As the playoffs near, the MLB season is getting more and more interesting. With one of the hottest teams in the league set to take the field this evening, it’s the perfect time to sign up with FanDuel Sportsbook and claim their new-customer bonus.
There are two FanDuel offers live on Monday depending on which state you’re betting from. All the info you need is below, plus a look at our bonus bet game suggestion of the day: Cubs-Mets.
What is the FanDuel Sportsbook Bonus?
The first FanDuel Sportsbook bonus is a No Sweat First Bet on the house up to $1,000. This means if you bet $500 on the Cubs to win tonight and they lose, FanDuel will give you $500 in bonus bets.
If you bet $200 on the Cubs and they lose, you would get $200 back in bonus bets. You can qualify for this FanDuel Sportsbook bonus by clicking on this link.
So for example, if you bet $5 on the Cubs to win tonight, the result of that bet does not matter. You will automatically be given $150 in bonus bets and can still win money on your first bet. To claim this bonus, click on this link.
This is available in the following states:
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Now, let’s look at the next bonus option, which is a new-customer bonus of $150 in bonus bets after placing just $5 on your first bet. The $150 in bonus bets will be deposited into your account whether your first $5 bet wins or loses.
This bonus is available for folks in the following states:
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Tennessee
REMINDER: For both bonuses, you must use your bonus bets within 14 days or they will expire.
How to Bet on Monday’s MLB Slate
After a middling first couple months, one National League team has risen from the ashes and now looks like a team who could make some noise in the playoffs. That team? The Chicago Cubs.
Led by quality pitching and insane offensive output (especially from Cody Bellinger), the Cubs are coming off a series sweep over the Atlanta Braves and have won 15 of their last 19 games. They went from a potential seller at the deadline, to a team with a 58-54 record — just 1.5 games back from the divisional leader, the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Cubs head to The Big Apple on Monday to take on a Mets team with an opposite trajectory — one of the most disappointing teams in professional baseball.
Cubs-Mets Preview
Set aside the fact that the Mets have nothing real to play for anymore (they traded away multiple major players at the deadline including Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, and are 11 games below .500), and that the Cubs are on the brink of potentially winning their division. The Cubs are simply a better baseball team with more top-end talent.
Cody Bellinger (.326 batting average) and Dansby Swanson (17 homers in 98 games) are leading the way for the Cubs’ offense. The supporting cast is strong, too. It’s made up of Nico Hoerner, Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki, Christopher Morel, Jeimer Candelario, Yan Gomes and Mike Tauchman. That presents a lineup of solid offensive potential.
The pitching matchup is a slight cause for concern, however. The Mets have the super talented Kodai Senga (3.25 ERA) on the hill while the Cubs have the the aging Drew Smyly (4.71 ERA). But still, with the Cubs’ offense and the fact that they have real stakes tied to this game, I’m picking them all day.
The Bet
Consider using your first bet with FanDuel Sportsbook to back the Cubs on the money line at +102 odds.
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