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Chad Millman
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Bobby Bones
Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirrorball trophy from Dancing With a Star. So where else you can find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything. Listen to Lots to Say with Bobby Bones and Matt castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Adnan Burke
What's up everybody? Adnan Burke here to tell you about a new podcast. It's NHL Unscripted with Virgin Demers, Jason Demers here.
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Jason Demers
And after playing 700 NHL games, I got a lot of dirty laundry to air out.
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Adnan Burke
I got a lot to say here too.
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Chad Millman
Okay?
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Adnan Burke
Each week we'll get together chat with the spot sport that we love.
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Jason Demers
Tons of guests are going to join in too. But we're not just going to be talking hockey, folks. We're talking movies, we're talking tv, food, and Adnan's favorite wrestling. It's all on Le Table.
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Adnan Burke
Listen to NHL Unscripted with Vir and demers, the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Justin Pennick
What's up everyone? It's Justin Pennik from John Boy Media, the host of the Football Today podcast with Bobby Skinner and Chris Rose. We roll three times a week. On Mondays, on Wednesdays, on Fridays, breaking down everything to know about the NFL. We're gearing up for the NFL playoffs. I hope you can join us. Join in with us three times a week. Listen to Football Today on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts and you will be glad you did.
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Simon Hunter
Welcome to the Favorites, the podcast presented by bet365. We are part of the volume po podcast network. Live from our Tommy John home studios, I am Chad Millman of the Action Network. This is our Sunday night divisional round episode coming to you a little bit later. Post all the games today. Post a very exciting Ravens Bills game where Simon and I got kicked in the nuts on this over which we will get to in which we're going to review the results of all of our bets so far. We're going to preview the early lines for the conference championship games. I'm joined as always by my co host, my companion Mike Compadre, my BFF professional better Simon Hunter. Hello Simon.
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Chad Millman
How we doing? Chad?
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Simon Hunter
Dude, this weekend had everything, did it? Not a game. Honest to God. I think that Kansas City Houston game deserves entry into the Sports Betting hall of Fame. I will explain my position. I think a lot of people would agree with me. A game that you predicted three different wins. You predicted Washington on the money line. You predicted the over it was your Simon says that being Washington and Detroit. A game where a field goal kicker cost us a win instead of a push. Thank you Jake Elliott first note I wrote Jake Elliott Last note I wrote Jake Elliott and then a game that we had no business covering when there were 31 points scored in the first half. We lose the O, we lose the under last second to last, third to last. Whatever it is, play the game for the Baltimore Ravens. Catch every episode of the favorites live on YouTube. For those enjoying on YouTube, don't forget to give us a like and subscribe to the Action Network YouTube page. As a reminder, the Favorites podcast is presented by bet365 and now new bet365. Customers get $150 in bonus bets. When you bet $5. Sign up using promo code favorites deposit $10. Place a bet for $5 to get $150 in bonus bets. Those bonus bets can be used on spreads, totals, player props, futures and more. Whatever the moment, it's Never ordinary. At bet365 must be 21 or older and present in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia or 18 and older in Kentucky. Gambling problem call 1-800- gambler or 1-800- bets off in Iowa. Terms conditions restrictions apply. Are you ready to roll, my brother?
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Chad Millman
I am my friend.
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Simon Hunter
Houston at Kansas city. Kansas City -8 and a half. We we lean Kansas City all week. We made it our foxhole. We never loved it. It wasn't a game that we loved compared to the others. I think this turned into a Hall of Fame betting game. I had more texts about the Matt Ariza running out of the end zone safety that cost all those plus nine and a half betters their cashed ticket than I've ever had on any backdoor cover. I don't know if it was the circumstances. I don't know if it's because betting is more prevalent now. I don't know if it's because so many People were watching that game, and it's Kansas City and it's Taylor Swift. So there's going to be a lot of eyeballs on that game. You know, Joe Buck nodded to it. Obviously, it got a lot of attention after the game because there's so many more people covering betting. But everything led up to that being. And there were a million different plays along the way. What was your take on that game?
