The Favorites Sports Betting Podcast

The Favorites is back! Action Network duo Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz team up to discuss the World Cup Quarterfinals with Daniele Fisichella, which starts today with France vs Morocco! We're down to the Elite 8, if you will, and things are really heating up. In today's episode the crew looks at how we got here, who's impressed, who's disappointed and more. They dive into the remaining fav...

The Favorites is back! Action Network trio Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz welcome David Bockino, author of the book Over/Under: An Unexpected History of Sports Betting, for a deep dive into sports gambling. Bockino takes us through what he imagined he'd find when starting his research and what he actually found, including early Americans betting on dogs, rats and pedestrianism. The...

Action Network duo Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz welcome Sean Koerner back for part 2 of their fantasy football deep dive. Together the crew weaves through the top 10 offseason moves in the NFL and how that impacts the fantasy football season. Tune in to hear some of your favorite players and fantasy targets for the upcoming season. All that and more right here on The Favorites! If you miss...

The NFL season is rapidly approaching and that means fantasy football! Action Network duo Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz welcome one of the best to do it in, Sean Koerner! If you don't know Koerner, you don't know Action Network. Co-host of Fantasy Flex and head of Action's Predictive Analytics team, Koerner's been one of the top rankers in the game for years. Koerner joins The Favorites in...

The Favorites is back! Action Network trio Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz team up for another trip around the NFL with news and notes on some mini camp storylines. Plus, mailbag questions from the listeners on Stuckey being a dad, Subway Takes, travel tips, when to actually bet futures, skills the crew wishes they gained sooner in life and more. It's a little bit of everything today...

The Favorites is back with a little more of everything this week as Action Network trio Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz take a glimpse into Kendra's mind, look back at Stuckey's twitter love story and dive into the lack of CLV on Brandon's Atlanta Falcons Super Bowl ticket. The crew hops around from storyline to storyline across the NFL as minicamps have wrapped. From Penix/Tua to Me...

The Favorites is back with a bonus episode this week looking at the upcoming NBA Draft! Action Network trio Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz welcome Tyler Metcalf, creator of No Ceilings NBA, to dive into next Tuesday's event. Together the crew dives into the top three names on the board. Where will Peterson, Dybansa and Boozer be picked? Is Peterson's refusal to workout with anyone b...

The Favorites is back and with today's guest, you'll understand why we're diving deep into NFL running backs. It's Emory Hunt, CBS Sports analyst and owner of Football Gameplan! Together with Action Network duo Brandon Kravitz and Kendra Middleton, the crew looks at the floor and ceiling of the newest running backs drafted this year, guys traded to new teams and more. With Hunt's experience playin...

The Favorites is back with a look at the upcoming US Open! Action Network trio Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz hit the links with Kyle Murray from RotoGrinders. From the top of the odds board to placement bets and longshots they get into it all. It's Scottie Scheffler's birthday, Father's day and winning here will finish his Grand Slam, is that enough to lay the juice? How will Rory...

The Favorites is back with a look at the upcoming NCAA Men's College Baseball World Series! Action Network duo Stuckey and Kendra Middleton welcome college betting expert Collin Wilson to the show for a deep dive into the eight teams battling it out in Omaha. It was a wild regional and super regional round with some top seeded teams going down but the jello shots will still flow at Roccos and the...

The USA Men's National Team lost a friendly match against Germany 2-1 but hype and excitement for the World Cup is at an all time high. So who better to join The Favorites this week than our old buddy, Anthony Dabbundo from The Ringer, newly nicknamed, Tony Buns. Together with Stuckey and stats hound, Evan Abrams they dive into the World Cup as a whole, Team USA, their group, their goalkeeping, th...

The year 2026 brings sports fans the World Cup and even better, it's on American soil! The Favorites is back as Stuckey and Brandon Kravitz welcome Daniele Fisichella to break down expectations for this year's tournament. Fisichella is a soccer/football journalist and betting expert from the UK and he's brought all his thoughts across the pond to help prepare you (and us) for this year's World Cup...

The 2026 NBA Finals matchup is set as the New York Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs. It's a rematch of the 1999 Finals and The Favorites duo Brandon Kravitz and Stuckey welcome Action Network senior NBA writer and host of Buckets, Matt Moore, to the show. Together they dive into everything you'll need to know heading into this year's championship series. From Wemby vs Kat & Brunson to the...

