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The Favorites Podcast Free $100K Pro Football Pick ’Em Contest FAQ
There’s no better time of the year at Action Network HQ than the start of football season and our team wants to give you as many chances as possible to kick off this season with a win. That’s why The Favorites podcast is unveiling this Pro Football Pick ’em Contest. Entrants have multiple ways to…
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The Favorites Podcast: Johnny Manziel Talks NFL Draft
The Favorites Podcast, hosted by the Action Network, was back for a bonus episode this week to welcome the Action Network’s newest talent. The podcast — brought to you by bet365 and hosted by Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — was joined by one of the best college football players of all time — Johnny Manziel.…
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The Favorites Podcast: Examining Pete Rose’s Ban Amid Ohtani Betting Scandal
The Favorites Podcast, hosted by the Action Network, was back for a bonus episode this week to examine the Pete Rose ban from baseball and it was fortuitous timing as Shohei Ohtani has taken over the sports headlines. The podcast — brought to you by bet365 and hosted by Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — were…
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The Favorites Podcast: The Parallels Between Shohei Ohtani, Pete Rose Gambling Scandals
The Favorites Podcast released on Thursday featured a key expert on an issue sweeping baseball: players and sports betting. Writer Keith O’Brien — who broke the news earlier this week that MLB had been investigating Pete Rose and his sports betting habits 11 years before he was officially banned — joined the Favorites podcast, hosted…
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The Favorites Podcast: Why the Bengals Can Win the Super Bowl
The Favorites Podcast, hosted by the Action Network, doesn’t believe in an offseason from talking about the NFL. The podcast — brought to you by bet365 and hosted by Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — discussed betting on NFL futures and how the hosts’ power rankings have shaped up after free agency. The gentlemen have a…
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The Favorites Podcast: Why the Eagles Will Win the NFC East
There aren’t many sports betting podcasts talking about the 2024 NFL season in March. Well, The Favorites Podcast, hosted by the Action Network, doesn’t have an offseason. The podcast — brought to you by bet365 and hosted by Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — discussed betting on NFL futures and how the hosts’ power rankings have…
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The Favorites Podcast: How to Bet NFL Futures
The Favorites Podcast, hosted by the Action Network, was back this week to talk some NFL betting … in March. The podcast — brought to you by bet365 and hosted by Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — discussed betting on NFL futures and how the hosts’ power rankings have shaped up after free agency. Find us…
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The Favorites Podcast: How to Bet NCAA Tournament Futures
The Favorites Podcast hosted by the Action Network brings some of the best information on how to bet March Madness, which officially begins (other than the First Four) on Thursday. The podcast — brought to you by bet365 and hosted by Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — discussed betting on tournament futures with the Prime Minister…
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The Favorites Podcast: How to Bet Every 5 vs. 12, 4 vs. 13 Matchup
The Favorites Podcast hosted by the Action Network is your best stop shop to glean how to bet March Madness, which begins tonight with Wagner vs. Howard in the First Four. The podcast — brought to you by bet365 and hosted by Chad Millman — discussed a tried-and-true betting solution to 5 vs. 12 and 4…
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The Favorites Podcast: March Madness Betting Preview
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — was back to discuss the NCAA Tournament with Action Network’s Prime Minister of Degenerate Nation, Stuckey. If you prefer your podcasts in video form, find us on YouTube. NCAA Tournament Bets The gentlemen started out discussing the end of…
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Chris Long Breaks Down Gambling Strategies on The Favorites Podcast
Eleven-year NFL veteran and two-time Super Bowl champion Chris Long joined The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter to discuss a litany of topics. Chief among them was his love for gambling, especially when it comes to the NFL. Long – who shared that The Favorites is one of his favorite listens –…
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The Favorites $40K NFL Contest Prize Went Down to the Wire, Ended With 2 Bad Beats
The Favorites Podcast Pick ‘Em Contest, which handed $40,000 to the winner in partnership with bet365, had an insane ending. The contest, in which participants picked five games against the spread every week, came down to three entries. The final three were Jesse, Nolan and Sam. Jesse had a one-game lead on Nolan and Sam…
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The Favorites Podcast: NFL Week 17 Best Bets
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — was back for another week to discuss NFL Week 17 best bets. If you prefer your podcasts in video form, find us on YouTube. NFL Week 17 Best Bets The gentlemen got right to work as they went through…
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The Favorites Pick’em Contest: NFL Week 17 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. In Week 16 the actual rushing yards total on Monday Night Football of 224 came remarkably close to our projections of 235, with Llama_titan taking down…
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The Favorites Podcast: NFL Week 16 Best Bets
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — was back for another week to discuss NFL Week 16 best bets. If you prefer your podcasts in video form, find us on YouTube. NFL Week 16 Best Bets The gentlemen got right to work as they went through…
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The Favorites Pick ’Em Contest: NFL Week 16 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick ’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. In Week 15, brian_vendetti and joshua_brady tied for first place as they came within a single yard of nailing the passing yards tiebreaker (340). It…
