Use BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS to get $1,500 in bonus bets for SMU vs. Florida State, college football Monday — SkimNews
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- BetMGM is offering new users $150 in bonus bets if their first wager wins or up to $1,500 if it loses, via bonus code CBSSPORTS, with Monday's SMU vs. Florida State game (7:30 p.m. ET) as the final college football hook for opening week.
- SportsLine expert David Bearman is backing SMU as 2.5-point favorites, citing SMU's top-25 returning production, QB Kevin Jennings, and a defense ranked 12th in EPA per rush against a Florida State squad that was only up 17-10 at halftime against New Mexico State.
- Florida State will play without wide receiver Devin Carter (back) against SMU.
- The SportsLine Projection Model projects the Cardinals-Giants Over 7.5 total runs to hit in 58.3% of simulations, noting the Over is 14-1-2 in the Cardinals' last 17 games while St. Louis averages 7.8 runs over its last six contests.
- Logan Webb allowed nine runs in two innings against the Pirates on Tuesday, per the source, undercuting his case as a stopper for San Francisco in Monday's matchup.
- SportsLine expert Eric Cohen is backing Seahawks tight end AJ Barner Over 24.5 receiving yards for Wednesday's NFL opener against New England, noting Barner hit that line in 7 of Seattle's last 11 games and posted 4 catches for 54 yards and a touchdown in the Super Bowl.
- The three-leg parlay (Cardinals-Giants Over, SMU -2.5, Barner Over) carries +556 odds, meaning a $100 risk returns $556 in profit at BetMGM.
Why it matters: The offer gives new BetMGM users meaningful downside protection — losing the first bet triggers up to $1,500 in bonus bets rather than a total loss — while the three-leg +556 parlay concentrates three independent picks (MLB total, college football spread, NFL player prop) into one high-payout, high-variance wager.
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