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The 2025 NFL season begins on Thursday, September 4, when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys, and with the latest Fanatics Sportsbook promo code, new users can use this game as one of 20+ $100 No Sweat bets. The latest Fanatics Sportsbook promo code gives new users 20+ $100 No Sweat Bets in FanCash back if your football bet loses. This Game Day promotion can be used every day before the end of October when an NFL or college football game is taking place, meaning you can use the same promotion the following day for Chiefs vs. Chargers and throughout the weekend. Claim your $100 in bonus FanCash each football Game Day here:

Explaining the Fanatics Sportsbook promo code

Just apply your offer in the bet slip and place a $1+ football cash wager with odds of +300 or longer each Game Day. Wager must settle as loss to qualify for FanCash equal to the amount of your losing wager up to $100 FanCash per Game Day. Rewards expire on 10/31/25. Along with the Game Day Guarantee promotions, Fanatics Sportsbook also has secondary options for sports bettors, which vary depending on whether you live in or outside New York. All non-New York new users can bet $10 and get $50 in FanCash with Fanatics Sportsbooks' secondary offer. New York residents can receive a 100% profit boost token for five days, with a maximum stake of $25. Want to get started? Click "CLAIM BONUS" or click here to starting earning FanCash:

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New customers in AZ, CO, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, NC, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VT, VA, WV, or WY. Must sign up by 9/30/25. Apply offer in bet slip; place $1+ American football cash wager w/ odds +300 or longer each Game Day. Wager must settle as loss to qualify for FanCash equal to the amount of losing wager (up to $100 FanCash per Game Day). Rewards expire 10/31/25. Terms, including FanCash terms apply-see Fanatics Sportsbook app.

Best bets for Tuesday, August 25

MLB betting preview

With a 15-game Tuesday MLB slate, there are ample options for MLB betting. The Seattle Mariners host the San Diego Padres at 9:40 p.m. ET in an interleague contest of West Coast teams aiming to climb into first in their divisions, or at worst hold onto a Wild Card position. The Mariners (71-61) are 1.5 games behind the Astros in the American League West, while the Padres (74-58) are one game behind Dodgers atop in National League West. 

The Mariners are starting Luis Castillo, who has a 3.57 ERA on the season but has allowed nine runs on 19 hits over eight innings over his last two starts. The Padres are starting Dylan Cease, who has a 4.71 ERA although he's allowed nine runs (seven earned) over 8 1/3 innings in his last two starts. The Mariners are -115 favorites, with the Padres at -105 underdogs and an over/under set at 8 runs on Tuesday at Fanatics Sportsbook. Other intriguing MLB matchups include Diamondbacks (+130) vs. Brewers (-155), Phillies (-115) vs. Mets (-105) and Cubs (-140) vs. Giants (+115). Bet on these MLB games at Fanatics to start earning FanCash:

WNBA betting preview

The Indiana Fever host the Seattle Storm at 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network, and Indiana will be without Caitlin Clark (groin), who has been out since July 15. The Fever (19-18) have lost four of their last five games and are 2-6 over their last eight contests. Meanwhile, Seattle (20-18) has won four of its last five games following a six-game losing streak. Nneka Ogwumike, a 35-year-old forward who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft, is coming off a 30-point performance in an 84-82 win over Washington on Sunday. The Storm are 3.5-point favorites in the latest WNBA odds on Fanatics Sportsbook with an over/under set at 167.5 points. Bet on WNBA games today at Fanatics:

Best NFL bets today

There is at least one former first-round quarterback starting in all 16 games in the Week 1 NFL schedule, but only one contest has two former No. 1 overall picks facing one another. Bryce Young and Trevor Lawrence go head-to-head as former No. 1 overall picks when the Panthers play the Jaguars, and despite them being selected before everyone else in their draft class, they both enter the 2025 NFL season with significant questions. Young enters his third year after a strong close to last season, following an up-and-down beginning to his career, as he tries to prove he is a no-doubt starting quarterback in the NFL. Lawrence signed a five-year, $275 million contract extension with the Jaguars in June 2024, and he's fighting to prove he's worthy of his paycheck.

Both Young and Lawrence have losing records in their careers, as they attempt to turn their franchises around in competitive divisions. The Panthers have +420 odds to win the NFC South, with the Jaguars at +290 odds to win the AFC South as longshot options for NFL future bets on Fanatics Sportsbook. These quarterbacks entered the league with expectations of being franchise changers, so is the season that happens?

The Jaguars are 3-point favorites at home against the Panthers in the latest NFL odds on Fanatics Sportsbook. Other games with former No. 1 overall picks at quarterback include Kyler Murray and the Cardinals as 6-point favorites against the Saints, Joe Burrow and the Bengals as 6-point favorites against the Browns and Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers as 2-point favorites against the Falcons, according to the latest NFL odds on Fanatics Sportsbook as options for Week 1 NFL betting.

Best College football bets today

Week 1 of the college football season is just a few days away with 17 FBS games on the Thursday schedule following five Week 0 games, with the majority of the Week 0 contests going to the final play. Cincinnati hosts Nebraska at 9 p.m. ET as one of the marquee matchups on the Thursday Week 1 college football schedule. These two programs have not met since 1906. Nebraska went 7-6 last year for its first winning season in eight years in Year Two of the Matt Rhule era, and Cincinnati is coming off a 5-7 season. Nebraska is a 7-point favorite with an over/under set at 54.5 points in the latest college football betting odds on Fanatics. Bet on CFB games today at Fanatics:

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