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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 NRFI props for Saturday 6/21/25

MLB Best Bets: Top NRFI props for Saturday 6/21/25

Some betting cards are fun to hold onto long-term, whether those are picks for an award winner or a league champion. Sometimes, though, it’s also fun to just take a quick-hit pick where the results are virtually instant. The MLB has done a lot to speed up the game over the last few years, adding […]

June 21, 2025

Top MLB DFS Stacks for Saturday 6/21/25

Top MLB DFS Stacks for Saturday 6/21/25

Saturday night features a six-game MLB DFS slate at the end of a jam-packed day of baseball. With some of the most hitter-friendly parks in the majors on the evening’s slate, it’s a slate that seems built for offense. Let’s take a look at the 12 teams in the player pool and pinpoint a few […]

June 21, 2025

MLB Best Bets: Top Home Run Props for Saturday 6/21/25

MLB Best Bets: Top Home Run Props for Saturday 6/21/25

On Saturday, all 30 teams in Major League Baseball will be in action throughout the day with nine games in the afternoon and six under the lights. Some of the best home run environments have some of the best home run weather this Saturday, so the stage is set for a power-packed Saturday of hardball […]

June 21, 2025

Fantasy Baseball Picks Today: Top DraftKings MLB DFS Targets, Values for Saturday 6/21/25

Fantasy Baseball Picks Today: Top DraftKings MLB DFS Targets, Values for Saturday 6/21/25

Saturday night has a great six-game slate on tap to close out another busy day of baseball from across the diamonds of Major League Baseball. The featured MLB DFS contests start at 7:15 p.m. ET, when two games get underway in Philadelphia and San Diego. The Mets and Phillies continue their battle for the NL […]

June 21, 2025

MLB DFS Picks: Top 50/50 and Cash Game Plays for Friday 6/20/25

MLB DFS Picks: Top 50/50 and Cash Game Plays for Friday 6/20/25

Friday night features a 13-game MLB DFS slate, and DraftKings has a wide variety of ways to get in on the fantasy baseball action including GPPs, Tiers and Pick6. However, in this post, we’ll be keying in on some great picks for cash games, contests where your entry fee is doubled and almost half of […]

June 20, 2025

MLB Best Bets: Top Starting Pitcher Prop Bets for Friday 6/20/25

MLB Best Bets: Top Starting Pitcher Prop Bets for Friday 6/20/25

Friday night is jam-packed with baseball as 28 of the 30 MLB teams take to the diamonds under the lights. While it looks like it’ll be a big night for offense based on the weather forecasts and parks in play, it also shapes up to be a solid night for some starting pitcher prop bets. […]

June 20, 2025

Top MLB DFS Stacks for Friday 6/20/25

Top MLB DFS Stacks for Friday 6/20/25

Friday night’s 13-game main fantasy baseball slate looks like it will be jam-packed with offense, with multiple hitter-friendly parks and matchups on the board. A few aces will take the hill, but there are also some very favorable matchups to attack for offense. Let’s take a look at the 26 teams taking the field and […]

June 20, 2025

MLB Best Bets: Top Home Run Props for Friday 6/20/25

MLB Best Bets: Top Home Run Props for Friday 6/20/25

On Friday, 28 of the 30 teams in Major League Baseball will be in action under the lights for the start of a great weekend of awesome matchups. Six series are divisional contests, and there are some other interesting angles in the other matchups, including Rafael Devers facing his former team that just traded him […]

June 20, 2025

Fantasy Baseball Value Picks: Top DraftKings MLB DFS Bargain Plays for Friday 6/20/25

Fantasy Baseball Value Picks: Top DraftKings MLB DFS Bargain Plays for Friday 6/20/25

Major League Baseball has a massive 13-game slate on Friday night that includes all but four of the teams in the league, giving fantasy managers plenty of options when filling out Friday’s lineup card. The slate is stacked with plenty of star power both on the mound and at the plate, but if you go […]

June 20, 2025

Fantasy Golf Picks: Best Cash Game Plays for the Travelers Championship

Fantasy Golf Picks: Best Cash Game Plays for the Travelers Championship

This week’s Travelers Championship is the final Signature Event of the 2025 PGA TOUR season and the pros are back at TPC River Highlands for another big week. It’s a limited field with just 72 players in a no-cut event, so it should be a great week of golf. If you’re looking to build your […]

June 18, 2025

Top fantasy golf targets and pivot plays for the Travelers Championship

Top fantasy golf targets and pivot plays for the Travelers Championship

After last week’s struggle at Oakmont Country Club, the PGA TOUR pros will find much easier scoring conditions this week at the Travelers Championship, which is the last Signature Event of the season and will once again be held at TPC River Highlands. The 72-player field will compete in a no-cut format this week, which […]

June 18, 2025