The Favorites Sports Betting Podcast

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 especially in the NFL, historically profitable underdog situations have become quite hte opposite. To help us dive into the numbers behind this trend, Evan Abrams, statistical maven and Action Network Director of Research & Media, joins the show. #VolumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Catholic past. #VolumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. #VolumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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, including who he likes to win, his favorite longshots, and informed opinions for exotic wagers like exactas and trifectas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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, and Chad and Simon are excited to dive into it all. #VolumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Simon are excited to dive into it all. #VolumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 mayhem, and speculate on longshot bets still worth making as the draft comes into sharper focus. #VolumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 places for quarterback prospects, the prospects with the highest floor, Travis Hunter's chances as a two-way NFL player, and so much more. #Volume #herdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 #herdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.