DraftKings is dishing out $150 in bonus bets for anyone who drops a first wager of just $5 or more right now, and it’s perfect timing with the 2026 NFL Hall of Fame Game kicking off the gridiron action this Thursday. Seriously, that’s a sweet deal to get started on the betting action.
Cardinals-Panthers Kicks Off The NFL Return
Get ready because the NFL is back, even if it’s just the Hall of Fame Game. The Cardinals are facing the Panthers this Thursday, and the betting intel from SportsLine’s experts is already spicy. Seriously, Jeff Hochman is all over the Cardinals at +1.5 (-118). Why the Cardinals? Hochman says he likes backing rookie head coaches in their first preseason home game. Even though this game isn’t in Arizona, he’s digging the Cardinals’ quarterback rotation way more than what the Panthers are trotting out. This is Mike LaFleur’s debut as Arizona’s head coach, and you know he’s going to be motivated to set those performance standards early.
Plus, Arizona’s Carson Beck is bringing starting-caliber collegiate accuracy, hitting 79% adjusted completion rate across two to three quarters. That’s a huge edge against Carolina, who’s leaning heavy on undrafted rookie Haynes King. Carolina’s already hit with injuries, and their game plan is expected to be super vanilla. Want more? Underdogs playing in Canton? They’re a wild 8-2-1 against the spread since 2013, and they’ve won five straight outright. History is screaming here.
MLB Picks Are On Fire, Too
It’s not just the NFL getting some love. SportsLine’s Projection Model has been tearing it up in MLB, too. Heading into Week 20, they were on a red-hot 42-29 run on all top-rated MLB picks. And for home run prop picks in 2025, they pulled in nearly 30 units of profit. If you were following them, you were seeing strong returns! They’ve got picks for Thursday’s MLB slate: Ranger Suarez Under 15.5 outs (+104) for Red Sox vs. White Sox, and the Phillies -1.5 runs (-146) against the Nationals. Prop Bet Guy Doug on Suarez’s pick: the guy’s just coming back from injury, held to 64 and 65 pitches his last two starts. Teams don’t just throw pitchers back out there for 100 pitches overnight, they build them up. He’s not seeing Suarez going for more.
Wanna combine these? A parlay of all three picks at DraftKings could hit you with a +535 payout. We’re talking risk $100 to profit $535! That’s a serious potential score for your Thursday. Don’t sleep on these early season insights and that $150 bonus from DraftKings. Time to get in on the action!
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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