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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.
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Jan 4, 2024 • 1h 4min
Best Bets NFL Week 18
The NFL regular season comes to a close this week, and the air is heavy with playoff intrigue. Action Network NFL experts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter return to give their favorite picks for the NFL Week 18 slate, including some massive opportunities in the AFC. We will all be treated to a Sunday Night Football showcase in Miami, but before that the boys want to get down and dirty with the Carolina Panthers one more time. Plus we hear their favorite underdog moneyline round robin, and we also get a round of Sharp Calls from the professional bettors in Simon's universe.Interested in joining the show and Action Network experts live and in-person? Now you can! RSVP now for free for our two big TOTALLY FREE events in Hoboken, New Jersey for NFL Wild Card weekend! Saturday January 13th RSVP here, or Sunday January 14th RSVP here now for your chance to join us LIVE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 2, 2024 • 1h 7min
NFL Week 18 Betting Preview
Happy New Year, sports bettors! The end of the NFL regular season has arrived, and Action Network NFL experts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter are here to run through every NFL Week 18 matchup. The AFC playoff picture is still very much in flux, with all eyes on the Steelers and Jaguars before a potential Sunday night battle to decide the AFC East.We're also in the final week of the Favorites Podcast $100k Pro Football Pick Em Contest, and will have awarded our $40,000 grand prize by this time next week.Looking to next week, if you want to join us at our FREE podcast LIVE events in Hoboken, New Jersey for NFL Wild Card Weekend, be sure to RSVP now! There are two separate events, and you can RSVP and get all the info for Saturday January 13th here and Sunday January 14th here.9 - PIT BAL10 - HOU IND13 - CIN CLE15 - TB CAR19 - NE NYJ22 - MIN DET26 - TEN JAX30 - ATL NO32 - DAL WAS38 - LAC KC40 - DEN LV45 - LAR SF48 - NYG PHI52 - CHI GB58 - SEA AZ62 - MIA BUF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 28, 2023 • 1h
Best Bets NFL Week 17
As we say farewell to 2023, Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter return to preview their favorite plays across the penultimate slate of the NFL regular season. They give out their Big Balls Bet of the Week, a Foxhole pick, and discuss the Thursday Night Football and Sunday Night Football games as well. 2024 is nearly here, and the podcast will soon be crowning the $40,000 first place prize winner in its Favorites Podcast $100,000 Pro Football Pick 'Em Contest!And for those looking for a leg up in the Week 17 contest, check out predictive analyst Billy Ward's weekly tiebreaker article here.Action's Director of Research Evan Abrams also joins the show to sprinkle in eye-popping data and trends across a handful of games, including wild information about totals in Chiefs games recently. We also hear a round of Sharp Calls from disagreeable professional sports gamblers. And on behalf of the entire Action Network team, we here at The Favorites Podcast wish you and your loved ones a happy, safe and extremely profitable New Year!For those looking to join our free NFL Wild Card Weekend LIVE events in Hoboken, New Jersey be sure to RSVP now for the Saturday January 13th event here or the Sunday January 14th event here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 26, 2023 • 1h 11min
NFL Week 17 Betting Preview
The dawn of a new year approaches, and Action Network NFL experts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter return to preview the penultimate week of the NFL regular season. Together they go through every game on the Week 17 slate, including another Mason Rudolph start in Seattle, a resurgent Bryce Young in Jacksonville, and a potential Buffalo Bills smash spot against New England in Orchard Park. We get our weekly Simon Says and Executive Decision bets, and an update on The Favorites Podcast $100,000 NFL Pro Pick 'Em Contest, which will soon award its vaunted $40,000 first place prize!And if you want to join us LIVE in-person on NFL Wild Card weekend in Hoboken, New Jersey be sure to RSVP for our separate events Saturday Jan 13th here or Sunday Jan 14th here. Free to RSVP, free to attend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 21, 2023 • 59min
Best Bets NFL Week 16
