The Favorites Sports Betting Podcast

It's Friday, which means it's time for Chad and Blackjack Fletcher to try and pick five games for the Las Vegas Westgate SuperContest, without coming to blows. They have a shot at winning one million dollars. This week, the guys took a hard look at every single NFL Week 1 matchup and, somehow, after a few wrestling promos, an insult or five, and Chad being called a homer, they came to a consensus....

In episode one, Chad introduces the full cast of characters--Paul LoDuca, Geoff Schwartz, Blackjack Fletcher, and Scooch--before jumping into lines and spreads for Week 1 of the NFL season. Also, Chad got to sit down for a special interview with Mike Francesa, who shared some of his thoughts on the upcoming NFL season. Welcome to The Favorites. :01 An explanation of The Favorites with Blackjack Fl...

New hosts Kendra Middleton and Brandon Kravitz are joined by Action Network founding father Stuckey for the re-launch of this long-running sports betting podcast. Together they discuss the latest NFL news, craft winning wagers, and have a lot of fun along the way! From the thrills and chills of the NFL season, to the highs and lows of the NFL Draft, and everything in between, The Favorites is your...

On this week’s episode of The Buffet, Chad is joined by two of ESPN’s finest in Stanford Steve Coughlin and Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica. The guys talk all things college football, most specifically, the guys look at team’s season win totals. The guys break down how they grade teams and the most important metric when it comes to grading teams as well.    8:57 – 5 NCAAF teams Stanford Steve can bet on...

On this week’s podcast, Chad and Scooch are joined by Bill Barnwell of ESPN.com to talk all things NFL Football. With the preseason underway, Chad has placed his first bet of the NFL season, so the guys break that down. The guys also get Bill’s take on betting preseason football & a ton more. Also, how is the Market betting the Vikings? Scooch breaks it down.   02:10 – Chad’s first bet of the...

On this week’s episode, Chad and Scooch break down the new NBA-MGM deal. We hear how bookmakers are reacting to the news and what this means moving forward for the future of sports betting. The guys also talk NFL futures with training camp here and give some picks.    Time Stamps  1:09 – NBA/MGM news 21:10 – NFL Futures 33:30 – Chad’s NFL futures picks Learn more about your ad-choices at https://w...

On this week’s episode, Scooch returns to talk all things Summer League and WNBA. Chad also talks about how he has gotten his 11-year-old son into gambling. Chad is then joined by Tom Tolbert to talk Summer league and everything else under the sun. Time Stamps: 06:35 - Chads son gambling. 20:01 - Scooch talks summer league. 31:25 - Tom Tolbert Interview 38:25 - Best athlete Tom ever played with. L...

On this week’s episode of The Buffet, Chad is joined by the Three Donkeys, Adam Levitan, Jonathan Bales and Peter Jennings to break down the upcoming gambling Olympics.   Time Stamps: 7:50 – Events  9:30 – Teams 18:40 – Side Action  31:30 – Lodden Thinks Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chad is joined by Colin Cowherd of FS1 this week to relive their days of working together, get Colin’s take on sports gambling and how it will affect sports media, and then the guys wrap up with You Bet Your Life. Time Stamps: 1:30 – Chad & Colin relive their days working together 7:45 – Colin’s take on media and sports gambling 13:19 – Colin’s two rules on gambling 23:20 – You Bet Your Life L...

This week on The Buffet, Chad and Scooch discuss Delaware and the new sports betting laws, they get into the NBA Finals and some interesting trends, revisit the sports betting Hall of Fame and get into much, much more. Chad is then joined by Lauren Joffe who is reporting live in Delaware. Lauren hit the new Delaware sports books and gives us a recap.  Time Stamps: 02:40 – Chad & Scooch on new...

On this week’s episode, Chad and Scooch talk about what life has been like since the supreme court ruling. The guys also have the idea of starting the Sports Betting Hall of Fame. Who’s in? Who’s out? Chad & Scooch break it down. Then, Chad is joined by Blackjack Fletcher and Matt Moore to talk some Stanley Cup and NBA Finals. Time Stamps -  3:00 - Scooch breaking down the supreme court ruling...

On this week’s episode, Chad and Scooch react to the Supreme Court ruling on sports betting. Chad is also joined by Ryan Rodenberg to break down the legal side of the ruling. Time Stamps: 2:48 – Chad & Scooch Supreme Court ruling thoughts. 9:47- Ryan Rodenberg joins the pod. 17:45 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg talk. 23:10 – Chad & Ryan revisit their over/under on legalized sports betting. Learn mo...