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The Favorites Pick ’Em Contest: NFL Week 15 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick ’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. Two contestants managed to nail the exact number of rushing yards in the Titans-Dolphins game (241) and split the first-place prize. For NFL Week 15…
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The Favorites Podcast: NFL Week 15 Betting Predictions & Early Picks
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — is back for another week to discuss NFL Week 15 betting predictions and early bets. If you prefer your podcasts in video form, find us on YouTube. NFL Week 15 Betting Predictions and Bets The gentlemen started the podcast…
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The Favorites Pick ’Em Contest: NFL Week 13 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick ’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. First place in Week 12 went to “AyJayJay011,” who nailed all five spread picks and came within two yards of the exact rushing yards tiebreaker…
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The Favorites Pick ’Em Contest: NFL Week 12 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick ’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. “Razortheguru” took first place in the Week 11 contest, coming within four yards of the correct rushing total (286) with an entry of 282. While…
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The Favorites Podcast: NFL Week 11 Best Bets
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — was back for another week to discuss NFL Week 11 best bets. If you prefer your podcasts in video form, find us on YouTube. NFL Week 11 Best Bets The gentlemen started the podcast by reminding the audience about…
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The Favorites Pick ’Em Contest: NFL Week 11 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick ’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. Week 10 had another solo winner, with “Mokebrah” making the closest combined total passing yards prediction for Broncos vs. Bills on Monday night. As predicted,…
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The Favorites Podcast: NFL Week 10 Best Bets
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — was back for another week to discuss NFL Week 10 best bets. If you prefer your podcasts in video form, find us on YouTube. NFL Week 10 Best Bets The gentlemen started off the discussion by talking about Millman’s…
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The Favorites Pick ’Em Contest: NFL Week 10 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick ’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. We had a solo winner in Week 9, with user “sodproductions_” coming within one yard of the exact total for rushing yards on Monday Night…
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The Favorites Pick ’Em Contest: NFL Week 9 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick ’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. Week 8 was fun and proved to be a challenge as no one was able to nail the exact number of total passing yards on…
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NFL Picks This Week: 3 Predictions Against the Spread
NFL Picks This Week Against the Spread [anchor name=”table”][/anchor] I’ve targeted two NFL spreads for Week 8. Check out my NFL picks this week by clicking on the logos or pick in the table below. Game Time (ET) Pick [teammatchup link=”#1″ firstfullname=”Jacksonville Jaguars” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/nfl/100/jac.png” secondfullname=”Pittsburgh Steelers” secondlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/nfl/100/pit.png”][/teammatchup] 1 p.m. Steelers +2 (-110) [teammatchup link=”#2″ firstfullname=”Cincinnati…
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The Favorites Pick ’Em Contest: NFL Week 8 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick ’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. In Week 7, nobody managed to get all five picks correct AND nail the tiebreaker exactly. However, two players were within one yard of the…
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The Favorites Podcast: NFL Week 7 Best Bets
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — was back for another week to discuss NFL Week 7 best bets. If you prefer your podcasts in video form, find us on YouTube. NFL Week 7 Best Bets The gentlemen discussed how it finally feels like fall and…
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The Favorites Pick ’Em Contest: NFL Week 7 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick ’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. We pivoted in Week 6 to a tiebreaker question with a much wider range of outcomes (total rushing yards on Monday Night Football), and the…
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The Favorites Pick ’Em Contest: NFL Week 6 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick ’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. In Week 5, a more reasonable 293 entrants swept the board, closer to what we’d expect in a contest of this size. Four of them…
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The Favorites Podcast: NFL Week 5 Best Bets
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — was back for another week to discuss NFL Week 5 best bets. If you prefer your podcasts in video form, find us on YouTube. NFL Week 5 Best Bets The gentlemen discussed how difficult Week 5 appears to be,…
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The Favorites Pick ’Em Contest: NFL Week 5 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick ’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. Week 4 was a great one for bettors, with an absurd 700 entrants going 5-for-5 on their spread picks in the contest. For some context…
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The Favorites Podcast: NFL Week 4 Best Bets
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — was back for another week to discuss NFL Week 4 best bets. If you prefer your podcasts in video form, find us on YouTube. NFL Week 4 Best Bets The gentlemen discussed the importance of continuing to get closing…
