Best Sportsbook Promos & Boosts: NFL Preseason (Ranked)

Dec 05, 2020

4for4 Illustrations/Doug Houvener

We will be chronicling the best boosts and promos on the gambling apps during football season. For a rundown on all the best signing bonuses, with easy links to create new accounts, click here.

Below you will find a ranking of the best boosts and promos currently available. If you enjoy this service, we would greatly appreciate it if you signed up through our affiliate links. Assume all bets are for $25 unless otherwise noted. Bets named on 9/4 totaled +$12.30; total in series $-251.45. See bottom of the page for long-term outstanding futures bets.

Essentially Free Money

DraftKings: Bucs +73 vs. Cowboys $50 -110. (This is basically about $45 for free over the next week).

PointsBet: Tom Brady to throw for 1+ yard vs. Cowboys $10 +100.

September 5th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

Bet $50 on a team to win the Super Bowl, get $5 per regular-season win. (Opt in; the best value is Chiefs or Bucs because they have the highest over/unders for win totals, but any pick you like is good value here).

2. Caesars/William Hill

Make a $100 NFL bet -200 or longer, get a free NFL jersey.

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. DraftKings

50% profit boost on Notre Dame-FSU. (Opt in; pick: under 54.5 -115 boosted to +130).

Weekly 50% MLB profit boost. (Opt in; pick: Shohei Ohtani 1+ RBI boosted from +150 to +225).

25% Tour Championship profit boost.

Five 10% U.S. Open profit boosts.

2. PointsBet

Place $25 live bet on US Open, receive $25 free bet if it loses. (Opt in required).

3. BetRivers

Louisville-Ole Miss over 80.5 points +185. (Monday game; fair value is about +168).

20% U.S. Open profit boost.

25% NFL futures profit boost. (Pick: Washington to win the NFC East boosted from +220 to +275).

4. FanDuel

Angels and Padres both to win +300. (Fair value is about +270).

Barstool

Phillies, Red Sox and Reds to win +455. (Fair value is about +421).

Denny Hamlin to finish inside the top five at Cookout 500 +100. (Fair value is about even money. I'm doing it to have something to root for in the race).

September 4th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

2. Caesars/William Hill

Make a $100 NFL bet -200 or longer, get a free NFL jersey

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. DraftKings

Georgia-Clemson hammer the over - if a single point is scored in that game, you win $25. (Opt in required from promos page).

33% college football parlay boost. (Opt in; pick: West Virginia -3, Nevada +3.5, and Texas Tech-Houston over 64 boosted from +596 to +793).

2. FanDuel

Georgia ML +170. (Fair value is about +140).

Yankees and Angels both to win +140. (Fair value is about +125).

$10 risk-free college football bet (Opt in; pick: Penn State ML +198 as an emotional hedge because I'm a Badger).

3. Barstool

Under 50.5 points in Penn State-Wisconsin, UL-Lafayette +8.5 vs. Texas and Florida State +7.5 vs Notre Dame +675. (Fair value is about +593).

4. PointsBet

Most college football games have no vig and are +100.

September 3rd

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

2. Caesars/William Hill

Make a $100 NFL bet -200 or longer, get a free NFL jersey

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

50% weekly MLB Profit boost. (Still picking later this week).

College Football 33% parlay boost. (I'll make a pick for this later in the week).

4. BetRivers

20% MLB Profit Boost (pick: Salvador Perez home run boosted from +350 to +420).

September 2nd

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

Karolina Pliskova to win in straight sets +160. (Fair value is about +105).

Novak Djokovic-Tallon Griekspoor over 26.5 games +150. (Fair value is about +110).

Braves and Rays both to win +200. (Fair value is about +184).

2. DraftKings

USA to score first and win +100. (They are -248 with vig to win the game. These results are correlated enough that this feels worth it).

College Football 33% parlay boost. (I'll make a pick for this later in the week).

Five 10% U.S. Open profit boosts.

Weekly 50% MLB Profit Boost. (Pick coming later in the week).