On this week’s podcast, Chad is joined by Rob Perez, also known as World Wide Wob for an in depth interview about the NBA and Rob’s life. Chad is also joined by Lauren Joffe aka The Spin Zone for a hilarious interview after they are blown off by Stuckey. Time Codes: 2:20 -World Wide Wob’s crazy bet with a friend 12:30 - Who is World Wide Wob? 15:00 - Social Media 42:05 - A Bet For Wob 44:58 - Laur...

On this week’s podcast Chad is joined in Studio by Scooch to talk everything under the sun. Chad then is joined by Paul Lo Duca to break down the Kentucky Derby and to talk about some crazy times when Paul was gambling on the derby during his MLB days. Chad is also joined by Jason Sobel to talk about the time he was swindled by Phil Mickelson.   Time Stamps 03:20 – Scooch talks about his luxurious...

Chad and Scooch are joined by Paul Lo Duca on this weeks episode as Chad is recording live from our new podcast studio in Manhattan. Before Paul joins the show, the guys address the tragic passing of Las Vegas legend and longtime friend of both Chad and Scooch Dave Malinsky.   Time stamps: 2:36 - Chad discusses his trip to Oregan. 06:25 – The guys discuss the passing of Dave Malinsky. 13:31 – Paul...

On this week’s podcast, Chad is joined by a very special guest and the newest member of the Action Network team, Jason Sobel, for Masters week. Jason talks about his years of covering Augusta and who he likes this year. Also, Chad & Jason play a game of ‘You Bet Your Life’. 06:05 - Covering the Masters through Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth’s point of view. 09:07 - Are courses built for the...

On this week’s podcast, Chad and Scooch recap the Elite 8 and Sweet 16 as well as look ahead to the Final Four and talk MLB win totals. The guys are also joined by old friend Stanford Steve from ESPN to talk all things college basketball and get his thoughts on the upcoming Final Four.    Time Stamps: 06:45 - How the books did this weekend. 21:04 - Scooch changes a line mid show. 25:22 - MLB win t...

On this week’s podcast, Scooch returns for a jam packed episode. The guys are joined by Paul Lo Duca and Geoff Schwartz to play a new game called Pro Athletes Who Gamble. Stuckey also joins the pod to discuss a 10k bet he made in college that just hit. Chad and Scooch also look ahead and preview the Sweet 16. Time Stamps: 01:52 - Stuckey joins to tell a story about a bet he made years ago in colle...

The overseeded & underseeded, who has the easiest path, who are the first-round bracket busters and the winner will be… Time Stamps: 17:30 - Easiest path vs hardest path for a #1 seed 21:10 - East Bracket Leverage Play 25:02 - South Bracket Buster 27:03 - Midwest Bracket Buster 35:11 - Final Four Predictions Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudi...

On this week’s podcast, Chad is joined by ex-NBA player turned radio host, Tom Tolbert. Tom joins to play You Bet Your Life and talk some college basketball. Chad is also joined by Ken Barkley aka Locky Lockerson to discuss all things March Madness and about his journey to the Action Network. Time Stamps 01:46 - Ken Barkley Interview 04:31 - Conference talk 12:14 - How to measure a team like Virgi...

On this week’s podcast Chad gives Scooch the week off so he can focus on the Sloan analytics conference with Daryl Morey, the GM of the Houston Rockets and Jeff Ma of Twitter and the Bet The Process Podcast. Chad also dives deep into the lives of Morey and Ma, asking them about some of the major risks they have taken in their life, what they are up to now, and how they are so good at what they do....

On this week’s podcast, Chad & Scooch talk Valentines Day, the NBA, how the books are treating Cavs future bets & more. The guys are also joined by Ryen Russillo to talk about the biggest risk he has ever taken and what he is up to now.  Time Stamps: 2:20 - Valentines Day talk 10:54 - How the books are treating Cavs future bets and the rest of the season. 18:51 - Ryen Russillo interview to...

Chad and Scooch wrap up the NFL season with their final thoughts on the Super Bowl, how the books made out, the get-your-prop-up-in-vegas numbers and more. The guys are also joined by Matt Moore to welcome the podcast into the NBA season. Matt breaks down all the news and rumors going down in the NBA right now. Time Stamps 2:30 - Life after football 4:15 - How the books made out 11:55 - The bigges...

On this weeks episode, Chad & Scooch are joined by Cousin Sal to break down the Super Bowl, prop bets, to discuss the lucky Let-It-Ride World Series bettor and his Super Bowl bet & much more. The guys are also joined by the get-your-prop-up-in-vegas winner to discuss his winning prop. Time Stamps: 09:57 - Arash Sadet, the get-your-prop-up-in-vegas winner, joins the pod 20:21 - Cousin Sal i...