Johnny Kampis

Johnny Kampis

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Johnny Kampis is a longtime journalist who has written for The American Spectator, Fox News, HuffPost, TownHall.com, the New York Times News Service, Washington Examiner, and dozens of other print and online publications. He authored the critically acclaimed "Vegas or Bust: A Family Man Takes On the Poker Pros" (ECW Press, 2018). In addition to writing for OG about daily fantasy sports, Johnny is an investigative journalist for the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, and serves on the FCC's Consumer Advisory Committee.

The Houstaon Texans keep feeding the ball to running back Carlos Hyde, which makes his $4,600 DraftKings salary this Sunday one of the best DFS value plays of the weekend. (Image: Houston Texans)

Five NFL DFS Value Plays Under $5,000 This Sunday

As always, if you want to pay high salaries for some players, you’ve got to find some DFS value plays to fit your lineup under the $50,000 salary cap on DraftKings. Like last week, I’m going to focus on players who are priced under $5,000, specifically on DK. We’ve got […]

Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer has enjoyed a strong start to 2019 as the Bears have done undefeated. He's worth a look in DFS this week. (Image: Baylor Bears)

Big 12 Could Own DFS College Football This Saturday

On Saturday afternoon, Jalen Hurts will look to do it again, putting up big DFS numbers for the seventh week in a row. There should be fireworks all over the Big 12, as players from Baylor, Oklahoma State and more look to put up big DFS scores this week in […]

Denver wide receiver Courtland Sutton is emerging as the team's playmaking receivers and is a good value in DFS Thursday Night Showdown. (Image: Denver Broncos)

Four Players to Target in DFS Thursday Night Showdown

The Kansas City Chiefs visit the Denver Broncos for DFS Thursday Night Showdown in a game that is expected to be close, as the Chiefs are 3.5 favorites, and relatively high scoring, with an over/under of 50. Both defenses have shown their vulnerabilities this year and the Chiefs offense needs […]

Falcons' tight end Austin Hooper had yet another big day on Sunday, rewarding DFS players who drafted him. (Image: Atlanta Falcons)

The DFS Week That Was in the NFL: Another Big Day From Austin Hooper

NFL Week 6 was a little more back to form after a bombastic Week 5. The winning $100,000 lineup on DraftKings’ Play-Action contest was gronkspike9, who scored 258.14, putting him more than 12 DFS points ahead of his nearest competitor. Last week, I focused on value plays below $5,000 on […]

Jamaal Williams returns from injury in time for tonight's game against the Lions and could be a cheap option in DFS Monday Night Showdown (Image: Green Bay Packers)

Four Players to Target in DFS Monday Night Showdown

Are you ready for a DFS Monday Night Showdown? OK, so it doesn’t have the same ring as the tagline for the actual game, but we do have an exciting matchup tonight with the Detroit Lions at the Green Bay Packers. The Packers are six-point favorites in a game with […]

CeeDee Lamb caught all three of Jalen Hurts' touchdown passes on Satruday, making him a must-have to win the big money in DFS. (Image: Sooner Sports)

CeeDee Lamb Shines for Oklahoma in DFS

The Red River Rivalry started out slow, but ended up being a thriller, with Oklahoma pulling out a 34-27 victory over Texas, and Jalen Hurts and CeeDee Lamb being the stars of the show for DFS participants. Some of the Texas players didn’t break the slate as we had hoped. […]

Texas QB Sam Ehlinger has bowled over opponents so far in 2019, but can he do the same in the Red River Rivalry this week? (Image: NCAA)

The Red River Rivalry Could Be a DFS Paradise

The day slate for this Saturday’s college football games offers many tough choices in the DFS world as offensive powerhouses like Oklahoma and Texas take the field in the Red River Rivalry. Which two quarterbacks should we draft among Sam Ehlinger, Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa? Which Crimson Tide receiver […]

Tom Brady of the New England Patriots throws 500th career TD pass (Image: Maddie Meyer / Getty) touchdown pass during the fourth quarter against the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium on October 4, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Four Players to Target in Thursday Night Showdown

This week’s Thursday night NFL game features the New York Giants visiting the New England Patriots in what’s expected to be a rout, as the Patriots are listed as 17-point favorites. That line makes it apparent that, in Thursday night showdown cash games, DFS players should focus on New England, […]

Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller V ran wild on Sunday, catching 14 passes for 217 yards and three touchdowns. (Image: Houston Texans)