3. PointsBet

Bet $25 on a college football spread bet, get a $25 free bet back if it loses. (Opt in required; pick: The Citadel +33 +100).

College football Top 25 games have no vig and are mostly +100.

4. Barstool

Athletics and Giants both to win +160. (Fair value is about +139).

September 1st

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

DraftKings

No run in first inning of Braves-Dodgers +115. (Opt in; fair value is about -120).

Weekly 50% MLB Profit Boost

FanDuel

Gerrit Cole to throw 8+ strikeouts and Yankees to win +135. (Cole's over/under on strikeouts is 8.5. The Yankees are about -260 fair value to win this game. The correlation of these two outcomes makes this worth it to me).

BetRivers

20% MLB profit boost. (Pick: Yankees-Angels under 8.5 boosted from +100 to +120).

August 31st

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

2. BetRivers

Mac Jones over 21.5 Pass TDs +100. (His over/under on DraftKings is 23.5, juiced slightly to the over, so getting even money on 21.5 is a good price).

3. Barstool

Bears +7.5 vs. Rams will probably ultimately be boosted to +1000. (Opt into promo; $5 bet; +7.5 is the standard spread in the game).

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

White Sox and Dodgers to win +140. (Fair value is around +106).

Dinger Tuesday: Bet $25 on a player to hit a home run, get $5 back for every home run in the game by either team.

2. DraftKings

50% weekly MLB Profit Boost.

Five 10% U.S. Open live wager boosts.

3. BetRivers

Novak Djokovic to win his first-round match in under 26.5 total games +105. (Fair value is about -102).

20% MLB Profit Boost. (Pick: Josh Donaldson home run boosted to +426 from +355).

20% U.S. Open live wager boost.

August 29th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

Patriots to win vs. Giants and 36+ points scored in this game +250. (Fair value is about +200).

2. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

25% profit boost on an NFL futures bet. (Pick: Jameis Winston Comeback Player of the Year boosted from +1000 to +1250).

Make four $50 bets on NFL preseason, get a $25 free bet. (If you want a good amount of NFL preseason action, this is probably the best way to maximize your value; put free bets accrued on season-long futures and hope they multiply.)

3. PointsBet

Placing my $25 free bet from losing the MLB SGP on Saturday on Matthew Stafford MVP +1900.

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

Risk-free $10 single-game parlay on Yankees-A's. (Pick: Giancarlo Stanton home run, Joey Gallo home run, over 9 runs scored at +2093).

Cardinals, Phillies and Red Sox to win +400. (Fair value is about +358).

Novak Djokovic to win the U.S. Open +100. (He's -127 on Pinnacle. This feels like greater than a coinflip to win).

2. BetRivers

Red Sox to record more hits than Cleveland and to win the game -112. (Red Sox fair value to win is about -145. These two results are correlated).

3. Barstool

Jake Paul to win by KO/TKO/DQ vs. Tyron Woodley +150. (Paul is about -180 fair value to win the fight. Given that the over/under for rounds is 3.5, it seems unlikely to go the distance. Note: if you want more exposure on this, FanDuel also has it boosted to +140).

August 28th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

2. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. DraftKings

Place a $20 single-game EPL parlay, get a $20 free bet if it loses. (Opt in; needs to be used today so you need to get a pick on Chelsea-Liverpool by 12:30 pm ET if you want to do this).

33% College Football Week 0 parlay boost. (Opt in; pick: Hawaii-UCLA under 66.5, New Mexico State +9.5 and UConn-Fresno State under 63.5 boosted to +813. Fair value is about +675).

UFC: Bryan Battle & Brady Hiestand both to win +310. (Fair value is about +265).

2. PointsBet

Place a $25 single-game parlay bet, get a $25 free bet if it loses. (Pick: Yankees-As under 8.5, As under 4.5 runs and Anthony Rizzo to hit a home run +1104).

College football spread lines have the vig taken out and are +100.

3. FanDuel

Denny Hamlin to finish in the top three in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 +280. (Hamlin is the favorite to win the race and is priced at +200 to finish in the top three in Kambi books, so +280 feels worthwhile).

