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

Looks like we've made it, folks. NFL Week 1 is upon us, and Action Network experts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter return to preview every game on the NFL slate. Together they go from Thursday Night Football to Monday Night Football, covering all the action from a betting perspective, and giving out their favorite sides along the way. Later this week they'll look to narrow down their top five favorite picks, but first our first episode each week will provide our Foxhole bet of the week, our Simon Says pick, plus Chad's new Executive Decision bet. Lots to like on this Week 1 board, with home 'dogs as far as the eye can see! #herd

The Favorites - NFL Week 1 Betting Preview

The NFL offseason is hurtling to a swift conclusion, so Action Network betting experts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter return with a roundup of their top picks heading into Week 1. The guys are high on the Jaguars and Eagles, but hesitant to buy the hype on the Buffalo Bills. Plus, we hear their takes on each division, their darkhorse MVP candidates and so much more.

The Favorites - NFL Best Bets 2022

The Action Network: Sports Betting Picks & Tips

‘Convince Me!’ is the only NFL betting show you need for before the season kicks off next week to get you ready for the 2022 NFL season. Our NFL analysts give you their best bets for team futures, win totals, player futures, and give you their pick to win the Super Bowl. Tune in to hear the teams and players primed for breakout years and the teams you should be fading coming into the season.

Convince Me: NFL Season Futures & Win Totals | Presented by Bet365

The first major slate of the college football season is this week, with matchups lasting from Thursday all the way through Labor Day evening!

The Favorites - CFB Week 1 Betting Preview

Sports media impresario Colin Cowherd swings by the show again for a rousing discussion about the wild AFC West. 

AFC West Betting Preview with Colin Cowherd

Colin Cowherd joins the show this week to discuss two of the best divisions in the NFL. 

NFC West Betting Preview with Colin Cowherd

Today we preview two divisions Action Network host Chad Millman never misses a chance to poke fun at. 

AFC + NFC South Betting Preview

Tucker is an expert on this division, with two stops within the NFC East during a seven-year NFL career, plus his current job as an analyst for the Philadelphia Eagles. 

NFC East Betting Preview with Ross Tucker

The Super Bowl favorite Buffalo Bills are atop the preseason AFC East odds board, and today's guest Tim Graham is no stranger to life in Buffalo. 

AFC East Betting Preview

Today's guest is Steve Magness, a performance expert, coach and author of the new book "Do Hard Things." He's coached some of the top distance runners in the world, and literally wrote the book on the subject. But his newest book asks its readers to re-think how they perceive the prevailing model of toughness and its mentality of fear, false bravado, and hiding weakness. </p> <p>Sports betting is famously an environment filled with false bravado and weakness hiding as strength. It is a pursuit loaded with mental pitfalls some never overcome. 

The "Toughest" Part of Betting

Our exhaustive division-by-division NFL betting previews begins at the top of the map, as Action Network's Chad Millman and Simon Hunter welcome back their colleague Chris Raybon to discuss the AFC and NFC North. 

AFC & NFC North Betting Previews

Actual NFL games return this week with the 2022 season kickoff Hall of Fame Game, a sloppy preseason spectacle only a gambler could love!

The Favorites - NFL Preseason + 2022 Player Props

What are the top gambling movies of all-time? A friend of the podcast returns to help us decide. Michael Lasker is a true Hollywood insider, a top talent manager at Mosaic in Los Angeles and was recently named one of the 40 Most Powerful People in Comedy by the Hollywood Reporter. 

Our Gambling Movie Pantheon

Jimmy Traina has spent over 20 years as a writer/producer at SI.com, becoming one of the most widely-respected names in sports media today. Both his daily column Traina Thoughts and his weekly Sports Illustrated Media Podcast episodes are mandatory consumption for those eager to understand the evolving landscape of sports media.

The Favorites - Guest Jimmy Traina

It's not everyday we're joined by a four-time champion, but today we're lucky enough to welcome "The All-American" Chris Weidman, former UFC middleweight titleholder. Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter, along with UFC betting expert Sean Zerillo, hit Chris with questions about his comeback status from a devastating leg break last year, his abilities as a MMA bettor, his acting career on "Kevin Can Wait" and so much more. Plus, Chad is once again forced to confront the greatness of Nassau County, this time via an athlete's superior resting heart rate.

