DraftKings promo offers $300 bonus bets as model backs Rockets and Mavericks

Cbssports reports the latest DraftKings promo code gives new users $300 in bonus bets if their first $5 bet wins, a promotion the outlet highlights ahead of Thursday's NBA slate that includes the Houston Rockets hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks facing the Utah Jazz.

The SportsLine projection model is backing the Rockets (+142) to upset the Thunder in Houston and the Mavericks (-112) to beat the Jazz after simulating each NBA game 10,000 times. The model projects Houston to win in 59% of simulations and Dallas in 65%, and it also lists a college pick of Charleston (+2.5) vs.

Towson (-115) among Thursday's top bets. The Rockets are 12-2 at home this season and 23-14 overall, and SportsLine noted Houston has won seven straight at home; the Thunder enter with the NBA's best record at 34-7 but have gone 10-6 since Dec. 13, the projection model said. SportsLine additionally detailed health and availability questions: the Mavericks had Cooper Flagg and Daniel Gafford leave Wednesday with ankle injuries and are already without Anthony Davis (finger) and Dereck Lively II (foot), while the Jazz could be missing Lauri Markkanen with an illness.

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