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Chad Millman
Yeah, it's a better dream. I know. You know, social media has warped people's brains where it's always betters on betters, but in real life, the real world, it's betters versus the books. And the books got absolutely punished. I mean, if you're any professional out there that could have grabbed the 10 on Houston, they grabbed it. Even if you had the seven half, the eight, the eight and a half, the nine on the Chiefs, it hit the key number of ten. Some offshores, even at ten and a half, they got. They got killed. They got absolutely killed with that play in that middle that no one, none of us deserved that. Like, I literally, that 10 bet, obviously it's one tenth of what I had done on the Chiefs in that spot. And, you know, I'm happy to hit the middle. Right. You played it for the hope of hitting the middle, but when he ran it out there, I like, literally did the math and I'm just like, oh, my God. The amount of money that just moved with all these books because it just moved through another key number back down to nine. It was incredible. And you had basically had, you know, the Joe Public guy who shows up 20 minutes before the game and makes their bet on the Chiefs. They're mad, right? Because they, they lost by half a point where, you know, it's eight and a half for what, six days?
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Simon Hunter
Dude, it was eight and a half. Basically, for seven days. This number moved to nine and a half about, you know, an hour before the game. I. I checked the line. An hour before the game, I'm like, this thing's at nine and a half. What the fuck happened? And this happened a couple times this weekend. We're going to get into it on a couple of their games. But I was shocked this thing moved to nine and a half so late and people were still betting it, which is, dude, listen to the favorites. Get the best of the number.
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Chad Millman
Yeah, for sure. But, like, luckily, you know, there might be only three of those guys in the books where everyone else is basically either on the eight and a half or below with the Chiefs or they're on the nine And a half and above for that. You know, Texans team that we'll be honest, we both know like that's why you bet on my homes in that game. People are going to be like, well the Texans out game them. They did this to the zat. This is, this is the life of betting against Mahomes in the playoffs. You look for excuses, you look for reasons. Oh, let's blame the refs, you know the deal. They're always gonna get the calls. And we joked about coming in the year. That's why, you know, all my futures on the AFC side were just on the Chiefs because It's like the NFL, they want this 3P just as much as anyone else. Now you're mixing in the voodoo that is Mahomes and this Chiefs team that they can. They're happy to be out game. They do not care. They don't play that way. It's. They beat you all three ways, right? They beat you with the blitz on defense and they bleach you with special teams and they beat you on offense with just playing smart football and they're all turning the ball over. So yeah, that was as a better. That's. Those are my favor games because it's both sides covered and the under hit and it's like the pros just cleaned up in that game and now we got the next game which is another game that. This is why books need to take professional action. This Washington game, the only ones betting Washington heavy Washington's money line of pros.
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Simon Hunter
Hold on, hold on.
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Chad Millman
I'm just getting the point that these are two really, really well bet professional games that basically help the book and also crush the book.
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Simon Hunter
That Chiefs game had so many things that kept them covering that game. There was the classic luck call for the Chiefs, the questionable roughing, the passer call on Will Anderson. The classif classic Chiefs break on a missed extra point. Classic Chiefs have one good drive in the first half and it is the only first half touchdown. Mahomes getting another fake late hit. Call that Troy Aikman. Who? I don't know how you feel about Troy Aikman. I love Troy Aikman. I think he's so good at this. He's so grouchy and he's so skeptical and is so unafraid to throw cold water on everything that the NFL holds precious. On all the hype, on all the hyperbole. I think he's. I think he's perpetually just kind of annoyed at everything. It seems to me he was so mad about that late hit On Mahomes. But the thing that was great, the Superman pose touchdown throw to Kelsey. Those are the things that only Mahomes can do. And it's why you bet Patrick Mahomes. It's why we are going to keep betting Patrick Mahomes until Patrick Mahomes is no longer Patrick Mahomes.
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Chad Millman
That are until Kelsey retires. Because I think Coward had the best analogy of it. Like we're in this mist of a two pair greatness. Like this is Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Kelsey and Mahomes. This is like to me that is the perfect comp. They are the perfect one, two in just total unison where like he needs, he needs a certain route run against a certain defense and they don't even, they don't know what the call is. Kelsey dictates the route in the route and you saw it two different times where he basically kind of did his thing getting to the middle, knowing that there's going to be an open there. And you know, as someone that's around his age, you know this is retirement age for tight ends. You know, 35, 34 year old. You're done, you're cooked. This dude's out here getting 100 yards again and is it nine straight 100 yard games in the playoffs?
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Simon Hunter
Like so good.
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Chad Millman
It's so good, it's ridiculous. So yeah, me and you're on the same boat. Like, I agree, I'm a Troy Aquin hater, but yeah, I'm all in on what he was talking about because we all see it. We all see the refs giving the, the Chiefs these calls and everyone gets pissed off. Unless you're a Chiefs fan or a better. You hate it. It's brutal. But it's also why we bet on Mahomes in the playoffs. He gets the calls, they get the BS calls and it's, it's. We joke all the time. It's, you know, you're playing not the 11th man, you're playing the 12th man. So yeah, the Mahomes Kelsey thing, it just, we can't overlook it enough. It's. We'll never see anything like it most likely ever again. Seven straight championship games, right, for Mahomes. Now it's, it's ridiculous. And we talked before the season. It's the easiest bet to make every year. Don't overthink it. Chiefs, super bowl and here they are a game away once again. It's just absurd how good they are.
