We’re right around the corner from one of the biggest football weekends of the year and bet365 bonus code SHNEWS will get you a choice of offer when signing up as a new user. You’ll be able to use it for the six NFL playoff games this weekend or two CFP semifinals, including the Orange Bowl with Penn State vs. Notre Dame and the Cotton Bowl with Ohio State vs. Texas.

While the College Football Playoff has not featured a ton of close games yet, the semifinals will hopefully prove different, with Notre Dame a short favorite over Penn State in what should be a dogfight, and Ohio State -5.5 against Texas. If you use bet365 bonus code SHNEWS for these games, you’ll boost your bankroll to add more to your favorite side, or you can explore props and other alternative markets.

bet365 bonus code SHNEWS is available in 11 U.S. states — Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia. In Pennsylvania, you’ll use the same bet365 bonus code SHNEWS, but the offer is slightly different, with $150 in bonus bets plus some casino perks.

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You have to be a new user to claim bet365 bonus code SHNEWS, and you’ll get either $150 after a $5 bet (and $10 deposit), or you can pick instead a first bet safety net of up to $1,000.

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In Pennslyvania, you’ll get $150 in bonus bets no matter what, plus 50 free casino spins. You don’t get the option to pick of the $1,000 safety net in PA.

You have seven days to use your bonus bets and casino spins, or they’ll expire.

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After your qualifying bet settles, your selected bonus – whether it is the $150 bonus bets or the first bet safety net of up to $1,000 – will be credited to your account. So, no matter the option that you go for, you are bound to have extra funds in terms of bonus bets, that will help to enhance your betting experience as you wager on the CFB playoff semi-finals.

Thursday, Jan. 9

Orange Bowl, No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 6 Penn State, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 10

Cotton Bowl, No. 8 Ohio State. vs. No. 5 Texas, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 11

No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers at No. 4 Houston Texans, 4:30 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)
No. 6 Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 3 Baltimore Ravens, 8 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Jan. 12

No. 7 Denver Broncos at No. 2 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)
No. 7 Green Bay Packers at No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles, 4:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
No. 6 Washington Commanders at No. 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock)

Monday, Jan. 13

No. 5 Minnesota Vikings at No. 4 Los Angeles Rams, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC)

The College Football Playoff semifinals should be two of the most competitive games of the bracket so far, as the four first-round games were all won by the favorites by double digits, and the quarterfinals gave us a hyper-competitive game in Texas vs. Arizona State, and three comfortable wins for the other semifinalists, though UGA vs. ND and PSU vs. Boise did have its moments.

Notre Dame got as high as -2.5 earlier this week, but was bet down to -1.5 after a wave of Penn State money hit on Tuesday into Wednesday morning. The Nittany Lions have failed their two biggest tests this year, losing to Ohio State at home and to Oregon in the Big Ten Championship Game, though they nearly came back and beat the Ducks after a rough first half.

Ohio State is getting all the love in the betting market at the moment with the Buckeyes reaching as high as -6.5 before being bet down to -5.5. The Buckeyes rolled Tennessee at home, then rolled Oregon in the Rose Bowl in the quarterfinals, while Texas has looked very mortal in its last three games, a narrow loss to Georgia, a home win against Clemson, and a (very) narrow win against Arizona State in overtime.

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