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.
The NBA has another busy Saturday lined up with nine games on the schedule. The very first matchup on the board is a 5:00 p.m. ET matinee matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and the Utah Jazz from the American Airlines Center in Big D. While both teams have struggled and the game may not be […]
January 17, 2026
The second NFL playoff game on Saturday is an NFC West matchup between the 49ers and the Seahawks in Seattle, which kicks off at 8:00 p.m. ET. It should be a great grudge match between division rivals, and presents an awesome NFL DFS showdown opportunity. The Seahawks earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC […]
January 17, 2026
As the NFL Playoffs continue with four games in what should be an outstanding Divisional Round, we’ve got another monster doubleheader on Saturday. The Buffalo Bills visit the top-seeded Denver Broncos in the early game, before the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks host the San Francisco 49ers in a divisional matchup in the nightcap. On Saturday, DraftKings is bringing […]
January 17, 2026
The NBA has six games on the scoreboard for Friday night, including the Los Angeles Clippers taking their annual trip to Toronto to take on the Raptors. Some key players will be missing, though, including Kawhi Leonard (ankle), RJ Barrett (ankle), and potentially Immanuel Quickley (back), who is doubtful. Ivica Zubac (ankle) and John Collins […]
January 16, 2026
In the final game on Friday night’s NBA scoreboard, the Sacramento Kings welcome in the Washington Wizards to the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. If you’re staying up late and following along or catching the game on League Pass, there are some strong player prop bets to consider, so let’s take a look at some […]
January 16, 2026
For the second straight game this week, the Cleveland Cavaliers are in Philadelphia taking on the 76ers as the first game of the ESPN doubleheader. On Wednesday, the Cavs won 133-107, but many of these back-to-back sets have yielded widely divergent results, so we won’t read too much into that lopsided result. This Eastern Conference […]
January 16, 2026
ZT details his best player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for Wednesday's matchup between the Cavaliers and 76ers.
January 14, 2026
Aloha! The PGA TOUR tees off the 2026 season with a full-field, always-exciting tournament from the Rainbow State with the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii. A strong field will take on this well-known par-70 that demands precision, accuracy and plenty of birdies to contend. Once again this season, DraftKings Sportsbook has a wide variety of […]
January 14, 2026
Zach Thompson gets you set for this week’s Sony Open in Hawaii with his top fantasy golf cash game picks on DraftKings.
January 14, 2026
The PGA TOUR is back! The 2026 season starts in the Aloha State with the first tournament of the year taking place in East Honolulu at Waialae Country Club. Rather than starting with the exclusive, Signature Event at the Sentry, this season kicks off with a full-field tournament with a standard cut and plenty of […]
January 14, 2026
ZT details his best player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for Monday’s matchup between the Hornets and the Clippers.
January 12, 2026