The Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet on Thursday Night Football to kick off Week 15 of the 2025 NFL season, headlining a Thursday sports schedule that also features four NBA games and 13 NHL matchups. Sports fans looking to bet on the action can do so with the latest BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS, which gives users $150 in bonus bets if their first wager wins or up to $1,500 in bonus bets if their qualifying wager loses. Sign up for BetMGM Sportsbook to bet on Thursday's games:

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Best bets for Thursday, Dec. 11

Atlanta and Tampa Bay played a wild Thursday Night Football game in 2024, with Cousins throwing for 509 yards and four touchdowns in the 36-30 overtime win for the Falcons. Cousins will once again be at the helm for Atlanta, but the Falcons are headed for another offseason of change. The Buccaneers are trying to recover from a surprising loss to the Saints and regain their standing as the team to beat in the NFC South. The SportsLine Projection Model has Tampa Bay covering as a 4.5-point favorite in 51% of model simulations.

Nikola Jokic is putting together yet another MVP-level campaign, and while the Denver Nuggets are unlikely to catch the 24-1 Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference, they have won three in a row heading into Thursday's game against the Sacramento Kings. The Kings have lost seven of their last 10 games and are near the bottom of the conference. Denver is a 10.5-point favorite and the SportsLine Projection Model has the Nuggets covering in 67% of simulations.

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