The Favorites Sports Betting Podcast

The Favorites is back as Action Network crew Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz continue digging into the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft. With only days away, the squad gets into their top 5 players in the draft they're POSITIVE will have great NFL careers. Plus, in previous years, which busts did we think would be good and what great players did we think would be busts? Now we'll be able to go back on the record and see how ri...

The Favorites is back as Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz welcome RotoGrinders and Action Network golf betting expert Kyle Murray to the show to discuss "a tradition unlike any other"; the 2026 Masters! From head-to-head matchups, to placement bets to outright winners, the crew gets into everything you need to know to have some action on this weekend's top PGA event. With all the history at Augusta and the field fighti...

The Favorites is back as Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz welcome Action Network college hoops experts and cohost of the Big Bets On Campus Podcast, Michael Calabrese, back to the show. The Final Four of the NCAA Tournament is set with two 1-seeds, a 2-seed and a 3-seed; Arizona, Michigan, UConn and Illinois. The squad discuss those upcoming matchups this weekend and where they're seeing value in the betting marker. Bu...

The Favorites is back for more NFL offseason chatter! Action Network crew Brandon Kravitz and Kendra Middleton team up for another chit-chat, with Evan Abrams swooping in every now and then on whats new and noteworthy. From live action cartoons and long movie franchises to their spirit cartoons. Plus, Hard Knocks gets the New England Patriots, NFL coaches are alarmed by current NFL Referees Association negotiations and the squad br...

The Favorites is back for more NFL free agency and fantasy football discussion in the offseason! Action Network crew Brandon Kravitz and Kendra Middleton welcome Ian Hartitz from Fantasy Life to toss the pigskin around a bit. Together they get into the Jaylen Waddle trade from the Broncos' side of things since Brandon's been so focused on his Miami Dolphins but regardless, Kendra hasn't seen enough from Bo Nix and Sean Payton in De...

With Major League Baseball's Opening Day this Thursday, The Favorites is back with it's tour around sports. Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz welcome Action Network's senior MLB writer, Sean Zerillo back to the show for another deep dive into MLB betting. In this one, the crew dives into MLB win totals as Zerillo gets into who he's high and low on compared to the market. Are the Dodgers ruining baseball? Is it smarter to bet a t...

As most of America (including Stuckey) is off watching college hoops, The Favorites is back for a quick NFL offseason update and more! Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz welcome Senior NFL Writer for The Athletic, Ted Nguyen, to the program to provide his thoughts on some bigger name trades (and trades that fell through), teams still looking to make moves and more. What's up with the Raiders after that Crosby deal. Did the Ravens...

The Favorites is back with a deeper dive into one of the best weeks of the sports year! Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz welcome Michael Calabrese from Action Network's Big Bets On Campus podcast back to the program to provide his thoughts on the recent NCAA Tournament bracket release, some key matchups, potential cinderella stories and more. Plus, a look at how many brackets filled out is too many and a quick round of...

The Favorites is back for more NFL talk with Chris Raybon! Alongside Brandon Kravitz, Kendra Middleton and Evan Abrams, the crew gets into credit card fraud and some potential moves to come in free agency with a heavy emphasis on QBs. This episode was recorded on Thursday before the Kyle Murray news. Was Geno Smith to the New York Jets a good or bad thing? What about old guys like Aaron Rogers and Kirk Cousins? All that and more ri...

The Favorites is back for more NFL free agency, this time with Action Network expert Chris Raybon! First, Brandon Kravitz, Kendra Middleton and Evan Abrams get into Bam Adebayo's 83 point game and what it's NFL equivalent could be. Raybon's childhood was void of Field Days and Girl Scout Cookies. The Maxx Crosby deal has fallen through so what does that mean for Las Vegas, Baltimore and the NFL in general when it comes to trades? A...

The first wave of NFL free agency has hit and The Favorites is back! Action Network squad Brandon Kravitz and Kendra Middleton welcome Director of Research, Evan Abrams back to the podcast to dive into these moves so far. From the best to the worst, their favorite to their least favorite and even their biggest WTF move, tune in to hear their reaction to new players on new teams in free agency. Plus, the crew plants their flag on mo...

The Favorites is back as Stuckey and Brandon Kravitz team up for bonus episode this week! With the Major League Baseball season just around the corner, we had to squeeze as much our of Action Network's top baseball betting expert, Sean Zerillo, that we could. Together the crew gets into how Zerillo starts his process of projecting and analyzing the countless statistics that comes with baseball, how he looks at MLB player futures an...

The Favorites is back as Stuckey and Brandon Kravitz team up for another chit-chat session. Trades in the NFL continue during the offseason, where the squad discusses the impact of minor moves on each team involved. The crew also discusses their favorite live sports moments and what event they'd want to be at in 2027. Plus, the World Baseball Classic has begun and Action Network's top baseball betting expert, Sean Zerillo, joins th...

The Favorites is back as Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz team up for another chit-chat session. The NFL Combine has passed and teams are prepping for the Draft. The crew welcomes Ryan Roberts from A to Z Sports to discuss which teams might be looking at which players, risers and fallers in the field and more. But first, while Stuckey is away in the thick of college basketball conference tournament prep, the others get into MyS...

The Favorites is back as Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz team up for another chit-chat session. The NFL Combine is on the horizon and there's chatter of trades and moves happening in the league that are getting people excited. Plus, we get into some mailbag questions from the listeners with Evan Abrams! From bad superpowers to great sports movies to first bets and first kisses, the crew gets into it all right here on ...

The Favorites is back as Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz team up for another chit-chat session. From a trending fast food graphic to Stuckey not being afraid to burn his home down with forks in the microwave, things get off the rails as they typically do. Plus, some NFL news and notes as we trudge through the NFL offseason. Franchise Tags are being handed out and money is always on the move in the league. What will te...

The Favorites is back! Another week of no football but still plenty to discuss as Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz team up for another chit-chat session. College basketball is in full swing but first, what are the crew's biggest fears? Rational or not, things go off the rails as you'd expect with some of these phobias. Plus, the crew welcomes college basketball expert Michael Calabrese to the show for a higher level ov...

The Favorites is back! Another week of no football but still plenty to discuss as Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz team up for another chit-chat session. College basketball is in full swing and Stuckey likes the Boilermakers tonight. He's also planting his flag on Miami (OH) finally going down. Elsewhere, all eyes are on the Olympics, which has some strange things on Kendra's mind, per usual. Would you get the injectio...

The NFL Season is behind us so where do we go now? The Favorites is back as Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz team up to discuss their offseason plans, which include college hoops, Formula 1, reality TV and maybe a little sleep? Probably not. Plus, Stuckey's wondering what everyone's weird food combinations are and Kendra's doing some strange things to french toast. Finally, the crew dives into their NFL Betting Season ...