The Favorites is back with another sports betting round table episode with former oddsmaker and sports betting analyst Todd Furhman. Action Network experts Stuckey, Brandon Kravitz & Evan Abrams are also back as the guys touch on AI and the future of sports betting. Plus, they attempt to dissect the psychology of the current sports bettor from casuals to degenerates to touts and everything in...

The Favorites is back with a deep dive on all things sports betting! Action Network betting experts Stuckey, Evan Abrams and Brandon Kravitz welcome the co-founder of Bet The Board and CBS Sports Betting Analyst, Todd Fuhrman to the show for a higher level look at models, markets and more. First, Todd and Stuck take a trip down memory lane before the crew takes a deeper dive into the ever changing...

The Favorites is back and this time we're taking a higher level look at the always murky waters of sports betting legalization in America! Action Network duo Stuckey & Brandon Kravitz welcome Joe Maloney, President of the Sports Betting Alliance, for a conversation on all things gaming and gambling. Maloney discusses the difficulties of certain news cycles and headlines featuring athlete betti...

With the NFL season rapidly approaching, The Favorites is back with more win totals confersation! Action Network trio Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz switch over to look at some NFL win totals in the AFC in this one. If you missed the NFC go back and check it out! The crew dives in to the top teams in the conference. Plus, Kendra's Jaguars, Stuckey's Ravens, Brandon's Dolphins and wh...

The Favorites is back! Action Network trio Stuckey, Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz team up for a look at some NFL win totals in the NFC! Football is looming and it's time to start digging in! With so many options on betting win totals, the crew dives in to Kravitz's Falcons, quite a bit on the NFC West and where they're seeing value in the preseason. Director of Research, Evan Abrams, also d...

The Favorites is back as Action Network hosts Kendra Middleton, Brandon Kravitz, and Evan Abrams return to discuss the NFL's 2026 schedule release. The crew also dives into their early picks for the season with Action Network TD betting guru Gilles Gallant. We're back Monday with our AFC betting breakdown so subscribe, rate and review for more fun.  Check out the Action Network App and s...

The Favorites is back as Action Network hosts Kendra Middleton, Brandon Kravitz, and Evan Abrams return to discuss the NFL's 2026 schedule release. The crew also dives into their early picks for the season with Action Network TD betting guru Gilles Gallant. We're back Monday with our NFC betting breakdown so subscribe, rate and review for more fun.  Check out the Action Network App and sign u...

The Favorites is back as Action Network hosts Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz return to discuss NFL schedule releases giving their picks for which team will have the best one. The crew also dives into their PGA championship weekend picks with fellow Boston Jaguars fan Emerson Lotzia. We're back every Friday so subscribe, rate and review for more fun.  Check out the Action Network App and...

The Favorites is back as Action Network hosts Kendra Middleton, Brandon Kravitz, and Evan Abrams return to discuss NFL offseason drama involving a reporter whose child shares a similar name with a certain New England Patriots head coach. The crew also dives into their early rookie predictions for touchdown totals, passing yards, and Rookie of the Year picks for the upcoming season. We're back ever...

The Favorites is back as Action Network hosts Kendra Middleton, Brandon Kravitz, and Evan Abrams power through despite Brandon battling through a rough voice. The duo is joined by NHL betting expert Nick Martin to break down the NHL Playoffs and uncover the best betting edges on the board. The crew dives into their picks for which teams can lift the Stanley Cup this season, along with key insights...

The Favorites is back as Action Network trio Stuckey, Kendra Middleton & Brandon Kravitz are off to the races! The 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby is this Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky and who else better to join the show than horse racing effecianado Mike Conti. Together the crew gets into all of Conti's expertise in and around the racetrack, how to approach betting...

Action Network trio Stuckey, Kendra Middleton & Brandon Kravitz are back for another episode of The Favorites! First, the squad dives into some NFL Draft grades now that all the rounds are finalized. Tune in to hear who the crew thinks had the best and worst drafts. Plus, Action Network senior NBA writer Matt Moore joins the show for an NBA Playoffs update! Hear what's been the most surprising...