Caesars Illinois promo code: Up to $1,250 back on your first College Football Week 2 bet

College football bettors in Illinois can get in on the Week 2 action with a bet up to $1,250 at Caesars Sportsbook on Caesars.

If you’re a first-time player at Caesars Sportsbook, we have the Caesars Sportsbook promo code for you. New bettors can go “Full Caesar” by getting their first bet on Caesars up to $1,250, plus 1,000 reward credits, and 1,000 tier credits.

This applies to your first real-money bet. And if you don’t win, don’t worry, Caesars will credit you within two days after the wager settles with a site credit to place another bet. The site credit must be used within 14 days of receipt.

How to sign up and claim your Caesars promo code:

1) Click here to visit Caesars’ website, then click Bet Now to begin your registration.

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5) Deposit at least $20 through various available funding accounts - you’ll want to deposit more if you want to maximize this promo code

6) Place your first bet of at least $10 to qualify for the offer!

About College Football Week 2

The game of the week this week is a juicy matchup when you say it — Alabama at Texas — but will it end up being competitive on the field? No one can be sure of that. Let’s dig in.

No. 1 ALABAMA (-20) at TEXAS, 11 a.m., Fox: In the first example of Nick Saban’s shifting schedule philosophy, this is the Crimson Tide’s first true non-conference road game since it beat Penn State in 2011. In that game — which, remember, was when Alabama was a powerhouse but before it had become a juggernaut — the Tide was a 10-point favorite and covered in a 27-11 victory. (The only other Alabama road non-conference game in Saban’s tenure was the year before, a 62-13 smashing of Duke.)

So we don’t have a lot of trends to go on here. We also don’t know a lot, quite frankly, about Texas. The Longhorns dispatched UL-Monroe 52-10 last week. They were dominant but not utterly so, amassing just 383 yards for 6.6 per play and allowing 259 for 4 per play. But who knows how much they were holding back for Bama?

Twenty points is a huge road spread, and I’m tempted to just take the home team with the points. Maybe Quinn Ewers will live up to the hype, and maybe Bijan Robinson just can’t be stopped from churning those legs. But what we do know is that Alabama may have both the best offensive and defensive player in the country. We do know that Texas’ defense has left a lot to be desired in Steve Sarkisian’s short tenure.

In short, we know that Alabama IS a juggernaut now. And 20 points still isn’t enough for me to fade the Tide here, even on the road.

The pick: Alabama 44, Texas 17

We’ve got four more college football bets for you here.

Notre Dame vs. Marshall

Point spread (from Caesars Sportsbook): Notre Dame -20.5

Money line: Marshall +950; Notre Dame -1667

Notre Dame is going to have a clear talent advantage and the excitement of a home opener. Caesars Sportsbook has listed the Irish as a 20.5-point favorite with an over/under of 50.

Notre Dame should prove to be too big, too strong and too fast for Marshall. The Irish will roll and get Marcus Freeman his first of many victories.

New to betting on football? We’ve got you covered with our betting guide here.

About Caesars Rewards

When you place your first qualifying bet with our promo code SMARTICLEFULL at Caesars Sportsbook, you earn 1,000 reward credits and 1,000 tier credits. Those credits can be used for free or discounted hotel stays and priority check-in at Caesars properties, dining, shopping and entertainment benefits, invitations to signature events and much more.

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Tier and reward credits will be added to your account within seven days of your qualifying wager settling.

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