Football takes a day off before a big NFL weekend, but there are tons of options on Friday’s sports schedule for bettors who want to take advantage of the BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS. New users can get $150 in bonus bets if their first bet wins or up to $1,500 in bonus bets if their first bet loses, depending on the rules in their state. The 10-game NBA schedule features Thunder vs. Warriors and Grizzlies vs. Lakers, and the four-game NHL slate is headlined by the Panthers vs. Rangers Winter Classic in Miami. With four college football bowl games and top-25 men’s college basketball also on tap, bettors should sign up for BetMGM to bet on Friday’s top games:
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Best bets for Friday’s top games
The Oklahoma City Thunder (29-5) sit atop the Western Conference and have been glad to see anyone but the San Antonio Spurs lately. After losing four times – three to the Spurs – in a six-game span, the Thunder have won three in a row. Now they face a Golden State Warriors team that will be missing Draymond Green, Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler. OKC comes off a 124-95 victory against the Trail Blazers on Wednesday, while the Warriors (18-16) got their fifth victory in their past six when they beat the Hornets 132-125 on New Year’s Day. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has scored 69 points for the Thunder in the past two games and is second in the NBA in scoring at 32.1 per game. Oklahoma City is a 13.5-point favorite, but the SportsLine Projection Model has the Warriors covering in 52% of its simulations. The Los Angeles Lakers (20-11) host the Memphis Grizzlies (15-18) on Friday night, and the Lakers are 4-point home favorites. The model has L.A. covering the spread in 64% of its simulations.
There are also some intriguing college basketball matchups, as No. 9 Michigan State (11-1) faces 13th-ranked Nebraska (12-0) and No. 2 Michigan (12-0) puts its perfect record on the line against No. 24 USC (12-1). Michigan has been dominant so far and comes in as a 22.5-point home favorite, but the Trojans are covering in 71% of the SportLine model’s simulations. The four college football bowl matchups Friday include Arizona vs. SMU in the Holiday Bowl at 8 p.m. ET, with the Mustangs (8-4) favored by 1.5 after opening as 1.5-point underdogs. The NHL’s Winter Classic is also set for Friday, with the Florida Panthers facing the New York Rangers in Miami. The SportsLine model has the Rangers winning 52% of the time as +120 underdogs. Bet on the NBA, college sports and more at BetMGM to get bonus bets.
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