NFL Week 5 Featured Incredible DFS Points From These Players

Incredible. No other word best describes some of the individual performances we saw in Week 5 of the NFL. Players put up monstrous DFS points, leading to gottowin33 needing 285.64 points to take down the $1 million first prize on FanDuel this Sunday. Last week, I proposed five sleepers you […]

2019 MLB Playoffs: DFS Baseball Showdown Tips & Tricks

We are now in the throes of the MLB baseball playoffs, with the division series wrapping up and the league championship series soon to begin. Many days will only feature one or two games, so DFS baseball showdown contests are a great option if you want to play daily fantasy […]

49ers tight end George Kittle could be in for a big game against the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night and should in consideration for the captain's spot in DFS showdown. (Image: Niners Nation)

Four Players to Target in Monday Night DFS Showdown

Monday Night Football in Week 5 features the Cleveland Browns visiting the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers are favored by 3.5 in a game with an over/under of 47.5. It appears that Vegas is expecting this game to be above the average NFL game in points scored, so I’ll focus […]

Jett Duffey, Joe Burrows Shine in Week 6 of College Football DFS

Saturday was definitely a day for robust college football quarterback numbers, and you pretty much needed two in your lineups to finish deep in the money in DFS contests. Although Jalen Hurts had another big day for Oklahoma, the winning lineups mostly bypassed him for other gunslingers, such as the […]

With AJ Green and John Ross injured, Auden Tate looks to be a bigger part of the Cincinnati Bengals offense, making him a DFS sleeper this week. (Image: DraftKings)

Five DFS Sleepers in the NFL This Week

It’d be nice to cram Christian McCaffrey, Ezekiel Elliott, Lamar Jackson, Julio Jones, and DeAndre Hopkins into your DFS lineup, but that’s just not feasible with salary caps. (And everyone would just pick all of the best players, making most lineups very similar.) No, to play some of the studs, […]

Quarterback Joe Burrow will need protection from his offensive line if LSU is going to have a chance at upsetting Alabama on Saturday. (Image: Getty)

College Football DFS: Who to Pick Among Oklahoma, LSU, Penn State

As we examine the college football day slate for Week 6, we don’t have to worry about trying to pin down which Alabama receiver will break the slate, since the Tide is on a bye this week. But teams like Oklahoma, LSU, and Penn State could easily approach 50 points […]

Nick Chubb's 165 rushing yards and three touchdowns in Week 4 had DFS players who drafted him smiling. (Image: Fan Duel)

Nick Chubb Dominates in NFL DFS Week 4

It was a great week for value plays in NFL DFS this week, with a number of cheaply salaried players putting up big scores. And higher-priced players like Nick Chubb excelled after a few mediocre first few weeks of the season. Cheers Critics complained that Wayne Gallman, Jr. was gifted […]

Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford put up big DFS numbers  on Friday. (Image: Penn State Sports)

Quarterbacks Feasted in College Football DFS Last Weekend

Alabama’s pairing of Tua Tagovailoa and his receiver, Devonta Smith, broke the Saturday college football DFS slate, as Smith caught 11 passes for an incredible 274 yards and five touchdowns. It was a great day for quarterbacks in general, as offenses ruled the weekend. I missed hard at other positions, […]

Tyler Boyd has been the Bengals' most consistent receiving threat through the first three weeks of 2019. (Image: Cincinnati Bengals)

Four Players to Target in Monday Night Showdown

We have a matchup that oddsmakers expect to be close tonight in Monday Night Football, with the Cincinnati Bengals visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers are favored by 2.5, but I’ll be making a Bengals player my captain in guaranteed prize pool, Monday night showdown tournaments. Tyler Boyd Boyd has […]

Target Russell Wilson and the Seahawks in NFL DFS This Sunday

For Week 4 of NFL DFS, I’m concentrating on a few expected shootouts featuring teams where defenses go to die, along with a value play sprinkled in here and there. Russell Wilson, in particular, looks to be in a great spot this week. Quarterbacks Russell Wilson, Seahawks ($6,100 on DraftKings, […]

Alabama transfer Jalen Hurts showed that he can still compete at a high level, leading his new team Oklahoma to a big win over Houston. (Image: Kevin Jairaj)

Why You Need to Play Jalen Hurts in DFS This Saturday

Saturday’s slate features the most dynamic DFS player in college football right now – Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts. He, along with a few others, are must-plays over the weekend. Quarterbacks Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma ($9,200 on DraftKings, $11,000 on FanDuel) – When examining a DFS college football slate, the first thing […]