UFC Betting with Chris Weidman

Positional breakdown the go-to QB coach for prospective NFL starters

The Favorites - QB Analysis with Jordan Palmer

Tiki talks Russell Wilson, the value of teamwork, and his reality show prowess

Guest Tiki Barber

Baker Mayfield, MVP longshots and so much more

NFL Mailbag

On The Favorites Podcast on @The Volume, Chad Millman and Simon Hunter discuss their ideal NFL season-long betting contest. Subscribe to The Favorites Podcast: https://www.actionnetwork.com/podcasts/the-favorites-podcast

Best NFL Betting Contests! | Comparing DraftKings, Circa Sports and Other NFL Season Contests

On The Favorites Podcast on @The Volume, Chad Millman and Simon Hunter discuss how pro sports leagues' deals with streaming services, such as the rumored NFL Sunday Ticket deal with Apple TV, could impact online sports bettors who like to live bet on NFL games. Subscribe to The Favorites Podcast: https://www.actionnetwork.com/podcasts/the-favorites-podcast

Will Streaming Services Ruin Live Betting? | How NFL Streaming Deals Affect Online Sports Bettors

NFL Fantasy Update

NFL Fantasy Football 2022 is right around the corner and Action Network's Chris Raybon joins Chad Millman and Simon Hunter on The Favorites podcast to give three wide receivers that are underrated and three that are overrated according to ADP! 2:56 Hunter Renfrow 8:24 Mike Evans 12:03 Christian Kirk

Jaylen Waddle

DeAndre Hopkins

Robert Woods

NFL Fantasy Football 2022: Overrated & Underrated Wide Receivers

NFL Fantasy Football 2022 is right around the corner and Action Network's Chris Raybon joins Chad Millman and Simon Hunter on The Favorites podcast to give three running backs that are underrated and three that are overrated according to ADP! 2:39 Leonard Fournette 4:15 James Conner

Christian McCaffrey

Antonio Gibson

JK Dobbins

Damien Harris

NFL Fantasy Football 2022: Overrated & Underrated Running Backs

NFL Fantasy Football 2022 is right around the corner and Action Network's Chris Raybon joins Chad Millman and Simon Hunter on The Favorites podcast to give three quarterbacks that are underrated and three that are overrated according to ADP! 16:15 Deshaun Watson

Tom Brady

Jalen Hurts

Daniel Jones

Patrick Mahomes

Aaron Rodgers

NFL Fantasy Football 2022: Top 3 Overrated & Underrated Quarterbacks

How to profit on online prediction markets

Can You Bet On Politics?

Gamblers turn their attention to the NBA event of the summer

NBA Draft Betting

The Favorites - US Open Betting Preview

'Hustle' writer Will Fetters joins the show

Best Gambling Movies

The Favorites - NBA Finals Betting Update

Chad and Simon answer your burning questions

The Favorites - Special Mailbag Edition

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<p dir="ltr"><span><span class="il">Chad</span> Millman is Chief Content Officer of The Action Network, a leading source for sports betting news, information, and data. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Millman launched Action with The Chernin Group in 2018 and helped drive its $240 million sale to Better Collective in 2021. Through its award-winning app, website, podcasts, live shows, videos, and social handles -- as well as partnerships across leagues, sportsbooks and media outlets -- Action serves tens of millions of fans. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span></span><span>Millman also hosts the top-ranked betting </span>podcast, <a href="https://www.actionnetwork.com/podcasts/the-favorites-podcast" rel="follow">The Favorites</a>, which is sponsored by <a href="https://www.actionnetwork.com/online-sports-betting/reviews/fanduel" rel="follow" title="FanDuel Promo Code &amp; Sportsbook Review">FanDuel Sportsbook</a>.</p>
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Summary

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<p class="pv-entity__school-name t-16 t-black t-bold">Chad has a <span class="pv-entity__comma-item">Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the </span>Indiana University Bloomington in <span class="pv-entity__comma-item">Journalism and Political Science.</span></p>
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Education

<p>Prior to joining Action, Millman was ESPN Digital&rsquo;s Editorial Director and Editor-In-Chief of ESPN The Magazine. At ESPN, he made regular appearances across SportsCenter, E60, and other programs. He also wrote weekly columns and hosted a weekly podcast, Behind The Bets.</p>
<p>Millman has also written seven books -- including four New York Times' bestsellers -- ranging from the autobiography of Howard Stern producer Baba Booey (<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/207168/they-call-me-baba-booey-by-gary-dellabate-with-chad-millman/" rel="follow">They Call Me Baba Booey</a>) and a non-fictional look into the lives of Las Vegas bookmakers and bettors (<a href="https://www.dacapopress.com/titles/chad-millman/the-odds/9780786731046/" rel="follow">The Odds</a>).</p>

Experience

Chad Millman is the Chief Content Officer for The Action Network, a media company providing premium analysis as well as real-time betting data.