Use BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS to get $1,500 bonus bets for Georgia-Alabama, USC-Penn State, college football — SkimNews
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- Mike Tierney is backing the Under 51.5 total in No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 6 Alabama (7:30 p.m. ET Saturday), noting the number "has sunk more than four points since a dire weather forecast was circulated," with heavy rain and winds in the mid-20s mph expected.
- BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS gives new users $150 in bonus bets if their first wager wins or up to $1,500 in bonus bets if it loses, with terms varying by location.
- SportsLine's Projection Model is backing Kentucky as 8.5-point underdogs at No. 10 LSU (7 p.m. ET), covering in 59% of its 10,000 simulations per game.
- Kentucky enters at 4-1 overall (2-1 SEC) on a three-game win streak, including a 35-34 overtime road win at South Carolina and a 10-point win at Texas A&M; first-year head coach Will Stein (formerly Oregon's OC) has the Wildcats averaging 32 ppg.
- LSU bounced back from its road loss to Ole Miss with home routs of Texas A&M and McNeese, but faces its first road test since that loss on Saturday.
- SportsLine's model enters Week 6 on a 40-35 profitable run on top-rated college football picks, per the source.
- Combining the Kentucky +8.5 and Under 51.5 picks into a BetMGM parlay would yield a +250 payout (risk $100 to profit $250), per the source.
Why it matters: The Georgia-Alabama total dropping 4+ points on a weather forecast—rather than injury news or scheme shifts—shows bettors are pricing in hurricane conditions as a meaningful drag on scoring, with Tierney explicitly flagging Georgia's seventh-ranked FBS defense as the deciding factor. For new BetMGM users, the CBSSPORTS code's asymmetric structure ($150 if you win, up to $1,500 if you lose) effectively reduces the cost of a first wager on two top-10 SEC games.
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