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The Favorites Sports Betting Podcast
Action Network hosts Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz return on this long-running sports betting podcast for yet another season. With Action Network's Director of Research, Evan Abrams in tow, the crew discusses the latest NFL news and notes, craft winning wagers, and have a lot of fun along the way! With interviews that run the gamut of beat writers, doctors, psychics and more, plant your flag with us for pop culture deep dives, betting analysis and a lot of laughs. From the thrills and…
Episodes
The Favorites Sports Betting PodcastPGA pro Brendan Steele & Impressionist Joey Mulinaro
This is the kind of podcast episode people write epic poems about. First up is PGA tour winner Brendan Steele taking hockey bets, cramming six amateurs into a…
The Favorites Sports Betting PodcastNFL Combine with Mel Kiper Jr.
Mel Kiper Jr. is the Godfather of NFL Draft coverage. In recognition of his trailblazing spirit and tireless work ethic, host Chad Millman welcomes Mel to the…
The Favorites Sports Betting PodcastNBA Roundtable with Justin Phan, Matt Moore & World Wide Wob
As a thrilling NBA All-Star Game continues to blow the minds of fans and gamblers alike, Chad Millman welcomes Action Network NBA experts to break it all down…
The Favorites Sports Betting PodcastXFL, Pete Rose & Fading Gout
Everyone at The Favorites wants to keep it fresh all year long. Now that the Super Bowl is behind us, host Chad Millman will be introducing listeners to a bevy…
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Super Bowl LIV with Scooch and Simon Hunter
Chad Millman first welcomes Bob Scucci back to the show. Chad already won! In a preseason pool, he had both the Chiefs and the 49ers to win the Super Bowl! The…
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Conference Championship Sunday
Chad Millman starts the show with the new #FadeRovell bet in the Conference Championship Round. Will the Titans be able to slowdown the high-powered Chief…
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Divisional Round Weekend with Scooch
Chad Millman starts the show with the new #FadeRovell bet in the Divisional Round. Will Lamar Jackson have a rushing TD? Chad then welcomes Bob Scucci to the…
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Wild Card Weekend with Scooch, Darren Rovell, and Simon Hunter
Chad Millman had a good year betting on every game against the spread. He went 141-112-3 on the season. Listen to learn the trick of handicapping! Chad then…
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NFL Week 17 with Scooch and Simon Hunter
Chad Millman and Bob Scucci start off by recapping Sunday’s action. They then jump into this week’s games and tell you how the wise guys are betting. Chad then…
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NFL Week 16 with Scooch, Darren Rovell, and Simon Hunter
Chad Millman and Bob Scucci start off by discussing the three Saturday games. Can the Bills go into Foxborough and win? Will Jameis Winston continue to rack up…
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NFL Week 15 with Scooch and Simon Hunter
Chad Millman and Bob Scucci start off by recapping last week before jumping into this week’s game. Chad is coming off a week when he went 12-2-2 in picking…
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NFL Week 14 with Scooch, Darren Rovell, and Simon Hunter
Chad Millman and Bob Scucci jump into this week’s action with the Cowboys/Bears Thursday night game. They then continue with the rest of the week’s games and…
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NFL Week 13 with Scooch, Darren Rovell, and Simon Hunter
Chad Millman and Bob Scucci jump right into the week with the three Thanksgiving games. Will Matt Stafford return this week and how much of a point swing will…
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NFL Week 12 with Scooch, Darren Rovell, and Simon Hunter
This week Chad Millman welcomes a longtime fan to sit in on the podcast. Chad and Bob Scucci open the show by recapping last week’s results of Scooch Roulette…
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NFL Week 11 with Scooch and Simon Hunter
Chad Millman opens the show by giving away a hoodie to one lucky fan! Chad and Bob Scucci then jump into the action recapping last night’s Monday Night…
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NFL Week 10 with Scooch, Darren Rovell and Simon Hunter
Chad Millman and Bob Scucci recap the results from week 9 before jumping into this week’s action. They dig into the Thursday Night matchup. How good are the…
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NFL Week 9 with Scooch and Simon Hunter; and special guest Dave Weaver, horse analyst for TVG talk Breeders Cup
Chad Millman and Bob Scucci discuss Week 8 outcomes and whether referees have an impact on gambling. Chad and Scooch then breakdown the upcoming week 9 games…
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NFL Week 8 with Scooch, Darren Rovell, and Simon Hunter
Chad and Bob Scucci get right into the action by breaking down how to bet when it comes to the Patriots, especially coming off their Monday Night Football…
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NFL Week 7 with Scooch, Darren Rovell, and Simon Hunter
Chad and Bob Scucci jump right into analyzing the Thursday night game. They continue discussing the rest of the week’s games and check out with teams the sharp…
