The current DraftKings promo code gives new users $200 in bonus bets if your first $5 bet wins, and Saturday features arguably the best rivalry in sports to take advantage of this offer. Top-ranked Duke hosts No. 17 North Carolina in each team’s final ACC game of the regular season, and the Tar Heels are one of only two teams to defeat Duke this year. Although the SportsLine Projection Model isn’t projecting another North Carolina victory, it is siding with the Tar Heels to cover as 17.5-point underdogs for Saturday college basketball best bets at DraftKings. North Carolina will be without star freshman forward Caleb Wilson, who broke his thumb at practice on Thursday.

The model is also backing the Warriors to cover as 14.5-point underdogs against the Thunder for Saturday NBA best bets at DraftKings. Saturday night also features UFC 326 on Paramount+, and one of SportsLine’s top MMA experts has locked in a pick for Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira in the main event. Claim the latest DraftKings promo code, where new users get $200 in bonus bets if your first $5+ bet wins: 

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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past eight-plus seasons. The model entered Week 20 on a sizzling 41-18 roll on top-rated NBA spread picks dating back to last season. Anyone following its NBA betting advice at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.

Saturday best bets at DraftKings Sportsbook

• North Carolina (+17.5) vs. Duke (-115)
• Warriors (+14.5) vs. Thunder (-108)
• Charles Oliveira defeats Max Holloway via submission (+320)

Combining the three picks into a Saturday parlay at DraftKings would result in a payout of +1431 (risk $100 to win $1,431, odds subject to change). Bet it at DraftKings here:

North Carolina (+17.5) vs. Duke (-115)

The Tar Heels were hit with a brutal injury at practice this week, with leading scorer Caleb Wilson breaking his thumb on Thursday, which will cost him the rest of the season. However, although Wilson is averaging 19.8 points per game, junior center Henri Veesaar (16.5 ppg, 8.2 rebounds per game) and senior guard Seth Trimble (14.2 ppg) make a formidable high-low tandem. Trimble had 16 points and Veesaar had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds against Duke earlier this season. Only one of the last 10 Duke vs. North Carolina games has been decided by at least 18 points, and the model likes that trend to continue with the Tar Heels covering in 58% of simulations. Back North Carolina to cover at DraftKings here:

Warriors (+14.5) vs. Thunder (-108)

The Warriors are coming off a road upset victory with a 115-113 overtime win over the Rockets on Thursday, and although the Rockets aren’t the Thunder, they are one of the better teams in the Western Conference. Despite Stephen Curry (knee) being out, the Warriors have only one loss by at least 15 points over their last nine contests, and Curry missed all nine of those games. The Thunder have won four straight games, but none of those came by at least 15 points, and they haven’t covered a 15-point spread in any of their last eight contests. The model projects the Warriors to cover in 61% of simulations. Back the Warriors to cover at DraftKings here:

Charles Oliveira defeats Max Holloway via submission (+320)

“This is an awesome fight between two great former champs, and I could see it going either way,” SportsLine MMA expert Kyle Marley said. “Holloway is the better striker, and the longer it stays on the feet, the more it will favor him. Oliveira is a good striker, too, but he will be more of a moments guy on the feet, and on the ground, he should dominate if he can get it there. I am a big Oliveira guy, so I am a bit biased, but he is the underdog side, so I am picking him by sub.” Back Oliveira at DraftKings here:

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