bet365 bonus code SPORTSLINE: Get $150 bonus bets for Michigan-Illinois, Nuggets-Thunder and more on Friday

The sports betting options are a little lighter heading into the weekend, but several critical games on the hardwood on Friday, Feb. 27 provide perfect opportunities to use the latest bet365 bonus code SPORTSLINE. The offer gives new users $150 in bonus bets once they wager $5 or more, regardless of the outcome of the bet. There's a huge Big Ten college basketball matchup as No. 10 Illinois hosts No. 3 Michigan, and Nuggets vs. Thunder and Cavaliers vs. Pistons highlight the five-game NBA schedule. There are also NHL games, golf and MLB spring training, among the many other sports you can place wagers on at the top sportsbooks Friday.

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The Michigan Wolverines lost their No. 1 ranking to Duke when the Blue Devils beat them 68-63 last Saturday in Washington, D.C., but they bounced back with a 77-67 victory against Minnesota on Tuesday. Now they face another team that should match up well with them when they visit No. 10 Illinois in Champaign on Friday. These are the top two scoring offenses in the Big Ten, but both teams can play strong defense, as well. The Illini are 13-2 at home, but Michigan hasn't lost a true road game, so the Wolverines are 1.5-point road favorites in the Michigan vs. Illinois odds. However, the SportsLine Projection Model has Illinois winning outright in 72% of its simulations as a +118 money-line underdog and has the Illini covering 75% of the time, with both picks earning "B" grades.          

The NBA schedule features only five games Friday, but there is a top-four matchup in each conference. The Detroit Pistons (43-14) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (37-23), while the Denver Nuggets (37-22) visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (45-15). Detroit  leads the Eastern Conference and OKC sits atop the West, while their Friday opponents both sit 7.5 games back and in fourth place. Detroit is a 6.5-point favorite in the Cavaliers vs. Pistons odds and is winning 63% of the time but covering at just a 50% rate. Oklahoma City is an 8.5-point favorite in Nuggets vs. Thunder and is winning in 73% of the model's simulations and covering 59% of the time. 

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