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The Favorites Pick ’Em Contest: NFL Week 4 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick ’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. Last week, 207 entrants went 5-for-5 on spread picks, with four of those nailing the exact yardage on the longest Bengals touchdown and sharing the…
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The Favorites Pick ’Em Contest: NFL Week 3 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick ’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. Last week, 149 entrants went 5-for-5 on spread picks, with the five-closest guesses on our tiebreaker (longest Steelers reception) receiving cash prizes. As predicted, the…
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The Favorites Podcast: NFL Week 2 Best Bets
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — was back for another week to discuss the NFL Week 2 best bets. If you prefer your podcasts in video form, find us on YouTube. Week 2 NFL Best Bets The gentlemen discussed the opportunity to react to the…
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The Favorites Pick ’Em Contest: NFL Week 2 Tiebreaker Strategy
With the launch of The Favorites’ NFL pick ’em contest, which is free to play, we decided on tiebreaker props to settle the winners of the $3,000 in weekly prizes. With roughly 10,000 entries in the contest, we expect a bit over 300 of them to go 5-for-5 on spread picks every week, even if…
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The Favorites Podcast: Ranking the Top Quarterbacks in the NFL
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — was back for another week to discuss the top quarterbacks in the NFL. If you prefer your podcasts in video form, find us on YouTube. Top NFL Quarterbacks The Favorites podcast was joined by one of the sharpest minds…
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The Favorites Podcast: Another NFL Betting Scandal, NBA Finals Update
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — was back for another week to discuss the NBA Finals and the wild week of sports that was. There was massive news right before taping the podcast and the gentlemen had to discuss the unforeseen merger between the PGA…
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The Favorites Podcast: NBA Finals Betting Preview
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — was joined by Action Network’s NBA analyst Matt Moore, aka Hardwood Paroxysm, to discuss the NBA Finals. Prior to the NBA Finals discussion, Millman asked Hunter about his thoughts on Hunter’s Philadelphia 76ers hiring Nick Nurse to be the…
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The Favorites Podcast: NFL Week 1 Lines and Games to Bet
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — finally had some NFL betting lines to discuss and the hosts couldn’t have been more excited to discuss Week 1 spreads. Prior to that segment, Millman and Hunter spoke about the NBA Conference Finals, specifically the disappointing Boston Celtics.…
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The Favorites Podcast: Previewing the NFC & How to Bet NFL Futures Post-Draft
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — invited Nate Tice of The Athletic and The Athletic Football Show to get his take on all things regarding the NFL offseason. Prior to that segment, Millman and Hunter spoke about Simon Hunter’s beloved Philadelphia 76ers and whether or…
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The Favorites Podcast: How to Bet NFL Futures Post-Draft
The Favorites podcast with Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — brought to you by bet365 — hosted the Action Network’s data guru Brandon Anderson to run through the NFL futures they’ve made after the draft. Prior to that segment, Millman and Hunter spoke to Michael Leboff about the NHL playoffs and which picks are paramount…
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2023 NFL Draft Odds: C.J. Stroud Could Still Be No. 1 Pick (But Don’t Bet On It)
There’s nothing like betting on the NFL Draft — and the 2023 NFL Draft is shaping up to be a betting event unlike any draft before. You can start with the 2023 NFL Draft odds, which have moved in some incredible ways over the past couple of weeks. Bryce Young has become a whopping -1000…
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Simon Hunter’s Favorite Super Bowl 58 Futures: Time to Back the Bears?
I only have one thing to say about that Super Bowl. Yikes. Not only am I an Eagles fan, but as all of you reading this column know, I also backed the Eagles heavily in the Super Bowl. The only thing compounding my losses from Super Bowl 57 is the fact that I can not…
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Super Bowl Odds: Against the Spread Pick for Super Bowl 57
This year’s Super Bowl odds for Chiefs vs Eagles have more or less held steady after an initial flurry of movement. As of this writing, the spread for Sunday’s Super Bowl 57 is Eagles -1.5 at most books, and the total is hovering around 50.5 or 51. So that’s where we stand with the Super…
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NFL Odds: Expert’s Best Bets Against the Spread For Conference Championship Games
(Editor’s note: This story is taken from Simon’s analysis on Thursday’s edition of “The Favorites” podcast, breaking down the NFL odds for the AFC and NFC Championship Games and his favorite bets against the spread for Bengals vs Chiefs and 49ers vs Eagles.) Football fans, it’s time for arguably the best day in the NFL: Conference…
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NFL Odds: Expert’s Favorite Against the Spread Bets of the Divisional Round
(Editor’s note: This story is taken from Simon’s analysis on Thursday’s edition of “The Favorites” podcast, breaking down the NFL odds for the Divisional Round and his favorite against the spread bets across the wild card games.) Wild Card Weekend was a whirlwind. I finished 3-3, 12% worse than my season average of 62%. Losing juice…
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NFL Odds: Simon Hunter’s Favorite Spread Bets of Wild Card Weekend
(Editor’s note: This story is taken from Simon’s analysis on Thursday’s edition of “The Favorites” podcast, breaking down the NFL odds for Wild Card Weekend and his favorite against the spread bets across the wild card games.) I am often asked whether my betting approach changes as the NFL season transitions from the regular season…