DraftKings Ghost Leg Parlay: What Is It?
New for the 2025-26 NFL season, DraftKings Sportsbook has unveiled a new parlay insurance feature: DraftKings Ghost Leg is here to help you win your NFL parlay bets — even if one of your legs doesn't hit. Place any NFL parlay, same-game parlay or SGPx on DraftKings Sportsbook before Sunday and apply your Ghost Leg Parlay token, and if all of your picks except one is a winner, you'll still be able to cash out a winning parlay.
Opting In to DraftKings Ghost Leg Parlay Offer
DraftKings Ghost Leg Parlay: How it Works
So, how does the DraftKings Ghost Leg parlay promotion work?
This is the gist: Bet a same-game parlay on the Thursday Night Football game and get a Ghost Leg to use on Sunday's NFL games.
Once you place a 3+ leg same-game parlay on Thursday night's game with +300 odds or longer, you'll have the opportunity to choose one of three Ghost Leg parlay options:
- Make a $10 SGP bet on TNF, get a Ghost Leg to use Sunday (max $5 bet)
- Make a $20 SGP bet on TNF, get a Ghost Leg to use Sunday (max $10 bet)
- Make a $100 SGP bet on TNF, get a Ghost Leg to use Sunday (max $50 bet)
After your TNF same-game parlay bet settles, you'll receive a Ghost Leg parlay token in your account to use on a 3+ leg parlay for Sunday's NFL games. Once you've earned a Ghost Leg token, your chances of winning a parlay bet on NFL games this Sunday will increase drastically, albeit at shorter odds with a smaller return on your bet.
An example of DraftKings Ghost Leg Parlay
Take the example above, for instance.
This is a four-leg NFL parlay with each pick carrying odds of -500 or longer. If all four of these picks are correct, this user will be cashed out their wager at +334 odds, or a profit of $33.40 for a $10 bet. If zero, one or two picks hit, they'll lose the parlay.
Since they've opted in with their DraftKings Ghost Leg parlay token, though, if only three of these picks hit, they'll still win! The losing bet will just get "ghosted," or erased from the parlay outright. So if all four teams in the above bet win except for the Commanders, the odds will be adjusted to +215, or the value of a parlay that only included the Bengals, Steelers and Cardinals.
DraftKings Ghost Leg Parlay: How to Opt In
If you're ready to claim your DraftKings Ghost Leg parlay token, just follow these steps:
- Open the DraftKings Sportsbook app or visit their website
- Navigate to the Promotions tab
- Locate the Ghost Leg Parlay token and click "Opt In"
- Create an NFL same-game parlay or SGPx on Thursday Night Football with three or more legs (min. -500 odds)
- Activate your Ghost Leg Parlay token
- Place your bet on Sunday! If all of your picks hit except one, DraftKings will still make you a winner.
DraftKings Ghost Leg Parlay: Key Information
- Key Terms & Conditions
- Qualifying bets are for Thursday Night Football only.
- Opt-In and apply your Ghost Leg to a Same Game Parlay or SGPx for Thursday Night Football.
- Activate your Ghost Leg Parlay token and make a parlay wager on NFL games on Sunday.
- If only ONE (1) leg of your eligible bet loses, the bet will be settled as if only the winning legs were initially placed and paid out in cash.
- Ghost Leg Token only applies to an NFL Parlay, Same Game Parlay, or SGPx wagers. All other bet types are excluded from this promotion a. Qualifying Ghost Leg bet requires minimum 3 legs and minimum odds of +300 or longer. b. Maximum total bet odds of +20,000 apply.
- Max Betting limits apply.
- Ghost Leg Token expires at the conclusion of the Sunday Night Football game.
- You must select the Ghost Leg Token in your betslip BEFORE placing the Qualifying Bet to apply the promotion.
- Wagering on this promotion must use funds from your cash balance or DK Dollars. Bets placed with other bonus rewards are void. Cashed out bets will void this promotion. If due to voided legs, your qualifying bet does not meet the bet criteria, your token will be re-issued.
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Originally from Ohio and currently living in Chicago, IL, Mark is a lifelong sports fan who inherited rooting interests in the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers. After a decade in sports media covering sports betting as a writer, editor and producer, Mark brought his long track record of sports experience to the Sportsbooks Online team in early 2025.
