Week 4 college football picks, predictions: Almost $2,000 in sportsbook promos at DraftKings, BetMGM, FanDuel — SkimNews
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- SportsLine released Week 4 college football best bets across five ranked matchups: No. 1 Texas at No. 14 Tennessee, No. 18 Michigan at No. 17 Iowa, No. 12 USC at No. 20 Oregon, No. 2 Georgia vs. Oklahoma, and Baylor vs. Colorado.
- DraftKings offers new users $150 in bonus bets (six $25 tokens issued click-to-claim over 14 days) after a qualifying $5 wager, requiring a $10 minimum deposit and no promo code.
- FanDuel runs a "Bet $5, Get $250" promo awarding $50 in bonus bets daily for the first five days regardless of wager outcome, with credits expiring seven days after issuance.
- BetMGM (promo code CBSSPORTS) offers up to $1,500 in bonus bets if the first qualifying wager loses, or $150 if it wins — the offer depending on the user's state.
- Expert Mike Tierney backs Baylor (-10) over Colorado, citing a Buffaloes roster thinned by unnamed dismissals from coach Deion Sanders this week and Colorado's FBS games producing more turnovers (four) than touchdowns (three).
- Expert Gene Menez takes the Texas-Tennessee under 55.5, noting Arch Manning went 17-of-33 for 164 yards vs. UTSA while Texas's defense has held opponents to 12.0 points per game.
- Expert Eric Cohen calls the Michigan-Iowa under 38.5 a "three yards and a cloud of dust" game, projecting Michigan 17, Iowa 14, with Iowa having allowed just 13 total points through three weeks.
Why it matters: Across the three books, new bettors can claim a combined $1,900 in bonus value (DraftKings $150 + FanDuel $250 + BetMGM up to $1,500) for as little as $5 down — but the expert picks skew heavily toward unders and double-digit favorites, signaling a defensive-leaning Week 4 slate where blowouts and grind-it-out clock-killers are expected to dominate rather than shootouts.
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