Use BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS to land $1,500 bonus bets for 76ers-Knicks, NBA, Baylor-UCF, college football — SkimNews
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- BetMGM is offering new users $150 in bonus bets if their first bet wins, or up to $1,500 in bonus bets if the qualifying wager loses, with the promotion's availability dependent on location.
- SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned nearly $19,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks since 2018, including five straight seasons of four-digit profit; it enters Week 2 of the 2026-27 season on a 26-10 (72%) run on top-rated spread picks.
- Knicks are backed at -145 against the 76ers with the model projecting a 64% win rate in its simulations; Jalen Brunson scored 38 points in a 133-127 win over the Bulls and is averaging 29.7 points over his last three games after New York opened its first title defense since the 1970s with three straight losses.
- 76ers list Jaylen Brown as questionable with a knee injury, and Philadelphia lost its most recent home game to a Pistons team the Knicks beat by 14 points on Tuesday.
- UCF faces Baylor with the listed pick an Over 49.5 total that the model projects to hit in 64% of simulations; the Knights average 32.7 points a game, have allowed 28.3 per game in Big 12 play and 33.3 over their last three, and arrived by way of a 39-31 double-overtime win over No. 2 BYU that was tied 24-24 entering overtime.
- Baylor quarterback DJ Lagway, who played for Florida last year, is averaging 270.4 passing yards per game across five starts, and the Bears' best offensive performance this season came in a 55-19 road win over Arizona State; both of Baylor's Big 12 road games have totaled at least 49 points.
- Chiefs are listed at -1.5 against the Broncos on Sunday, though R.J. White says "This is a good buy-low spot for Kansas City and a sell-high spot for Denver, and I'd make this line Chiefs -3"; Jaylen Waddle is in question with a chest injury, and Denver managed just 176 yards in the Week 1 meeting when Kenneth Walker ran for 191 yards.
Why it matters: New bettors are actually underwriting three published lines — Knicks -145, Over 49.5 for Baylor-UCF and Chiefs -1.5 — when the advertised value is up to $1,500 in bonus bets. The model's 64% simulation hit rate on two of those three, alongside a +556 payout on a $100 three-pick parlay, is what separates the $150 winning-bet tier from the up-to-$1,500 losing-bet tier.
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