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Thursday sees the Miami Hurricanes and Ole Miss Rebels colliding in a College Football Playoff semifinal, and new users can use the Caesars Sportsbook promo code CBSSPORTS250BM to get a first bet match up to $250 in bonus bets, whether your bet wins or loses, to get in on the action. According to the latest college football odds, Miami is favored by three points, while the over/under for total points scored is 52.5. Click here to sign up for Caesars Sportsbook to bet on the College Football playoff and more:

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The Hurricanes and Rebs will play for a berth in the National Championship game. Miami upset Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl to get here, while Ole Miss won a barn-burner over SEC rival Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. The Rebs will of course be playing without the guidance of Lane Kiffin, who abandoned his post as head coach to defect to LSU before the Playoff began. Pete Golding has performed admirably in his place, but some of the team's other coaches have now also followed Kiffin to Baton Rouge. This should be an explosive game with two high-powered offenses, and the SportsLine Projection model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, has the Over hitting 57% of the time.

The Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls match up in the Windy City on Thursday, and the game will be shown nationally on NBA TV. The Bulls will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak. Josh Giddey leads the Bulls in scoring but has missed the last handful of games with a hamstring issue. Star Heat guard Tyler Herro returned from injury and scored 17 points in Tuesday's loss to the Timberwolves. The Bulls cover in 60% of the model's simulations.

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