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NFL Week 6 with Scooch, Darren Rovell, and Simon Hunter
Chad and Bob Scucci dig deep into Week 6 of the NFL. Why do they like so many teams that so many fans can't stand? The Jags? The Lions? The Browns?!?!? Chad…
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NFL Week 5 with Scooch and Simon Hunter
Chad and Bob Scucci recap Week 4 of the NFL then go over how the wiseguys are betting Week 5. Simon Hunter calls back into the show as quite possibly gives the…
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NFL Week 4 with Scooch, Darren Rovell, and Simon Hunter
Chad and Bob Scucci recap Week 3 of the NFL before going into the betting trends for Week 4. Chad then welcomes back Darren Rovell as they continue to go for…
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NFL Week 3 with Scooch, Darren Rovell, and Simon Hunter
Chad and Bob Scucci recap Week 2 in the NFL before going over how the wiseguys are betting in Week 3. Chad then welcomes Darren Rovell back as they continue to…
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NFL week 2 with Scooch, Darren Rovell, and Simon Hunter
Chad and Bob Scucci go over how the sharpguys are betting Week 2 of the NFL. Chad then welcomes Darren Rovell to continue with the Super Contest. The guys pick…
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Week 1 of the NFL season with Scooch, Darren Rovell, and Simon Hunter
The NFL is back! Chad welcomes back bookmaker to the world, Bob Scucci. Chad and Bob go over how all the wiseguys are betting the Week 1 NFL. Then, Chad talks…
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Week 1 of College Football with Scooch and Connor O'Gara from Saturday Down South
Week 1 of College Football is here! Chad starts the show with bookmaker to the world, Bob Scucci. They discuss how the college football season seems bigger now…
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Betting NFL Preseason Week 3 w/ Scooch and the AP Top 25 w/ Ralph Russo
Football is in the air! Chad brings in Scooch to discuss Week 3 of the NFL Preseason, where starters usually see more of the action. How do book makers set…
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CFB Wiz Phil Steele and Scooch Talk College Football
It’s a college football spectacular! Chad Brings back bookmaker to the world Bob Scucci to talk College Football! USC, yes USC, is getting more action than…
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NFL Futures and the Return of Scooch!
Chad welcomes back beloved “Bookmaker to the World” Bob Scucci to talk NFL. Scooch reveals his biggest liabilities, which include the new-look Denver Broncos…
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Brad Evans of Yahoo! Sports talks NFL Season Win Totals, Fantasy Rankings, and More
Chad and BlackJack are joined by Brad "The Big Noise" Evans of Yahoo! Sports to talk all things NFL. The trio discusses season win totals and possible Super…
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British Open w/ Jason Sobel, Plus Tobias Harris' $100M Bet on Himself
First Senior golf writer Jason Sobel joins the guys to talk The Open Championship at Royal Portrush this week. Sobel reveals his rankings of the entire field…
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Drew Franklin and Collin Wilson Talk Jared Lorenzen and NCAA Win Totals
First Kentucky Sports Radio co-host Drew Franklin joins Chad to talk all things Kentucky from bourbon to SEC Football, the guys share stories about the late…
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NBA Draft with Matt Moore + Summer Movie Series with Ben Menkiewicz
First, Action Network Senior Writer Matt Moore joins the guys to talk about the upcoming NBA draft, where he thinks top prospects will be signed, and whether…
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Wob on Finals + Ringer's David Hill on "Sharps"
Today, Chad and BlackJack are joined by World Wide Wob to discuss the ridiculous roller coaster of Game 5 of the NBA Finals, plus some thoughts on Kevin…
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Game 3 betting preview + Darren Rovell on Jeopardy
First, Internet heel/Action producer Darren Rovell joins to talk about spoiling Jeopardy James' run for the entire Internet. Somehow, BlackJack is on his side…
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Brian Windhorst talks NBA Playoffs and Free Agency with Chad & BlackJack
ESPN Senior Writer and former employee of Chad, Brian Windhorst, joins the duo for this week's pod. Windhorst gives his take on why LeBron decided to go to LA…
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Chad and BlackJack Reunite to discuss NBA Playoffs and Beyond
Chad takes a break from board meetings and forces BlackJack to join him on this week's pod. The two disagree on who will win the Eastern Conference Finals…
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BlackJack and Rob Perez Talk All Things NBA
The human embodiment of NBA Twitter, Rob Perez (@worldwidewob), joins the pod with BlackJack this week. The two Knicks fans try to convince themselves that the…
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Justin Phan and Jason Sobel Make You Smart About NBA + PGA
Chad talks to Action Network experts Justin Phan and Jason Sobel about the NBA conference finals and PGA Championship. But first, Twitter hero/heel Darren…
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BlackJack and Raybon Talk NBA, NFL Futures, and NHL Playoffs
