

The Favorites Sports Betting Podcast
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New hosts Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz are joined by Action Network founding father Stuckey for the re-launch of this long-running sports betting podcast. Together they discuss the latest NFL news, craft winning wagers, and have a lot of fun along the way!From the thrills and chills of the NFL season, to the highs and lows of the NFL Draft, and everything in between, The Favorites is your best bet for NFL betting fun every week of the year.
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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.

Nov 30, 2021 • 47min
NFL Week 13 Gambling Preview
With the turkey carcasses picked clean and a slew of underdogs covering last week, The Action Network's Chad Millman and professional NFL bettor Simon Hunter return to comb over every game on a lucky Week 13 board. Is now the time to hammer the Pittsburgh Steelers? Are the Patriots the side on Monday Night Football? And should we hold our noses one more time on the Jaguars? Simon and Chad debate every side as they start to build another winner card for Sunday's NFL action.NO DAL (7 MIN)LAC CIN (10 MIN)MIN DET (12 MIN)MIA NYG (15 MIN)TB ATL (18 MIN)IND HOU (22 MIN)AZ CHI (24 MIN)PHI NYG (26 MIN)JAX LAR (30 MIN)WFT LV (32 MIN)SF SEA (33 MIN)BLT PIT (35 MIN)DEN KC (37 MIN)NE BUF (39 MIN) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 23, 2021 • 55min
NFL Week 12 Best Bets
It's a special Thanksgiving edition of the podcast this week, as Action Network Chief Content Officer Chad Millman welcomes his professional bettor BFF Simon Hunter on to give their top picks on the NFL Week 12 board, including all 3 Thanksgiving Day games. Is Andy Dalton the QB to back in the early game? Are the favored Cowboys a trendy pick worth tailing? And is this the perfect buy-low spot on the Buffalo Bills? Plus a Foxhole bet of the week, a Simon Says pick, a Big Balls Bet of the Week and more!CHI DET - 9 MINLV DAL - 13 MINBUF NO - 17 MINATL JAX - 22 MINNYJ HOU - 23 MINTEN NE - 24 MINPHL NYG - 27 MINTB IND - 31 MINPIT CIN - 34 MINMIA CAR - 36 MINLAC DEN - 38 MINMIN SF - 41 MINLAR GB - 42 MINCLE BLT - 45 MINSEA WFT - 48 MIN Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 19, 2021 • 24min
College Football Best Bets with JBoy and Collin Wilson | BONUS EPISODE
One of the final full slates of college football kicks off this Saturday, so Chad Millman and Simon Hunter of the Action Network welcome two very special guests to the show for a special bonus episode! First, their sports handicapper colleague Collin Wilson of the Action Network. And last but certainly not least is Jake "JBoy" Crain, host of the Volume's red-hot college football podcast "The JBoy Show," and one of the fastest-rising personalities in the game today. Together they talk College Football Playoff odds, Heisman Trophy winners, their favorite plays on the Saturday board, and so much more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 18, 2021 • 33min
NFL Week 11 Best Bets
What a weekend of action! We've got a "Rah Rah Mike Tomlin Spot," we've got Russell Wilson as a short home 'dog, and we've got a professional betting group hammering the heavily-favored Buccaneers in prime time! Together Chad Millman and his pro gambler sidekick Simon Hunter of the Action Network discuss all their favorite bets for Week 11, narrowing down a board that is loaded with potential. Simon takes us through a round of "Sharp Calls," and Chad waxes poetic about the "kinetic energy" that fuels the very atoms of which our universe consists. So give it a listen, and let's get deep! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 16, 2021 • 50min
NFL Week 11 Gambling Preview
Sure, a few other podcasts in the sports gambling industry might be brave enough to recommend betting the Houston Texans this week. But where else in the media landscape will you hear Mac Jones referred to as a "Which Nipple Quarterback?" Only right here on The Favorites. Action Network Chief Content Officer Chad Millman is joined by pro gambler Simon Hunter as they dissect the NFL Week 11 board, discussing a great spot for the Indianapolis Colts, a potential no-fly zone on the Raiders, and the Vikings as the short home 'dog. Plus, we get a Scooch Roulette pick, a Foxhole bet, and our Simon Says play for Week 11. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


