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The return of college basketball, NBA games, and Monday Night Football make tonight the ideal time to use BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS to receive up to $1,500 in bonus bets back if your first qualifying wager loses or $150 in bonus bets if your first $10 wager wins as a new user. Cowboys vs. Cardinals kicks off at 8:15 p.m. ET and a full night of basketball includes No. 13 Arizona vs. No. 3 Florida and the Trail Blazers hosting the Lakers.

Picks from all three of those games are among our NBA, college basketball and NFL best bets at BetMGM Sportsbook today from the SportsLine Projection Model and our team of experts. Get the newest BetMGM bonus code and take advantage of one of the best sportsbook promos. Get started now:

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 9 on a sizzling 45-28 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. It also enters Week 2 of the 2025-26 NBA season on a sizzling 161-120 roll on all top-rated NBA picks, returning nearly $4,000. It also went 24-11 (69%) on top-rated NBA against-the-spread picks last season. It finished last season on a 229-169 roll (+1805) on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to 2023 as well. Anybody following its NFL betting, college basketball betting and NBA betting picks at sportsbooks and on betting sites could have seen strong returns.  

Monday's NBA, college basketball and NFL best bets at BetMGM

  • Cardinals +3 vs. Cowboys (-105) 
  • Under 163.5 points in Arizona vs. Florida (-110)
  • Trail Blazers money line vs. Lakers (-149)

Combining these three picks into a Monday college basketball, NBA and NFL parlay at BetMGM would result in a payout of +521 (risk $100 to win $521). Bet it at BetMGM here:

Cardinals +3 vs. Cowboys (-105)

"I have confidence in Jacoby Brissett putting up points against a Cowboys defense allowing 6.2 yards per play and 31.3 points per game. The Arizona defense had its best game of the season before the bye despite the final score, and the team should be healthier and rested coming out of the bye," CBS Sports Gambling and Fantasy editor R.J. White said. "Trevon Diggs heading to IR proved to be a major issue for Dallas in the loss to Denver, and I'm not sure how they cover Marvin Harrison Jr. and Trey McBride in this matchup. I have these teams as even, so I expect this to dip under 3 before long." Back Arizona at BetMGM Sportsbook now:

Under 163.5 points in Arizona vs. Florida (-110)

The Hall of Fame Series in Las Vegas kicks off the 2025-26 college basketball season in style, as No. 13 Arizona takes on No. 3 Florida. The Wildcats have gone to back-to-back Sweet 16s and have made the regional semifinals in three of Tommy Floyd's four seasons at the helm, but haven't been to the Final Four since 2001 despite being a No. 1 or a No. 2 seed seven times since. Meanwhile, the Gators are coming off a national championship in Todd Golden's third season at the helm. However, both these teams only return roughly 35% of their scoring and there could be some early-season growing pains for everybody. The model predicts that the Under hits in 58% of simulations. Back the Under at BetMGM Sportsbook now:

Trail Blazers money line vs. Lakers (-149)

"Portland looks much better overall and has won three in a row -- despite its head coach having been arrested -- and beat the Lakers by 14 points in L.A. on Oct. 27 when Luka Doncic was out. The Blazers have been off since Friday as well," SportsLine handicapper Matt Severance said. "Los Angeles played last night and beat Miami but I wonder if Doncic will be allowed to play the second of a back-to-back after going 38 minutes. He just got back from injury, after all. And it's a one-game trip. As it was, former Blazer Deandre Ayton missed Sunday with back troubles." Back the Trail Blazers at BetMGM Sportsbook now:

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