August 27th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

2. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. Caesars/William Hill

Double your winnings (up to $25) on a moneyline bet on Yankees-A's. (Pick: Yankees—risk $38.25 to win $50).

2. FanDuel

Phillies and White Sox both to win +170. (Fair value is about +106).

3. PointsBet

College Football Saturday spread lines have vig taken out and are +100.

MLB Single-Game Parlay—Bet $25, get a $25 free bet if it loses. (This isn't totally risk-free, but it's very good value; I'll make my pick later this weekend).

4. BetRivers

Cubs-White Sox over 9.5 +140. (Fair value is about +105; might be Illinois only).

Phoenix Mercury and Seattle Storm to score over 172.5 points +110. (Fair value is about +100).

Bet $25 on a player to win the U.S. Open, get $1 for every ace he hits in the first round. (I'm not participating, but this is definitely worth it if you're already planning on betting someone).

5. DraftKings

No run in the first inning of Giants-Braves +120. (Fair value is about +105).

August 26th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

2. DraftKings

Trevor Lawrence Offensive Rookie of the Year boosted to +500. (For this you have to ignore a lot of what we've seen in the preseason and just put your faith that this is a good number when the market value is around +350).

3. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

White Sox and Yankees both to win +330. (Fair value is about +292).

Max Scherzer and Yu Darvish each to throw 6+ strikeouts +170. (Direct markets not accessible for fair value, but if you priced it out as a single game parlay on FanDuel it would be about +122; given that, this feels like a good enough price to take a flier).

2. BetRivers

20% MLB Profit Boost. (Pick: Ty France to score a run +140 boosted to +168).

3. DraftKings

Chris Sale to throw 9+ strikeouts +350. (Based on the line at Pinnacle, he's more likely than not to throw at least seven strikeouts. This is a good enough multiplier that the tail is worth it).

August 25th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

2. DraftKings

Julio Jones over 999.5 receiving yards +140. (Opt in; this is boosted from -120 today. 4for4 player projection tool has him getting over 1,100 yards. This is effectively a question of injury risk but it's worth it because you're getting at worst a coin flip for +140).

3. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. PointsBet

Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau both to finish inside the top 10 at the BMW Championship +1400. (Fair value is about +1179).

Bet $25 on BMW Championship winner, get a $25 free bet if the golfer doesn't win but finishes in the top 10. (Going with the safest pick to finish top 10 at Jon Rahm +600 to win, but any pick you like is good value here. If you get the free bet put it on a mid-shot future wager).

2. DraftKings

Wild Card Wednesday - opt into promo, get a free MLB single-game parlay. (I got $5; pick: Brewers ML, under 7.5 runs and Christian Yelich to hit a home run +2000).

MLB 50% Weekly Profit Boost. (Used mine on 8/24).

3. FanDuel

Zack Wheeler to record 6+ strikeouts and Phillies to beat the Rays. (Phillies fair value to win is about -130, and Wheeler has had six or more strikeouts in seven of his last nine starts; feels worth it).

4. Barstool

Novak Djokovic to win the U.S. Open +100. (He is -126 on Pinnacle and -145 on Circa; this is a one-way market so it's hard to know the true fair value, but feels like a greater chance than a coin flip to happen).

Justin Thomas to win the BMW Championship +2100. (Half-unit bet for $12.50; the market line is +1800, so this feels worth a flier).

August 24th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

2. DraftKings

Tom Brady over 36.5 TD passes boosted to +150. (Opt in; the 4for4 player prop projection is 38.2, so getting +150 here is a good gamble).

3. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

Blue Jays, Brewers and Cardinals to win +370. (Fair value is about +306).

No runs scored in the first inning of the Mets-Giants game +130. (Fair value is about +106).

Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics both to win +200. (Fair value is about +177).

Dinger Tuesday: Bet $25 on a player to hit a home run, get $5 back per home run from either team.

2. DraftKings

MLB 50% Weekly Profit Boost. (Pick: Enrique Hernandez over 1.5 total bases boosted from -105 to +142).

3. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

25% MLB Profit Boost. (Pick: Nationals -1.5 over Marlins, boosted from +165 to +198).

4. Barstool

Braves, Cardinals and Astros all to win +300. (Fair value is about +266).

Chicago Sky and Seattle Storm to win +135. (Fair value about +219).

August 22nd

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. DraftKings

Browns to score a touchdown in the first quarter vs. Giants +140. (Browns are favored by 5.5 points and the total for this game is 35. This means the Browns are projected to score about 20 points. Getting better odds than a coin flip to score a TD in a quarter feels worthwhile).

2. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

25% NFL Futures Profit Boost. (Pick: Sean McDermott Coach of the Year boosted from +1700 to +2125).

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

FanDuel

Braves & Blue Jays both to win +170. (Fair value is about +134).

Astros, Brewers & Cardinals all to win +300. (Fair value is about +238).

$10 risk-free single-game parlay on Angels-Indians. (Pick: Over 9, Jose Suarez under 4.5 strikeouts, Shohei Ohtani home run +650),

August 20th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

Both Washington Football Team and Arizona Cardinals to win +310. (Fair value is about +289).

2. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

FanDuel

Yankees and Red Sox both to win +150. (Fair value is about +102).

NY Liberty to win vs Seattle Storm +400. (Fair value is about +362).

Risk-free $10 soccer single-game parlay. (Pick: Liverpool-Burnley over 2.5 goals, Liverpool ML and first half, Liverpool -5 corners +454).

DraftKings

Risk-free $10 MLB single-game parlay. (Pick: Yankees -1.5, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton to hit home runs +1000).

No run in first inning of White Sox-Rays +115. (Fair value is about +102).

Caesars

Bet on Giants-A's, get double your winnings up to $25. (Pick: Giants -118, risk $29.50 to win $50).

August 19th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

Patriots-Eagles 40+ total points at +140. (The standard over/under total is 38 so getting this much extra bump for two more points feels worth it.)

2. Caesars

Bet $50 on a Super Bowl future, get a $5 free bet for every regular-season win. (Pick: Bucs +650; the Bucs or Chiefs are the best picks here because they have the highest regular season over/under totals in the league and thus are most likely expected to return the highest free bet totals.)

3. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

Rays, White Sox and Phillies all to win +270 (Fair value is about +247). Zach Wheeler to record 6+ strikeouts and Bryce Harper to record a hit vs. the Diamondbacks +130 (fair value is about +100).

2. DraftKings

Weekly 50% MLB Profit Boost.

A 25% profit boost on Northern Open. (This promo is here every round of the tournament.)

3. Barstool

Josh Donaldson and DJ Lemahieu each to get a hit in Twins-Yankees +110. (Fair value is about -110).

4. Rivers/Sugarhouse

Dodgers to win and record more hits than the Mets. (Dodgers are about -175 fair value to win the game. These two results are highly correlated.)

A 25% MLB Profit Boost. (Pick: Twins-Yankees first five innings -112 boosted to +108).

August 18th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. Caesars

Bet $50 on a Super Bowl future, get a $5 free bet for every regular-season win. (Pick: Bucs +650; the Bucs or Chiefs are best picks here because they have the highest regular season over/under totals in the league and thus are most likely expected to return the highest free bet totals.)

2. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

FanDuel

Mets & White Sox both win +310 (Fair value is about +282).

Jordan Spieth to shoot par or better in the first round of Northern Trust +100. (FanDuel just announced an endorsement deal with Spieth, and he is the second-most favorite to win the tournament, so this feels like it's much better than a coin flip to win.)

DraftKings

Weekly 50% MLB Profit Boost (Pick: Starling Marte to score a run boosted from +125 to +187).

Barstool

Giants, Red Sox and Cardinals all to win +725 (Fair value is around +664).

Nelly Korda to win AIG Women's Open +1000. (Half-unit $12.50 bet; she is favored to win the tournament at +819 on the sharp book Pinnacle, so +1000 feels like a good number to ride with.)

