The Favorites Sports Betting Podcast
Every NFL season, Action Network Chief Content Officer Chad Millman and professional sports gambler Simon Hunter analyze every matchup to select their best bets from the NFL slate. Utilizing Action Network's data-driven analysis, the latest injury news and insider info from Simon's network of professional bettors, together they craft their betting card for the weekend, along with moneyline parlays, totals, survivor pool picks and so much more. For the 2023 NFL season, The Favorites will have new episodes every Sunday night, Tuesday and Thursday. Proudly presented by bet365, the world's favorite sports book brand.
Episodes
This week marks the 7th anniversary of the repeal of PASPA, ushering in the widescale legalization of American sports betting we enjoy today. This week on the show, Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter dive into a subject we’ve talked a lot about on this show the last couple years, especially this past NFL season: the decline of the underdog for bettors across multiple sports. Since the repeal of PASPA, and espe...
Hours before the selection of a new pope at the Sistine Chapel, Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter welcomed back Anthony Dabbundo of The Ringer to provide the history of betting on this sacral event. That history stretches back more than 500 years, and Dabbundo dives deep into all the angles in his highly-entertaining article this week. Hear their thoughts on the candidates, the process and Simon's checkered Catholi...
Who will win Offensive Rookie of the Year this NFL season? What is one stadium you're dying to visit? Who starts for the Cleveland Browns at quarterback? Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter dive into a pile of listener emails, answering the burning questions we've all wanted to know. #Volume
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This Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, hundreds of thousands of gleeful gamblers will wager on the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby, the Greatest Two Minutes In Sports. The Derby is a betting highlight of the spring calendar and here to break it all down with hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter is Action Network racing contributor Mike Conti. Together they discuss all things betting for both the Kentucky Derby...
The throngs of raucous NFL Draft fans have departed Green Bay, but Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter return to recap all the activity in the final part of this special two-part Draft recap episode. Today, the guys go through every team across the AFC. The Browns are strong-armed into Shedeur Sanders. The Buffalo Bills' GM gets testy. The Baltimore selects their kicker of the future. Bets were won, bets were lost, a...
The NFL Draft is done and dusted, and Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter return to recap all the activity in a special two-part episode. Today, the guys go through the biggest storylines, and then touch on every team across the NFC. Nobody wants Shedeur Sanders. The Dallas Cowboys start at the offensive line. The San Francisco 49ers select another 7th round quarterback. Bets were won, bets were lost, and Chad and Si...
The NFL Draft is just hours away, and Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter are here to provide their final bets before Round One begins. Today they are joined by colleagues Chris Raybon and Evan Abrams, who share their insights into what promises to be a tumultuous Thursday night affair. Plus, we hear about the latest specials at bet365 for the big night, a landing spot for Ashton Jeanty, and so much more. #Volume #He...
Just 48 hours remain until the Tennessee Titans are on the clock in Green Bay. Here to discuss the latest NFL Draft betting markets are Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter, who are joined by Draft maven Thor Nystrom of Fantasy Life, whose infamous Thor 500 list ranks the draft's top 500 prospects with a player comparison for each one. Together they go through Thor's Big Board, discuss the potential for trades and may...
One of the preeminent NFL Draft experts alive joins Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter. Todd McShay is a pioneering figure in Draft coverage, with over two decades of mock draft experience. He’s one of the longest-running and most respected Draft voices, and his excellent newsletter The McShay Report has quickly become a must-have for bettors of the NFL Draft. Together the trio discusses potential landing plac...
The April sports calendar means The Masters, NBA Playoffs, MLB and NFL Draft. Here to touch on all these and more is Anthony Dabbundo of The Ringer, who joins his former Action Network colleagues for a fun conversation covering the Phillies, Anthony Richardson, dangerous Amtrak behavior and so much more. #Volume #herd
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The NFL is evolving. The Draft is approaching. So too is "A Tradition Unlike Any Other." Here to discuss everything from Cam Ward's draft stock to best bets at The Masters is beloved ESPN media personality Kevin Clark, host of Omaha Productions' THIS IS FOOTBALL. He joins Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter for a lively conversation about changes taking place among NFL head coaches, plus all the latest happenings in ...
Popular media personality Danny Parkins returns to the show, joining Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter for a lively conversation about quarterbacks, the torpedo bat, and so much more. Parkins transitioned from a longstanding job on Chicago talk radio to co-hosting a daily long-form television talk show: Breakfast Ball on FS1. This was a huge jump in his national profile, and he discusses the reasoning behind it and...
After a wild, rowdy and successful Chicago live event, Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter begin today's show recapping all the Windy City festivities with producer Matt Mitchell. But more importantly, they also welcome very special guest Chris "The Bear" Fallica, formerly an ESPN producer and GameDay personality and today the biggest sports betting personality on Fox Sports. Chad and Chris reminiscence about their t...
The second weekend of March Madness is here, with the Sweet Sixteen tipping off tonight. Joining his Action Network colleagues Chad Millman and Simon Hunter is college basketball betting expert Stuckey, fresh off recording his own podcast Big Bets On Campus. Together the trio discusses best bets for Thursday and Friday, how the parity of elite programs is impacting college hoops, how to approach the Elite 8, and so much more.&...
The real Opening Day for Major League Baseball is this Thursday, an annual Rite of Spring for fans and sports gamblers alike. Joining his Action Network colleagues Chad Millman and Simon Hunter is baseball betting expert Sean Zerillo, fresh off his panel at the prestigious MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference earlier this month. Together they discuss betting on MLB this season, the dreadfulness of the Chicago White Sox, how to emb...
March Madness is officially underway! To celebrate, Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter welcome on a pioneering member of the sports gambling media universe. "Stanford Steve" Coughlin was a longtime guest on Behind The Bets, Chad's original ESPN podcast. Today he's the producer of SportsCenter with SVP, on top of being the voice of gambling reason on ESPN's College GameDay. He joins the podcast to talk life at ESPN, ...
March Madness is upon us, and Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter couldn't be more excited. Today they welcome Big Bets On Campus podcast contributor Jim Root to the program to talk all things betting in The Big Dance, including upsets, moneyline favorites, Final Four picks and more.
And if you want to see all of us INCLUDING Jim Root at our live show, RSVP now to join us for our free Chicago live event, El...
A fast and furious start to NFL free agency has Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter excited to break it all down. They welcome colleague Chris Raybon to the program ask him about potential destinations for remaining free agents, the biggest signings, the most overrated moves so far, and more.
And if you want to see the show live, RSVP now to join us for our free Chicago live event, Elite 8 Saturday Mar...
Did Pennsylvania start as the payment of a gambling debt? Why did American sports betting take so long to legalize? And what do Congress and deadly river accidents have to do with betting? Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter get answers to these questions and many more from today's guest. He's the nation's preeminent gaming historian David Schwartz, a long-time UNLV professor and author of Roll The Bones and Somethin...
ESPN NFL Draft expert Field Yates returns to talk mock drafts, top prospects, free agency and so much more. Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter ask him about potential destinations for D.K. Metcalf, the Chicago Bears' recent moves, dynasty drafting and the upside of running back Ashton Jeanty.
And if you want to see the show live, RSVP now to join us for our free Chicago live event, Elite 8 Saturday March 29th at the...
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