NFL preseason action officially kicked off Thursday night with the Houston Texans and the New England Patriots followed by the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks. The weekend is packed with a full slate of NFL games on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday while FanDuel Sportsbook ofers two different introductory offers for new customers in all locations.
New bettors in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois and Tennessee can bet $5 to earn $150 in bonus bets, regardless of the bet outcome. All other FanDuel locations can recoup a first bet loss up to $1,000 back in bonus bets with the No Sweat First Bet.
Both offers require a new FanDuel account — no promo code necessary — and a $10 minimum deposit. The Bet $5, Get $150 requires a minimum $5 bet while the No Sweat First Bet can be a wager of any size on any market or odds.
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It’s an exciting time to be an NFL fan with so much young talent making an immediate impact on rosters. This year has the potential to see many fresh teams in the playoffs as well which is good for the future of the NFL.
Preview below how to use each FanDuel welcome offer and example wagers for bonus bets from Thursday’s action.
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How can I sign-up with FanDuel?
- Head to FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Depending on the state, you’ll find one of the introductory offers.
- Make a new FanDuel account with an email address, username and password.
- A minimum $10 deposit is required for either offer.
- Place a $5 wager for the bet and get promo or any size wager for the No Sweat First Bet.
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FanDuel generally deposits bonus bets to your account within 72 hours and these funds last for 14 days within the account. So, how can you use the bonus bets?
Bonus bets are used as currency within the sportsbook on any market or odds. You can only play bonus funds one time through, meaning any wager you place the stake is forfeit regardless of bet outcome.
Bet $5, Get $150 in bonus bets
This welcome deal pays regardless of a win or loss, so we should aim for a favorite. This strategy would lend nicely to the Seahawks moneyline -200.
Although it is only preseason and both teams will be missing starters, the Seahawks had another exceptional draft and will have some young talent in the starting rotation. Whether the Seahawks or Vikings win, you earn the bonus bets to use on a whole weekend of NFL action or any other market you prefer.
$1,000 No Sweat First Bet
There’s a different logic for this first bet offer. New bettors should aim for plus money wagers with slightly less probability to win than normal because they can come away with more cash for their stake or FanDuel will cover their stake loss up to $1,000 in bonus bets.
A parlay can be a good option to pair a few odds together for more bang for your buck.
Strangely, home teams did not perform well last season in NFL preseason matchups. Additionally, overs only hit around 40 percent of the time in preseason with the average O/U around 35 points.
An example parlay could be pairing the Vikings moneyline +165 with the under 35.5 total points for +406. A $100 wager could win $506 in total with the returned stake while if the parlay misses FanDuel would deposit $100 in bonus bets directly.
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