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Simon Hunter
The last thing I'll say is Spags as a defensive coordinator in the playoffs. Five Straight blitzes in one series. And like, he had blitzes that were just so well designed. It's amazing how Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Steve Spagnolo, Chris Jones can elevate all of their games when it gets to the playoffs. They honestly are just at a different level than everybody else. It's such a joy to watch. And then you get the lucky breaks and you get the Mahomes magic and you get the blocked freaking field goal that would have made it eight. Like, come on, man. That was just. That to me, is why when we look back in history, when the book is written about how to explain the thrill, the agony, the joy, the misery, how important the number is. We're going to look back at this game as the hall of Fame example of all of that and the unpredictability of betting on football.
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Chad Millman
Yeah. And a game that again, Mahomes threw for what, 177, I think. I think it was a crazy stat where he had one receiver have one catch. The rest was just his tight ends and running backs. It's. It's just incredible. They're just. They can beat you in so many ways. And yeah, playoff chiefs. It was. It was a great way to start the weekend.
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Simon Hunter
Great way to start the weekend. That was our foxhole. We were super excited. It went really well. Starting off the weekend, great for us. Washington plus nine and a half at Detroit. Let's all give our flowers to you. My bff, Professional Better Simon Hunter. This was your. Simon says you nailed it. You said on Tuesday show you love the over. You nailed it practically in the first half. By Thursday, you're like, I think you may want to put some money on the Washington money line. There's going to be an upset. You nailed it. Well done. Well freaking done. You deserve the accolades. You deserve the flowers. You deserve to be called a brilliant professional better and my companion.
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Chad Millman
Thanks, Chad. Yeah, that was. That was fun, man. That's one of those where, you know, you're at the book with people and you're going crazy and, you know, that's the type of bet that you feel sick two days leading up to it and am I overthinking it? Why does this feel so easy? What am I not reading right here? Because I told you on Thursday I knew some smart money that were on Detroit and me and a lot of the guys were just pushing back against them or just like this defense. How do they get the stops? And they had no answer. Their. Their answer was they don't need the stops. And you have that run game proved out to be true? If they just ran the ball, if they never passed the ball, they probably would have won that game. Detroit, that's how dominant Gibbs is. And that offensive line, so I get where they're coming from, their view of it, but that was, you know, again there's so much to talk in this game that we don't even have enough time to break it down. I feel like we'll spend more time at this upcoming week with their Eagles matchup. But yeah, the defense showing up the way they did was impressive. But the most impressive part is the rookie like Jane Daniels. I felt confident about Benham, I felt confident about taking the money line. But the fear was like even Evans tell us the trends. Basically Detroit's automatic in that spot like that. That is the Detroit spot. A night game off a buy, big favorite, just absolute covering machine. Like all, all those trends did scare me in a couple ways. But I just kept thinking to myself, this defense, how do they get the stops and you know, not even I could envision Jane Daniels happen. The type of game he had. He was just so cool. Comp collective. Yeah. As an Eagles fan, sure, semi terrified. But as a better it's like man, what a great feeling knowing you had that guy over a touchdown. That matchup where you know, we talked before the game, Chad, I told you if it, if it was within six points. I knew I was going to win that game with Daniels. That's how much confidence I had heading into that game where even if he was down the fourth quarter, I never felt like I was gonna be out of it. So yeah, bad number. And we talked, you know, early Sunday or Saturday morning. You were like, I'm worried about the movement of the line not to it hasn't moved too much. I was like, well it has moved eight and a half right before kick a bunch of books hit seven and a half. So that was really heavy. Professional money come in very late on that Washington team and yeah, they, they're the only double digit win this weekend. Washington commanders the six seed over the one seed. Football is great.
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Simon Hunter
I, I'm in agony for Dan Campbell and the Lions. You know how much I, I love this team. I love their spirit and their heart.
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Chad Millman
I love the way they crying in the presser. It was brutal.
