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- DraftKings promo code offers new users $200 in bonus bets after a $5 wager, paid within 21 days, as part of its Friday college football promotion.
- Emory Hunt is backing Miami as a 24.5-point favorite over Stanford in Friday's 9 p.m. ET game, citing new quarterback Darian Mensah and an 'abundance of weapons' against Stanford's defense.
- Eric Cohen is backing the Over 51.5 in Fresno State vs. USC on Friday night, pointing to Lincoln Riley's eight-game home non-conference trend in August/September where USC averaged 57 points to opponents' 17, and predicting USC 44, Fresno State 21.
- The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times and is on a 32-19 run on top-rated college football money-line picks since the 2024 season, having been upgraded for 2026 to better factor in the transfer portal.
- Combining the two sides plus the model pick into a Friday parlay at DraftKings would yield a +621 payout (risk $100 to profit $621), with odds subject to change.
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Why it matters: The SportsLine model's 32-19 money-line track record since 2024 gives bettors a quantifiable edge heading into Friday's two-game marquee slate, and the DraftKings promo lowers the barrier to entry to a $5 minimum wager for $200 in bonus bets. Stanford and Fresno State face double-digit underdog roles in games where the model and two named experts have publicly staked out positions, creating clear, traceable picks for the Friday audience.
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