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LSU are heavy favorites over McNeese State on Saturday night

The LSU Tigers will be massive favorites according to Tipico Sportsbook.

In the home opener at Tigers Stadium on Saturday night, the LSU Tigers are going to be massive favorites in this game. The team is looking to even their record with a win over an in-state FCS foe. McNeese State is also looking to even their record, but it is a tall task for the Cowboys.

The head coach Frank Wilson is a former assistant at LSU, and his quarterback is the son of the LSU head coach. Can Cody Orgeron one-up dad in Baton Rouge? To do that, he will have to overcome a lot despite LSU missing several starters this week.

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LSU Tigers massive favorites over McNeese

Betting Lines are courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook

Line: LSU (-38.5)

Over/Under: 66.5

Money Line: McNeese (+1700) / LSU (-100000)


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Bears are 7.5-point road underdogs vs. Rams in Week 1

The Bears will open the 2021 NFL season as 7.5-point underdogs against the Rams on Sunday Night Football.

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The Chicago Bears are gearing up for the start of the 2021 NFL season against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football.

Despite concerns on the offensive line and at cornerback, there’s excitement for this season with rookie quarterback Justin Fields, who should see the field as a starter sooner rather than later.

Chicago has opened as 7.5-point road underdogs against Los Angeles, according to Tipico Sportsbook.

Last season, the Bears were underdogs in 13 of 16 games, where they were favored only in contests against the New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars.

It’s not really a huge surprise to find the Bears as underdogs in this contest given there are plenty of concerns on offense, starting with quarterback Andy Dalton, who will get the nod over Fields.

This season marks the fourth straight year that the Bears and Rams will play each other, with all four of those games in prime time. While Chicago won back in 2018 in an impressive defensive showing, Los Angeles has won the previous two meetings. The home team has won in each of those three contests, which isn’t reassuring for the Bears.

Can Chicago defeat Los Angeles for the first time in four years? Or will the Rams once again beat the Bears? We’ll see when the Bears and Rams kick things off Sunday at 7:20 p.m. CT on NBC.

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Gannett announces exclusive sports betting partnership with Tipico Sportsbook

Gannett announces exclusive sports betting and iGaming partnership with Tipico Sportsbook. We break down the agreement.

Gannett Co., the parent company of USA TODAY, has finalized an exclusive multiyear deal with Tipico USA Technology to provide an extensive variety of new sports betting content throughout the USA TODAY Network.

As part of the five-year, $90 million deal, Tipico will become the exclusive sports betting and iGaming provider for Gannett, and will integrate its odds, props, free-to-play games and betting trends throughout the network and more than 200 affiliated properties, including For The Win, Golfweek and MMA Junkie.

“Our highly engaged audience of more than 46 million sports fans crave analysis, betting insights, odds and unique features which we will provide with our Tipico alliance,” said Michael Reed, Gannett chairman and chief executive officer. “Tipico adds incredible expertise from their European operations and next generation product capabilities, which offer our sports enthusiasts and local consumers a way to become even more invested in the games and sports they care about.”

Tipico is the leading sports betting provider in Germany and one of the top sports betting companies worldwide. As part of the agreement announced Tuesday, Tipico will co-brand all NFL Wire team sites and For The Win, including a re-launch of the Bets subsection to “Bet For The Win, powered by Tipico Sportsbook.” It will also provide odds pages throughout the USA TODAY Network, both in print and online.

Branded sports betting content is expected to debut in August to complement the start of the NFL season. In New Jersey and Colorado, Tipico’s sports betting operations will be live this fall, allowing readers to place bets through Tipico Sportsbook.

“Integrating their leading media properties with Tipico Sportsbook marks an important moment as we begin our acceleration in the U.S.,” said Adrian Vella, Tipico’s U.S. chief executive officer.

“Gannett’s best-in-class editorial operations and massive local footprint, partnered with Tipico’s game-changing technology, including end-to-end proprietary sports betting and iGaming products, will offer U.S. fans a slam dunk combination.”

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