August 17th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. Caesars

Bet $50 on a Super Bowl future, get $5 free bet for every regular season win. (Pick: Bucs +650; the Bucs or Chiefs are best picks here because they have the highest regular season over/under totals in league and thus are most expected to return highest free bet totals).

2. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. DraftKings

Run scored in first inning of Cubs-Reds +110. (Fair value is around -126).

2. FanDuel

Blue Jays & Reds to win +200 (Fair value is around +149).

Dinger Tuesday: Bet $25 on a player to get a home run, get $5 back for every home run in game by either team (Picks: Paul Goldschmidt +600, Yoan Moncada +600 and Jesus Aguilar +550).

3. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

25% MLB Profit boost (Pick: Rays over 4.5 runs boosted from -125 to -105).

August 15th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

The book also has a 25% profit boost to use on an NFL futures bet. I did Saints to win NFC South boosted from +350 to +438.

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. DraftKings

Miguel Cabrera home run +600. (Half unit $12.50 bet; fair value is about +461).

2. FanDuel

Yankees to score first vs. White Sox +100. (Fair value is about -110).

Late update: FanDuel risk-free $10 single-game parlay on Mets-Dodgers. My pick is over eight, Dominic Smith to hit a home run and Dominic Smith to get a base hit +663.

3. Barstool

Phoenix Mercury, Las Vegas Aces and Minnesota Lynx all to win +170. (Fair value is about +142).

August 14th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

2. FanDuel

Jets and 49ers both to win +215. (This is a fair value of about +209, so it's essentially an even-money flier if you want a reason to watch).

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

Red Sox, Astros and L.A. Dodgers all to win +300. (The fair value is about +230 so this is a very +EV bet).

2. DraftKings

Miguel Cabrera to hit a home run odds boost +700. (Half-unit bet for $12.50; don't have a hard fair value on this but like the number).

August 13th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

Falcons and Lions both to win +300. (Fair value is about +245)

2. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. FanDuel

Risk-free soccer single-game parlay: make money back up to $10 if it loses. (This is a blind stab but it's risk-free so I'm going Man U-Leeds draw, 2-2 correct score and Edinson Cavani anytime goalscorer for +3081)

Blake Snell to record 7+ strikeouts and Padres to win +250. (Fair value is about +182)

Athletics and Rays both to win +200. (Fair value is about +171)

2. Caesars

Make a bet on Dodgers-Mets, double your winnings up to $25. (I bet Dodgers ML risk $38.75; it changes the odds of the bet from -155 to +129)

3. DraftKings

Brentford vs. Arsenal both teams to score +130. (To access, go to promos section and opt in; fair value is about +108)

Premier League 33% boost on three-plus leg parlay. (To access, go promos section; I'm staying away from this one but it's good value if you want to take a stab.)

DraftKings also has a sign-up special where if you deposit $5 you will receive $200 in free bets for football.

August 12th

NFL Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

2. FanDuel

Patriots to win and 37+ points scored in game (this is right around even money in fair value if you want a reason to watch the game).

3. DraftKings

Patriots and Steelers both to win +300 (fair value without vig is about +305, so this bet is also right around even money if you want to have something riding on the games).

A lot of people scoff at betting the NFL preseason, while there are sharps who swear there is a lot of edge. All three of these promos/boosts are more a matter of if you want to make the games more interesting to watch, especially once the starters have been pulled. DraftKings also has a sign-up offer where if you deposit $5 you get $200 in free bets.

Other Sportsbook Promos & Boosts

1. DraftKings

White Sox to win series vs. Yankees +100. (Fair value is about -220, so this is very high +EV)

2. Caesars

White Sox to win tonight vs. Yankees +100. (Fair value about -175)

3. BetRivers/Sugarhouse

A 20% MLB profit boost. (I boosted Shohei Ohtani home run from +350 to +420)

4. FanDuel

Place $25 three-plus leg single-game parlay on White Sox-Yankees Field of Dreams game, get $5 per home run up to $35. (I went high risk/reward with Andrew Heaney over 6.5 strikeouts, Lance Lynn under 7.5 strikeouts and tied game after five innings for +2406)