Caesars Sportsbook Promo Code Unleashes $1,250 Value for Sunday NBA Playoffs

The first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs continues with a quartet of Game 1’s on Sunday. This marks the perfect time to use the Caesars Sportsbook promo code ACTION4FULL for a $1,250 first bet on the house.

How does this offer work? Caesars Sportsbook matches your first bet if it loses and reimburses you with bonus bets. Caesars has this promo so you’re protected if you lose your first bet. While the NBA playoffs are the marquee event, the promo code applies to any sporting event.

The Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies is the first playoff game of the day. Let’s start by wagering on that matchup.

Caesars First Bet: Lakers vs. Grizzlies

The Los Angeles Lakers have overcome a lot to make the playoffs. They clawed back from a 2-10 start to make the Play-In Tournament. Then, they had to overcome a 15-point second-half deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves and secure the No. 7 seed.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has dealt with off-the-court issues, but he’s good to go for the playoffs. That should give the Grizzlies the upper hand, but you can never count out LeBron James. After all, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer is less than three years removed from winning his fourth NBA title.

The value certainly lies with the Lakers. Matt Moore is back the Lakers by looking at the series spread.

One of the Grizzlies’ strengths was their positional flexibility. Dillon Brooks and Desmond Bane allow them to mix up coverages on the wing, while their bigs were able to play small with Jaren Jackson Jr. at the 5 and Brandon Clarke at the 4 (who was an impact and hustle play machine), or go two-big with Jaren Jackson at 4 and Steven Adams at 5.

Both Clarke and Adams are out for the playoffs. Here’s what they have left: Jackson, who is foul prone even when he’s not facing the team that gets the most beneficial whistle in league history, Xavier Tillman, and Santi Aldama. Maybe Kenny Lofton Jr., their two-way-contract beast, makes a surprise impact.

But the Lakers are going to eat at the foul line and inside. Jackson is likely to win DPOY, and he’s still going to wind up in constant foul trouble versus Anthony Davis. Jared Vanderbilt would be perfectly countered by Clark, but instead, he’s going to beat less experienced players on hustle plays.

The Grizzlies have a huge edge here in terms of halfcourt offense and 3-pointers; they can win several games in this series with the math edge.

But the value is on the Lakers as a dog. They are likely to close as favorites, given their public nature. When the series spread comes out, I will be on Lakers +1.5 and will be betting the Lakers to win the series, and -1.5 on an alt series spread as well.

Caesars Sportsbook has the Lakers -1.5 series spread at +185. That prop means they’d have to win the series by 2+ games. Let’s take a shot on the Lakers and bet $100.

• Lakers Win the Series By 2+ Games: We win $285 ($185 in winnings & our $100 bet)
• Lakers Don’t Win by 2+ Games: Caesars provides us with $100 in bonus bets.

Caesars Bonus Bets: NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville

The best way to maximize your expected value with bonus bets is taking a plus-money prop. NASCAR is arguably the best sport to find value because even the favorites have odds longer than +500.

Chase Elliott, William Byron, and Christopher Bell open with +650 odds to win Sunday’s Cup Series race at Martinsville. We’re going to drop down one tier and look at Kyle Larson at +700.

Larson has been improving at Martinsville, scoring a pair of top-five finishes in his last four starts. He has also been the best driver on short flat tracks in 2023. Martinsville gives him a chance to score another victory on that track type.

We have $100 in bonus bets. Let’s take that amount and bet it on Larson at +700.

• Larson Wins at Martinsville: We take home $700 but don’t keep the $100 wager.
• Larson Doesn’t Win: Unfortunately, we walk away with nothing.

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