups. One of those divisional tilts is at Coors Field, where the […]

June 25, 2025

Fantasy Baseball Value Picks: Top DraftKings MLB DFS Bargain Plays for Tuesday 6/24/25

Fantasy Baseball Value Picks: Top DraftKings MLB DFS Bargain Plays for Tuesday 6/24/25

Major League Baseball has a massive 12-game slate on Tuesday night with plenty of strong fantasy options on the board from all different parts of the salary spectrum at each position. While there are some awesome superstar options to consider paying up for, there are also some great bargain plays to consider who can save […]

June 24, 2025

MLB Best Bets: Top Starting Pitcher Prop Bets for Monday 6/23/25

MLB Best Bets: Top Starting Pitcher Prop Bets for Monday 6/23/25

Monday gets another great work week of baseball off to a strong start with nine games on the schedule under the lights. From the 18 starting pitchers taking the mound, there are some very solid starting pitcher prop bets that stand out to me as some of the best bets on the slate. Today’s top […]

June 23, 2025

Where is the 2025 Rocket Classic being played?

Where is the 2025 Rocket Classic being played?

The final Signature Event of the season brought plenty of drama last week and capped off a great month of golf on the PGA TOUR which included dramatic finishes, surprise winners, and plenty of big payouts. This week, the PGA TOUR heads to Michigan to start a three-week run-up to the Open Championship, the final […]

June 23, 2025

Top MLB DFS Stacks for Monday 6/23/25

Top MLB DFS Stacks for Monday 6/23/25

Monday night’s eight-game fantasy baseball slate shapes up to be another offense-forward slate with some questionable starting pitchers and plenty of warm weather on the East Coast. Taking a look at the 16 teams on the board, a few stand out as great places to build MLB stacks this Monday as part of your DraftKings […]

June 23, 2025