The Favorites Sports Betting Podcast

We're back! Action Network veteran Stuckey is joined by co-hosts Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz for an all-new lineup of the podcast.  Chad and Simon have moved on, but we're moving forward to a new NFL season led by an exciting trio of highly opinionated NFL bettors and maniacs. On today's maiden voyage, we talk NFL Week 2 lines and early bets, along with feet pics, at-home shrimp farming, a chicken debate that gets ver...

Chad and Simon are departing for their new show Sharp or Square, but first they discuss the kickoff of college football season! A huge Week 1 lies in store this week! Joining Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter to talk all things betting in college football are two Action OGs. Stuckey and Collin Wilson are hosts of Big Bets On Campus, the top-ranked college football betting podcast. They discuss all the top plays fro...

Chad and Simon are taking off for their new show Sharp or Square, but today they cover a division known for gritty, hard-nosed franchises, the AFC North is ALSO home to the tumultuous Cincinnati Bengals. Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter dive into each team to provide their favorite bets before the 2025 NFL season kicks off. Can Mike Tomlin keep the Steelers winning with Rodgers? Are the Browns DOA? And why does th...

In a division that could be the most exciting in the NFL, the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings will compete for the crown. Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter discuss every team from a betting perspective, but first welcome on a very special returning guests. Intrepid reporter Seth Wickersham of ESPN joins the show to discuss Caleb Williams and the Bears, following the release of ...

Can the Dallas Cowboys prove doubters wrong this season? Action Network NFL experts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter discuss the NFC East on today's episode, with a long hard look at a Dallas team projected to miss the playoffs following an underwhelming offseason. Can they make a run to double-digit wins? Or are the champion Philadelphia Eagles too strong to overtakes? Are the Washington Commanders going to fall back to earth? Will R...

Once again the Buffalo Bills enter the season as heavy division favorites in the AFC East, with newly betrothed MVP Josh Allen still hunting for the franchise's maiden Super Bowl victory. Action Network NFL experts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter break down Buffalo and their division foes Miami, New England and the New York Jets on today's show. Can Tua stay healthy? Should the Jets get the "new coach bump" or not? And how big of an ...

Can these LA Rams win another Super Bowl? Today we move to the NFC West as our annual division-by-division NFL preview episodes continue. Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter march towards NFL Week 1, and today we discuss the contents (Rams and 49ers) and the pretenders (Cardinals and Seahawks) in a contentious division out West. 

Does Matthew Stafford have one more glory year left in him? Can ...

Who can dethrone the Chiefs out West? We move to the AFC West as our annual division-by-division NFL preview episodes continue. Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter continue our march to NFL Week 1, covering a foursome known for the best head coaching in the league. 

Can Jim Harbaugh get the most out of Justin Herbert this season? Were last year's results a mirage in Denver? Will the Chiefs ever stumble in the re...

We continue our annual division-by-division NFL preview episodes, as today Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter continue our march to NFL Week 1.

We move to the NFC South, with the New Orleans Saints projected at the bottom of the NFL's barrel this season from an oddsmaker perspective. The Tampa Bay Bucs will once again be a force to be reckoned with, but the Carolina Panthers may prove fiercer than many realize ...

Today we kick off our annual division-by-division NFL preview episodes, as Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter go through each of the eight divisions across the league, with our march to Week 1 officially underway. 

We start with an always electrifying division, on that Chad is always quick to show deference to. One that he has nothing but respect for. One that shows us, year after year, why it is NOT a joke div...

This week across the nation, NFL teams commence a decades old rite of summer: the return to Training Camp. We’ve talked about QBs, playoff teams, fantasy moves… and today Action Network hosts Simon Hunter and Chad Millman talk about the biggest team questions and issues we hope to see resolved by the end of camp.

To do this, we are welcoming on one of our oldest, dearest and most respected Action colleagues. Host of bo...

This offseason saw trades, a wild NFL Draft, big free agent signings and much more, with evert move impacting the upcoming NFL fantasy season. And while some were splashy moves that garnered big headlines, plenty more went under the radar. Here to discuss the downstream impacts of 10 of the most significant moves are two giants of the fantasy community. Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter welcome on their colleagues ...

A hotly contested episode every summer, today's show will upset plenty of listeners. Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter have compiled their Top 10 lists of the best quarterbacks in the NFL and are ready to defend them to the death. They are assisted by very special guest, fantasy expert Rich Hribar of Sharp Football Analysis. Rich provides a third-party voice of reason to this episode every year, as Simon and Chad d...

Our division-by-division betting breakdowns will begin at the end of this month. But before we get to that, Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter do our annual table-setter episodes to prepare us for all things betting in the NFL for the 2025 season.

Today we do some playoff prognostication with the help of our Action colleague Brandon Anderson. He did a similar episode on the Action Network Podcast with Anthony Dabbun...

On today’s show Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter are joined by Chris Gerlacher, a reporter with Prediction News who's covered the rise and regulation of prediction markets worldwide for several years. 

The influence of these prediction markets as businesses has become an increasingly important narrative in the sports betting space overall. Now legal in all 50 states, Kalshi just raised $185M and is...

Today we have a classic episode of the show for you! Shortly after the creation of the Action Network and the Supreme Court's repeal of PASPA, Chad Millman sat down with his old chum Colin Cowherd for a freewheeling conversation back in the summer of 2018. They talk about the future of sports betting contest, why Colin despises too many choices, how to build a TV show that gets ratings, and so much more. #Volume

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This Friday inside Madison Square Garden thousands of rowdy spectators and 16 world-class professional athletes will kick off an event often called "Sports' Biggest Party." The bet365 U.S. Darts Masters is one of several wild events held by the PDC across the world. These are known for their almost unheard of levels of raucous excitement and a carnival-like atmosphere, as well as being an incredibly popular betting event globally. ...

The Thunder are NBA champions. Kevin Durant is a Houston Rocket. And the 2025 NBA Draft is Wednesday night. So much is happening in the world of basketball, and here to break it all down with Action Network host Chad Millman are Brandon Anderson and Bryan Fonseca of the BUCKETS Podcast. Together they discuss the ravaged Eastern Conference, the potential of a Thunder dynasty, their top bets for the NBA Draft and so much more. #Volum...