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Simon Hunter
It was, it was brutal. I wanted this trio of Dan Campbell and Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn to win. I love that Ben Johnson had stayed for two years because he felt like he had something so good and he wanted to finish it. I admire all that. Okay. So I'm. I'm so sad watching the Dan Campbell press conference. I was talking to my kid today while we were watching the Eagles game, and I said to him, do you think Dan Campbell's even watching these games? He was just like, I think Dan Campbell's in a very dark room with his emotions right now. Just trying to get through it. Like, I feel for him. I do. As someone who is. As someone who is tried to do things that you feel can be big and have them fail spectacularly, it takes a minute to get over it. I was invested in this team. I loved them, loved them. They made us money. Love Dan Campbell or Jared Goff. That poor defense. They did the best they could for so many weeks playing third stringers even when the game started. Just, you know, Amik Robertson out with that grotesque elbow injury. He's in tears like it was just tell me you feel for Dan Campbell. Tell me you have that in you.
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Chad Millman
I do. I honestly don't in a ways because he makes so much money, Chad. The ones I do feel bad for the fans. Always the fans. Because as a lifelong loser Eagle fan, I know what it's like to be a Lions fan right now. Like, you know, many times in my life, we were the top dog and we blew it in the playoffs against inferior competition. And in games that you felt heading into you, you ball it into it and it all comes crashing down. The only way the Lions are going to break this curse is they need a. A backup with a huge dick. All right? It's someone that's gone through it. That's what the Lions need. So, Teddy Bridgewater, I hope you come back there next year. You are the savior to that Detroit Lions team. I don't know about you, Chad. When I saw Teddy Bridgewater come to that game, I immediately felt guilt for when he Washington the win. Like, I want Teddy to win a Super bowl so bad. Yeah. But, yeah, that whole team, we love them. We won, you know, in a shitty dog year we had. They were the one bright spot for us. They were so good to us all year in every way they could be it. And yeah, it pained me to bet against them, but it's just we talk all the time. You take the emotions out of it. You bet off a computer model. And I try not to be scared off by all these pro betters barking my ear, tell me how great this Detroit team is. And it just felt great, like Daniels to believe in a rookie in that spot. It took a lot. Like, again, sleepless nights. Chad A lot of sleepless nights leading into that game. And the fact that it came through the way it did, you know, it was even. Even at halftime, right? They're up 10, never a sweat, right? Like, even when they come and drive the field and score a touchdown, it goes okay, well, he's going to get another one here. Jane Daniels, you guys don't know how to stop them. And yeah. Holy Washington. We talk all the time, chat about how a difference a quarterback can make. It's funny, even looking back on our podcast, early in the year of, you know, obviously, no, no difference to me, Caleb Williams going to the Bears, blah, blah, blah. But the fact that Drake maybe and Jania Daniels, if Snyder is still the owner of this team in Washington, you know, they take May. Whatever Snyder could do to make the wrong move, he always does it. And this team would be number one pick, number two pick coming to this year. Like, it's. That's how incredible hope and having a great leader like Jane Daniels is to a team. And yeah, again, we're going to spend a lot of time. I don't want to go too much into it, but I just can't get over how impressive this rookie is. And, yeah, we just witnessed arguably, I mean, I should say arguably, no doubt the greatest rookie season ever in NFL. So, yeah, what a time to be a Washington Commanders fan. I think Evan put in our chat, you know, last week or the week before, there were 150 or 50. 150 to 1, I should say, to win the super bowl coming to this season. So what an absolute run by the Commanders.
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Simon Hunter
Oh, so good.
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Bobby Bones
Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirrorball trophy from Dancing with the Star. So where else are you going to find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? Based in Nashville, we're more than just your basic NFL show. We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything because we got lots to say. I texted you and you texted me back. Back. Now, I don't know if you have the update, but, like, all the little thumbs up and heart and stuff, like, it's all colored. They changed it and the heart's a little pink. It felt like I told you I loved you. I'm gonna be honest, it was a little pink.
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Chad Millman
There was something sentimental when you. Like when you send it it was like, do I send the heart Now?
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Bobby Bones
I don't like the color edition.
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Chad Millman
It's extremely pink.
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Bobby Bones
Listen to lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcast.
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Chad Millman
Podcasts.
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Adnan Burke
What's up, everybody? Adnan Burke here to tell you about a new podcast from iHeart podcast in the National Hockey League. It's NHL Unscripted with Virkin Demers.
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Jason Demers
Hey, I'm Jason Demers, former 700 game NHL defenseman turned NHL Network analyst, and boy, oh boy, does daddy have a lot to say.
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Adnan Burke
I love you, by the way. On NHL Network, we're looking forward to getting together each week to chat and chirp about the sport and all the other things to running it that we love. Right?
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Jason Demers
Yeah, I just met you today, but we're going to have a ton of guests from the colliding worlds of hockey, entertainment and pop culture. And you know what? Tons of back and forth on all things NHL.
