511 episodes

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 favourite sportsbook brand.

The Favorites Sports Betting Podcast Action Network

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    • 4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

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 favourite sportsbook brand.

    NFL Draft 2024 | Final Best Bets

    NFL Draft 2024 | Final Best Bets

    Calling all gamblers: you're on the clock! The 2024 NFL Draft is just hours away, and Action Network NFL betting experts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter return to give their favorite picks for the first round, including their long-awaited Sharp Calls, Executive Decision and Big Balls Bet of the Week! So dig in, hunker down, and get ready for all the madness to unfold in Detroit this evening.
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    • 48 min
    NFL Draft with Johnny Manziel

    NFL Draft with Johnny Manziel

    With the NFL Draft just days away, Johnny Football himself joins Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter to talk 2024 QB Class, the ups and downs of the Draft circuit, his time as a one-time NFL problem child, and so much more. Plus, we hear more about Franchise Mode, the video series he recently completed on Action with fellow ex-NFL QB Kurt Benkert. And what is the latest on the #2 overall pick? Is JJ McCarthy worth a trade up? Can Drake Maye succeed without the perfect conditions? Simon happily jumps in with his opinions on all of these.
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    • 45 min
    Football, Cameos & Beer Chugging with David Bakhtiari

    Football, Cameos & Beer Chugging with David Bakhtiari

    Today's guest is in a league of his own as an NFL offensive lineman. David Bakhtiari has made five NFL All-Pro teams as tackle for the Green Bay Packers. He became a Wisconsin folk hero for his public beer chugging antics. He even got himself a cameo in a major motion picture. Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter dive deep into anything and everything with Bakhtiari, including his experience as an NFL Draft prospect, his relationship with Aaron Rodgers, his thoughts on NFL refereeing, fancy underpants, and so much more.
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    • 56 min
    NFL Draft QBs with guest Nate Tice

    NFL Draft QBs with guest Nate Tice

    With the moon no longer obstructing sunlight here on Earth, it's back to the business of betting here on The Favorites Podcast. Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter welcome back NFL Draft celestial powerhouse and friend of the podcast Nate Tice of The Athletic Football Show to the show, previewing his latest Draft rankings and focusing on the quarterback position. Tice has a hotter take on UNC prospect Drake Maye than most experts, and has plenty of opinions on Brock Bowers, Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and lots more.
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    • 50 min
    Seth Rollins Talks Wrestlemania, Iowa and Chicago Bears

    Seth Rollins Talks Wrestlemania, Iowa and Chicago Bears

    One of the greatest spectacles in sports entertainment is this weekend, as Philadelphia hosts WWE Wrestlemania 40. And on today's bonus episode we have a VERY special guest, one of the most recognizable figures in the world of professional wrestling, and one of the sport's true workhorses. In his own words, he is The Visionary. He is The Revolutionary. He is Seth freakin' Rollins. Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter are thrilled to talk to Rollins before one of his busiest and most brutal weekends. On Saturday, he and partner Cody Rhodes are main event underdogs against The Rock and Roman Reigns. Then on Sunday, he defends his World Heavyweight Championship against Drew McIntyre, again as a massive underdog. Together the trio discuss Wrestlemania, Rollins' favorite team the Chicago Bears, his love for the state of Iowa, and so much more.

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    • 26 min
    April Mailbag Edition

    April Mailbag Edition

    Who is the biggest disgrace in the NFL? Who can change the trajectory of their franchise in this NFL Draft? Will Simon apologize for betting on the Rams last month? So many questions have come in from our listeners, and together hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter of Action Network wade through them all to give answers.
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    • 48 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
1.3K Ratings

1.3K Ratings

BenEaston ,

A Must Listen

Chad and Simon have great chemistry on the pod- it makes for a great listen. Very insightful about each of their opinions and I always walk away with a bet I can trust to make. Also, the Seth Rollins interview was great (not that I am biased being from Eastern Iowa and that he was a student at the HS I taught at).

mbti dude ,

Kool aid

Could not have been more wrong than their opinion about the chiefs. “Bills beat themselves” is the only way they lose. Just one of many wrong assessments.

ereiz03 ,

Decent Sports Pod

A podcast between a guy you’d love to have a beer with (Simon) and a guy that you’d hate to have one with (Chad). Simon’s insights are the best part of the podcast by far, and I’d definitely recommend to anyone following the NFL.

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