It's a special holiday week for the NFL! It's a bright time. It's the right time. To gamble the night away. Week 16 time? It's a swell time to go betting in a one-horse sleigh! Action Network NFL experts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter are snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun this week with their top bets across a NFL slate that finishes with a very merry tripleheader on Christmas Day. We get their Big Balls Bet of the Week, their Foxhole bet, and a round robin underdog parlay that'll be sure to give listeners the Kringle Tingles. On behalf of everyone here at The Favorites Podcast and Action Network, thank you so much for making our podcast a part of your week, and we wish you a very happy, safe and profitable holiday season.And for those who need a leg up in the contest, check out Billy Ward's tiebreaker article here.For if you're looking to RSVP for The Favorites Podcast and Action Network LIVE Wildcard Weekend watch party events in Hoboken, New Jersey you can RSVP for the Saturday Jan 13 event here and the Sunday Jan 14 event here for free! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 19, 2023 • 59min
NFL Week 16 Betting Preview
On behalf of The Favorites Podcast we wish our beloved gamblers a very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate, as Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter get ready for a holiday weekend of NFL games drifting like freshly fallen snow from Thursday to Monday night. Together they look at all the games on the board and give their early leans for each one, along with their Executive Decision and Simon Says picks. Plus, for those looking to attend either of our free Action Network LIVE events on NFL Wildcard Weekend in Hoboken, New Jersey you can see more info and RSVP for Saturday January 13th here or Sunday January 14th here. 8 - NO LAR12 - CIN PIT17 - BUF LAC20 - DET MIN23 - WAS NYJ25 - GB CAR29 - CLE HOU31 - IND ATL 36 - SEA TEN39 - JAX TB42 - DAL MIA45 - AZ CHI49 - NE DEN53 - LV KC57 - NYG PHI58 - BAL SF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 18, 2023 • 47min
NFL Gambling Recap | Week 15
What a week! Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter capped off a terrific week with a resounding win and cover by the Buffalo Bills. Our duo sweeps the board on podcast picks of Foxhole, Simon Says, Executive Decision and Big Balls Bet of the Week. They also go 4-1 ATS in their Sunday contest picks, with the lone loss an OT loss by the Titans. Simon and Chad ride high as they recap all the action before previewing Week 16 sides they're already identifying, and discussing the Sunday Night and Monday Night games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 14, 2023 • 56min
Best Bets NFL Week 15
Giddy up jingle horse, pick up your feet, we're gamblin' around the clock! Action Network NFL betting experts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter return for another winter wonderland of NFL action as they preview their top picks across the NFL Week 15 board. Together they make their Foxhole pick and Big Balls Bet of the Week, take a round of Sharp Calls from other professional bettors, and so much more.And if you're still playing The Favorites Podcast $100,000 Pro Football Pick 'Em Contest, here is predictive analyst Billy Ward's weekly tiebreaker article to help give you an edge! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 12, 2023 • 59min
NFL Week 15 Betting Preview
After a 3-2 week in their contest, Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter return to preview a loaded NFL Week 15 slate. With no more bye weeks, more games mean more opportunities for gamblers everywhere. Together Chad and Simon go through a resurgent Buffalo Bills team hosting the Cowboys, another deep dive into the putrid Carolina Panthers, a juicy spot for the Chicago Bears and so much more.6 - LAC LV7 - MIN CIN10 - PIT IND13 - DEN DET16 - CIN CLE20 - ATL CAR21 - NYJ MIA26 - HOU TEN30 - NYG NO34 - TB GB36 - KC NE42 - SF AZ44 - WAS LAR46 - DAL BUF52 - JAX BAL55 - PHL SEA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 11, 2023 • 43min
NFL Gambling Recap | Week 14
The Kansas City Chiefs were an offsides penalty away from one of the most electrifying go-ahead touchdowns in NFL regular season history. Instead, Kadarius Toney's foot helps deliver a much-needed victory for the Buffalo Bills and an excruciating against the spread loss for Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter. Together our duo reconvenes on a Sunday night before the prime time game in Dallas to recap their picks, and then provide to their favorite early Week 15 lines. They also talk about a brutal Justin Herbert injury, a wild performance from Denver, and the return of the Joe Flacco Experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.