
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.
Latest episodes

Dec 23, 2021 • 41min
NFL Week 16 Best Bets
The weather outside is frightful, but the holiday action is so delightful! Chad Millman and professional sports bettor Simon Hunter of the Action Network come together in the season's spirit of giving to provide their favorite picks for NFL Week 16, including a few spots Simon's professional gambling buddies have called him about. We've got more fun with Mike Tomlin, the makings of a Kliff Kingsbury Khristmas Kover, and even some love for the unpredictable Buffalo Bills. So cozy up by the fire with a hot mug of parlay tickets, and enjoy another festive episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 22, 2021 • 14min
Sports Betting Legalization Update BONUS EPISODE
Is legal sports betting coming to your state? In this special bonus episode, Chad Millman and Simon Hunter welcome attorney Daniel Wallach, the preeminent figure in the gaming and sports betting legal world. He fills our hosts in on the developing status of sports betting in New York State, as well as the rocky road in his native Florida. Plus, we hear updates on Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia and many more as the ripple effects of PASPA's repeal in 2018 continue to be felt at state levels nationwide. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 21, 2021 • 49min
NFL Week 16 Gambling Preview
If betting on the NFL games during the holidays gives you the jingle tingles, this is the most magical time of the year! Chad Millman and Simon Hunter of the Action Network dive into the full slate, including a Christmas Day game between the Colts and Cardinals, as well as Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Football. Together they select their early picks amid more COVID madness, and narrow their sights on the best opportunities on the betting board.SF TEN - 13 MINCLE GB - 15 MININD AZ - 19 MINDET ATL - 25 MINTB CAR - 27 MINNYJ JAX - 29 MINNYG PHL - 32 MINLAC HOU - 33 MINBUF NE - 34 MINLAR MIN - 41 MINBAL CIN - 43 MINCHI SEA - 45 MINDEN LV - 45 MINPIT KC - 46 MINWFT DAL - 48 MINMIA NO - 49 MIN Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 17, 2021 • 12min
College Football Bowl Game Betting Tips - BONUS EPISODE
A wise man once said that bowl games are like sunsets; you can't watch too many of them. And we here at the Action Network couldn't agree more! In this special bonus mini-episode, Chad Millman and his professional gambling best friend Simon Hunter welcome on Collin Wilson, their Action Network colleague and a respected college football handicapper. He provides some tips and tricks to navigating the bowl game betting season, which can often be a frustrating and confusing affair for new bettors. Plus, he gives out a few of his favorite bets along the way! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 16, 2021 • 48min
NFL Week 15 Best Bets
Outbreaks are ravaging NFL teams AND NFL betting markets this week, but Action Network Chief Content Officer Chad Millman and his professional betting comrade Simon Hunter aren't scared away. In fact, today they outline more than a half-dozen picks they're looking to lock in before the weekend, including a strong belief in Mike Tomlin's Steelers and the Denver Broncos. Plus, Chad, Simon and producer Matt Mitchell comb through the many many reviews the podcast has received in recent weeks to select contest winners and give credit to the furious, hyper-critical listeners who love to listen despite hating nearly every about this show. We love all our listeners equally, and we appreciate it! After all, "feedback is a gift," as Chad Millman often says. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 14, 2021 • 57min
NFL Week 15 Gambling Preview
Now that professional NFL bettor Simon Hunter has gotten himself onto this podcast's logo, many listeners believe his co-host, Action Network Chief Content Officer Chad Millman, must show him more deference when it comes to picking games. Luckily, Simon has strong opinions about this week's NFL slate, so the two build a robust early lineup of spread bets even as injury and COVID uncertainly looms large.We get a Foxhole Bet of the Week, along with a Simon Says pick, plus full coverage of every game up and down a supersized lineup now that bye weeks have concluded. Is it time to back the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday? Is Atlanta an upset no one sees coming? Listen and find out! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 9, 2021 • 21min
College Football Playoff + Army/Navy Betting Preview with JBoy & Stuckey | BONUS EPISODE
College football's hallowed bowl season is nearly upon us! To cover the biggest games of the season Chad Millman and pro bettor Simon Hunter are joined by Stuckey and JBoy for a special bonus episode. Stuckey is a leading Action Network betting analyst, and JBoy is a college football expert and host of the Volume's popular podcast The JBoy Show. First, the group touches on the standalone college football game on Saturday: the famous Army/Navy game. How should bettors approach this unique rivalry? Is the under always the best bet? And later, Stuckey and JBoy debate Alabama's chances to cover a big number vs Cincinnati, and whether Michigan has the horses to upset Georgia. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 9, 2021 • 44min
NFL Week 14 Best Bets
Calls from fellow "wise guys" poured in for professional sports bettor Simon Hunter after Tuesday's episode, and together with his Action Network host Chad Millman the duo the games pros are betting on a juicy NFL slate this weekend. They also select their "Big Balls Bet of the Week," build their moneyline underdog round robin and ponder a potential "Bear Down" spot on Sunday Night Football. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 7, 2021 • 49min
NFL Week 14 Gambling Preview
The public did well last week as a number of popular sides cashing, despite the Detroit Lions actually winning a football game! Action Network Chief Content Officer Chad Millman welcomes back his BFF Simon Hunter, professional NFL bettor, to discuss the entire upcoming slate from top to bottom, including potential plays on the New York Giants, Washington Football Team and Los Angeles Rams. As their producer, Buffalo Bills fan Matt Mitchell, weeps pathetically into a carton of leftover wings, Simon and Chad discuss every game on the board, along with their top picks to bet right away.MIN PIT - 9 MINBAL CLE - 11 MINKC LV - 14 MINWFT DAL - 18 MINNO NYJ - 22 MINJAX TENN - 25 MINSEA HOU - 27 MINDET DEN - 32 MINNYG LAC - 34 MINSF CIN - 36 MINTB BUF - 39 MINCHI GB - 42 MINLAR AZ - 44 MIN Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 2, 2021 • 45min
NFL Week 13 Best Bets
It's lucky Week 13 for NFL bettors, and that means plenty of opportunities as Action Network Chief Content Officers welcomes his BFF, professional sports gambler Simon Hunter. Together they discuss juicy opportunities on the Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills and so much more. Plus we hear about Sharp Calls Simon has received from his professional gambling buddies this week, plus totals, moneyline underdogs and survivor picks as the stretch run of the NFL season gets underway in earnest. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.