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.
With less than four weeks left in the regular season, pennant races are heating up across Major League Baseball. Tuesday night’s 10-game main slate on DraftKings includes several important matchups, including the Royals and Guardians going head-to-head as they race for the NL Central. That matchup is one of five divisional games on the slate, […]
September 3, 2024
After missing over two months, All-Star Fernando Tatis Jr. is back in the lineup for the Padres on Monday night against the Tigers. Tatis will bat second and play RF. Before landing on the 60-day IL with a right femoral stress reaction, Tatis hit .279 with 14 home runs and eight stolen bases. In his […]
September 2, 2024
The Bears named their team captains for the 2024 NFL season, and they included rookie QB Caleb Williams as one of them. The No. 1 pick in last year’s draft has been unquestionably the team’s top QB since arriving in Chicago and can now add the Captain’s “C” to his uniform. Captain Caleb This preseason, […]
September 2, 2024
The 2024 NFL season kicks off on Thursday, and at DraftKings Network, we’re fired up for the new season! We’ve expanded our staff to bring you the best coverage from multiple angles including DFS analysis, DraftKings SportsBook picks, season-long advice and plenty of all the hype that accompanies a new season. With kickoff looming, we […]
September 2, 2024
A series win in the Bronx was in the Cards for St. Louis on Sunday, thanks in large part to an electric performance from Jordan Walker ($2,700; 41 FPTS). Walker led a 20-hit, 14-run onslaught by going 5-for-5 with a home run, a stolen base, four runs scored and three RBI. That blast was Walker’s […]
September 1, 2024
Coors Field? Elevation? Coming back after 15 days on the Injured List? No big deal apparently, since Zach Eflin ($11,000 in showdown; 32.75 FPTS) overcame all those elements to put together an excellent outing in Denver on Sunday afternoon. He helped lead the Orioles to a series win over the Rockies. Eflin only needed 85 […]
September 1, 2024
Scottie Scheffler ($12,200; 141.5 FPTS) had one of the most dominant seasons on the PGA TOUR. It seems fitting that at the end of the playoffs, he hoisted the FedExCup Trophy by winning the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club. Scheffler’s victory gives him seven PGA TOUR victories this year, including wins at THE […]
September 1, 2024
On Sunday, the Guardians made multiple roster moves, and those moves paid off with immediate results. With the rosters expanding on Sep. 1, the team added 1B Kyle Manzardo ($2,600; 30 FPTS) and activated Alex Cobb ($6,600; 28.3 FPTS) from the Injured List. Manzardo hit only .207 (17-for-82) with no home runs and a .247 […]
September 1, 2024
The Yankees took the first game of the three-game series on Friday, but the Birds bounced back in the Bronx on Saturday, getting a 6-1 victory behind a strong outing from veteran starting pitcher Kyle Gibson ($11,000 in Showdown; 26.75 FPTS). Gibson earned his eighth win of the season with seven strong innings, allowing just […]
August 31, 2024
The final day of August will be jam-packed with Major League Baseball, and most of the action takes place under the lights. The DraftKings main slate gets underway at 7:05 p.m. ET and includes 20 teams in the player pool. Five of the ten games are divisional contests, including the Dodgers and Diamondbacks continuing their […]
August 31, 2024
As the Red Sox try to stay alive in the AL Wild Card chase, they’ll get Rafael Devers back in the lineup, hitting cleanup for Friday night’s series opener against the Tigers in Detroit. The plan is for the Red Sox to use Devers as DH on Friday and Saturday before he returns to third […]
August 30, 2024