College football season is here, Notre Dame fans! Another exciting season of Fighting Irish football is right around the corner, and they are again a serious contender to make the College Football Playoff. With Brian Kelly gone, the Marcus Freeman era has begun, and there is renewed optimism for championships. Do you think the Fighting Irish can make the CFP? They've already made it several times since its existence, and all they have to do is avoid a three-loss season and they should have a great chance to be one of the four teams in the playoff.
DraftKings is offering an amazing promotion right now on the Fighting Irish for those in Illinois and Indiana: You can get odds on Notre Dame to make the CFP boosted to +1200 through Aug. 31. This is an exclusive offer for those of us in Indiana and Illinois, so no one else has this golden opportunity to cash in large on our team.
Below you'll find all the details of the promotion and how to get in on this odds boost.
As you can see, you can make a good profit of $600 (based on a max bet of $50, though your max may vary) from this if Notre Dame gets there for us. That is low risk for a high reward, so why not have a little something extra to cheer for in 2022? The Irish are currently sitting at +1000 to make the playoffs at most books, but this promo gives them a 20% boost.
BetQL has already run its simulation of the 2022 season 10,000 times to get the most likely outcomes in order to help you make the best bet. For Notre Dame, we have some very good news for you even without this offer: BetQL's projections give the Fighting Irish a 17.4% chance, or +475 implied odds, to make the CFP this season.
With DraftKings offering you a ridiculous +1200, which is an implied probability of only 7.7%, we're talking about a massive 10-percentage-point difference between our projections and what they are offering you. That is a huge value that you would be crazy to pass up. Even at +1000, that's still an 8-point difference, so we believe there is a lot of value here with Notre Dame either way.
The schedule for the Irish is relatively easy outside of a few tough games. They will probably lose at Ohio State to start the season, but they can easily overcome an early loss. If they can take care of business after that, then split against Clemson and USC in November, Notre Dame will still have a good chance to make the CFP; 12-1 or 11-2 is a reasonable goal if everything breaks right for this team.
While it isn't guaranteed that they make the playoffs, of course, I would be totally shocked if they aren't at least in the discussion at the end of the season. When you are getting 12/1 odds as we are here, being in the discussion is good enough for me.
Also, new DraftKings users can get $200 in free bets with just a $5 deposit by using the signup offer below. So, with just $5, you could bet Notre Dame to make the CFP, get $200 in free bets and have a chance to win $60 if the Irish make the playoffs. That's a no-brainer.