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- DraftKings is offering new users $150 in bonus bets after placing a $5 wager, woven into a promo page featuring SportsLine's three Friday picks across college football and the NFL.
- SportsLine Projection Model backs the Over 45.5 total points in Penn State at Northwestern (8 p.m. ET, Penn State -2.5 on the road), noting all three of Northwestern's games have hit at least 48 total points and projecting the Over in 65.4% of its 10,000 simulations per game.
- Bob Konarski (SportsLine) is taking Pittsburgh (+3.5) as road underdogs at Virginia Tech, citing the Panthers' 41st-ranked passing defense and more dynamic offense to keep it close after the Hokies nearly stumbled at Boston College.
- R.J. White (SportsLine) is laying the points with the Bills (-6.5) over the Patriots, flagging that the Patriots' offense has scored just two touchdowns in three games and that Drake Maye has thrown six interceptions behind a shaky offensive line.
- The SportsLine model enters Week 5 on a 32-24 run on top-rated college football picks, returning nearly $600 for $100 players, per the article.
- DraftKings lists the three-leg Friday parlay at +445 odds — risk $100 to profit $445 — combining Pittsburgh +3.5, Penn State-Northwestern Over 45.5, and Bills -6.5.
Why it matters: DraftKings is leveraging SportsLine's documented 32-24 college football track record (nearly $600 returned for $100 players) to sell its $150 sign-up offer, and a new bettor can chase a +445 three-leg parlay on Friday if all three picks connect — with the Bills-Patriots spread flagged as the most lopsided matchup given the Patriots' two-touchdown-in-three-games offense.
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