FanDuel is offering up to $350 in bonus bets for new users who claim a promo code and bet $5+ for seven days. The promotion covers Wednesday’s slate of NFL, MLB, college football and soccer games, plus Thursday’s NFL opener between the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions.
The promo code covers a wide range of sports, including the NFL, college football, MLB, golf, soccer and other categories. Those who sign up for the first time can secure the bonus bets by going to the FanDuel promo code review page, where the terms and conditions of the offer are explained.
Wednesday’s Picks
Wednesday’s action centers on baseball and soccer. The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every college football, NFL and MLB game 10,000 times, backs several picks across the day’s schedule.
The model backs the Bills versus Lions Over 54.5, a pick that carries -114 odds at FanDuel’s latest NFL numbers. The Bills are the favorite, leading by 4.5 point in their home matchup against the Lions.
“It just means more” is the common refrain about the SEC, but there will be all kinds of meaning attached to Saturday’s No. 7 LSU vs. No. 8 Ole Miss game.
The model backs Ole Miss +3.5 at LSU (-122) for the college football contest. It is a primetime showcase that brings back former Rebels coach Lane Kiffin to Oxford, having left for Baton Rouge just prior to the Rebs’ College Football Playoff push from last season.
The Bills and Lions Game
Thursday Night Football opens Week 2 with the Buffalo Bills hosting the Detroit Lions at the new Highmark Stadium. Both teams enter Week 2 at 1-0 after Buffalo defeated the Houston Texans 36-31 and Detroit survived a 31-30 scare from the New Orleans Saints.
With the new stadium now open and new top wideout DJ Moore on board, the city of Buffalo is full of anticipation for the season ahead. The hope is that Josh Allen will finally lead the team to a Super Bowl appearance.
Coach Dan Campbell’s Lions are looking to do better than last year’s disappointing 9-8 record. The SportsLine model predicts the Over hits in 57% of the simulations.
Ole Miss and LSU
Beyond the ordinary SEC rivalry, the LSU vs. Ole Miss game holds added significance. The return of Kiffin to Oxford brings its own layer of personal drama to the matchup.
The Rebels reached the semifinals without him, and Kiffin’s popularity has not improved much since he took over at the Tigers. The model predicts Ole Miss covers the spread in 61% of its simulations and wins outright in 53%, against a 3-point spread.
Between Kiffin’s return and the expected battle between Heisman Trophy candidate quarterbacks in LSU’s Sam Leavitt and Ole Miss’ Trinidad Chambliss, this could be one of the best games of the season.
More Picks Available
Every game gets run through the SportsLine Projection Model 10,000 times. The model provides against-the-spread, total and money-line selections for all games, including NFL, MLB, college football and more.
Wednesday brings a fresh set of games, and the SportsLine team of experts has stepped forward with their picks for the day’s action.
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What This Means
FanDuel has packaged its promotion as betting guidance, but it is actually a standard marketing maneuver aimed at drawing new users into the platform and keeping them active for seven days. The promo code, the bonus bets, and the model picks all serve this purpose.
The promotion has begun. Fans of the NFL, MLB, college football and soccer all qualify to enter and collect bonus bets across seven days of $5+ wagers.
Both picks are simple: bet the Over in the Bills-Lions game and back Ole Miss at plus money against LSU. They do not contradict each other, and neither is likely to lose money.
If you were already thinking about placing a wager, the promo code is worth using. The $350 in bonus bets, the model, and the games themselves are all genuine.
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