Things get saucy this week as Action Network analyst Chris Raybon joins BlackJack on today's pod. They discuss their NBA playoff predictions, where they think…
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Chad talks NBA Playoffs with Matt Moore & NCAA Football Win Totals with Stuckey and Collin Wilson
This week, Chad makes Action Network analyst Matt Moore wake up early while he's in Portland to ask him if the Bucks would have a chance against the Warriors…
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Paul & BlackJack on the NBA, NHL and Kentucky Derby
(NOTE: This episode was recorded before Omaha Beach was pulled from the Kentucky Derby) Roommates Paul and BlackJack join each other for the sixth straight…
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BONUS: Darren Rovell Interviews Jeopardy James
Surprise! Winner of 20 straight Jeopardy matches and professional sports gambler James Holzhauer joins Darren Rovell on the podcast. Jeopardy James talks about…
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Chad Talks NFL Draft with Chris Raybon and Kentucky Derby with Matt Jones
Today, Chad invites Chris Raybon on the pod to talk NFL Draft winners and losers and how it affected each team's win totals. Plus, Action Network contributor…
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Paul and BlackJack talk NBA and NHL Playoffs & Sports Wars with Dan Rubenstein
Today marks a day in Favorites history as Paul and BlackJack record the pod in-person for the first time! Action Network contributor and host of the podcast…
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Chad talks NBA Playoffs with Matt Moore
Chad invites Action Network Senior NBA Writer Matt Moore back to the Favorites! The two give their takeaways from the first round, discuss teams they're…
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World Wide Wob on NBA Playoffs + Michael Leboff on NHL Playoffs
Not even a late-night comeback by the Clippers until the wee hours of the morning could stop Wob from joining Chad at 9:30 am on a Tuesday. First, Chad and…
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Paul & BlackJack Talk... Everything
The two Vegas denizens get together to discuss their thoughts on the end of March Madness, which struggling baseball teams worries them the most, the beginning…
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BlackJack Talks Masters and NFL Draft with Jason Sobel & Geoff Schwartz
Action Network golf aficionado Jason Sobel explains the best bets to make on the Masters this weekend in a way even BlackJack can understand. Also, Geoff stops…
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BlackJack and Lo Duca on Final Four, Sox+Yanks slow starts
BlackJack is in Keeneland for some horse racing this weekend, but that's not stopping him and Paul from making podcast history once again. First, the guys go…
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Chad and Scooch are back! Just in time to talk crushing Duke losses...
Who does Scooch like of the Final Four? What does he make of the fast-paced Auburn attack taking on the grit-and-grind of UVA? Then, who are the public…
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BlackJack and Paul on MLB Opening Day, Round of Sweet Sixteen, and Their Trip to Vegas
Paul and BlackJack reunite after two whole days apart to give their take on who will move on in the NCAA tournament and their favorite season bets for the new…
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Sweet Sixteen Preview and Baseball Over/Unders with Chad & BlackJack
BlackJack and Chad take a break from hurling insults at each other to discuss the sharpest bets during the NCAA Sweet Sixteen with college basketball analyst…
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March Madness Bracket Breakdown with Chad, BlackJack, Paul & Geoff
Live from Las Vegas, America's favorite gambling foursome is in full effect this week! After breaking down the big boys like Kansas, Virginia and UNC, Chad and…
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March Madness Tournament Predictions with Chad, Mike & Stuckey
It's the most wonderful time of the year for Action Network's Analysts Stuckey and Mike Randle. They take a break from crunching numbers on the pod to go over…
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Paul, Geoff and BlackJack on NFL Trades & Props
From OBJ to Le'Veon Bell to Antonio Brown, the gang of Paul, BlackJack and Geoff get together to discuss the crazy week in NFL trades, along with the best…
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Stuckey and Chad talk how to bet conference tournaments
First, Chad and Stuckey talk about how to get an edge in college basketball - how do you parse through all the data out there? What has changed since the…
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Scooch and Chad reunite + Matt Jones from Kentucky Sports Radio
Chad and Scooch are back! Who needs football?! First, a musical interlude from the greatest band to grace Las Vegas since the Rat Pack: The Skootles. (For…
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Lo Duca and BlackJack on Harper, Conference Tourneys, and Denny's
BlackJack and Paul Lo Duca join forces today to discuss more on the Bryce Harper deal and whether he'll succeed in Philly. What do they like among Harper's…
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BlackJack and Lo Duca talk MLB, NFL, and meeting Ron Jeremy
NOTE: This was taped before Bryce Harper signed with the Phillies Paul and BlackJack try to think through Bryce Harper's options and lay out your best bets as…