Week 7 college football picks, predictions: Over $2,000 in sportsbook promos at DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM — SkimNews
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- SportsLine experts picked six Week 7 college football games, with Ohio State favored by 3.5 over the Hoosiers after opening at -1.5, Texas -10.5 over Florida, Tennessee +9 at Alabama, Georgia -20.5 vs. Auburn, Miami -21 vs. Florida State, and Notre Dame -10.5 at BYU
- Brad Thomas backed Ohio State's moneyline at -166, citing Indiana's 63% completion rate allowed and 127th national ranking in explosive plays allowed, while noting Ohio State already won at Kinnick Stadium
- Micah Roberts labeled Florida "fraudulent" after back-to-back blowout losses at Missouri (47-17) and at home to South Carolina (38-19), predicting Texas would bounce back from its 27-24 loss to Oklahoma
- DraftKings is offering $200 in bonus bets plus three months of NBA League Pass (currently $16.99/month, auto-renewing) for a first $5 wager, with no promo code required
- FanDuel will award $50 in bonus bets per day for five consecutive days — totaling $350 — to new users placing a daily $5+ wager, with bonus bets expiring seven days after issuance
- BetMGM (promo code CBSSPORTS) is offering up to $1,500 in bonus bets if a user's first wager loses, or $150 if it wins, depending on the user's state
- Jeff Hochman flagged Alabama's injury to top receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams and Tennessee's top-five EPA/play defense, calling the Crimson Tide's 9-point road favorite line "inflated"
Why it matters: Six ranked-vs.-ranked matchups give bettors concentrated playoff-implication action in Week 7, and the three sportsbooks are competing aggressively for new sign-ups — DraftKings' promo alone adds three months of NBA League Pass ($50+ retail value) on top of cash bonus bets, making the marginal cost of trying a new book essentially zero for anyone sitting on a $5 wager.
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