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Adnan Burke
Yeah, you're soon going to find out we're not just hockey talk. We had all kinds of random stuff on this podcast. Movies, television, food, wrestling, even the stuff that you wear in NHL.
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Jason Demers
Now you wish you could pull off my short shorts, Ferkie.
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Adnan Burke
That's sure to cause a ruckus. Listen to NHL Unscripted with Burke and demers. The iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Justin Pennick
What's going on, everybody? This is Justin Penic from John Boy Media, the host of the Football Today podcast alongside Bobby Skinner and Chris Rose. We're rolling three times a week, on Mondays, on Wednesdays, on Fridays, breaking down everything you need to know about the NFL. We're talking about the MVP race. Is Josh Allen going to pull it out? Lamar Jackson? Can Saquon Barkley even break the rushing record? Can the Steelers keep up their momentum? We talk about everything, we break it down. Stats, analytics. And of course, Chris Rose is bringing his perspective on being a pro in the media world as well. Listen to Football Today on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast and you will be glad you did. Hope you could join us for the postseason run.
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Simon Hunter
Simon. Can you believe there's only three more NFL games left in the season? But dry your eyes because the Action Network has some incredible YouTube shows lined up for you this week across all of the biggest sports. The College Football National Championship Betting Preview is Monday night, and we've got a special BBOC live show on YouTube 5pm Eastern on Monday night with Tons of bets on the game. I love bboc. Love those guys. Love that show. If you want to get caught up on betting NBA There are NBA games all day long on Monday for the MLK Day holiday slate. And our podcast Buckets has a special Megapod breaking down all the games on Tuesday. Buckets returns with a YouTube live show at 8pm Eastern Talking Rivalry week bets for the Wednesday NBA splay. Plus plenty of NFL Conference championship coverage here on the Favorites and the Action Network podcast. Make sure you subscribe to the Action Network YouTube page. Amazing, amazing stuff. Also amazing mostly. Philadelphia Eagles the drive to the super.
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Chad Millman
Bowl in Philadelphia between the Los Angeles.
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Simon Hunter
Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Chad Millman
With a bold spirit and a firm resolve, the Los Angeles Rams fought their.
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Simon Hunter
Way down a troubled path to land.
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Chad Millman
A coveted spot in the NFC playoffs.
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Simon Hunter
The Philadelphia Eagles spent their season cultivating.
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Chad Millman
A surly image that struck fear and pain in the souls of opposing quarterbacks.
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Simon Hunter
Philadelphia Eagles they were my executive decision. Minus 6 Jake Elliott. Fucking fuck.
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Matt Mitchell
Fuck.
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Simon Hunter
Jake Elliott, man, before he took that 37 year old field goal, I give him credit, he had that 37 yard field goal before he made that. They had an angle from behind the goalpost and it honestly looked impossible like this. The field is covered in snow. You can't even tell which way the wind is blowing. And he fucking stroked it. That was 300 yards down the fairway. And then Jalen hurts, comes back from the knee injury. Two beautiful throws like they're, they're, they're cranking. It started to feel like the Rams couldn't play in the snow. Saquon busts it open. He's got another 200 plus yard game. Jake Elliott misses another extra point. The Rams make it interesting. They push. I mean I'm glad for the Eagles. I wanted the Eagles to win. But what an excruciating push that it was. It was, it was unnecessary. Simon.
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Chad Millman
Yeah, what an all time cover though if you had the Rams ticket like that, that's, that's the high of highs like covering that even, even these back door overs. It's the best, it's the best feeling ever when you, you win bets that you know you shouldn't have won. And you know we joke all the time like we, we know the deal of this job. You need a lot of luck. You're gonna put a ton of work in and the work is, you know, to add that sometimes you will get lucky and that's just part of it, right? And we talk all the time. Sometimes you're gonna get un knew just as you knew when he missed that extra point. Not even the first one, but especially the second one. They're going to play prevent defense or we're going to get back toward here. And that's exactly what happened. And yeah, if you're the Rams better, basically you had three points of safety before they scored a touchdown that final four minutes. So it's like you got to feel great getting that back to recover. And we talked before coming on. I thought that bet Eagles bet was dead when AJ dropped that touchdown the first half. It's like that's not, that's not normal. And this is the type of game where the Eagles things just kept going wrong for them right there in field goal range, sack taking out field goal range. That happened twice, like two different times. And they punted like they, they did dominate. And we talked before the game. The snow could go either way, could be an equalizer or could benefit the Eagles. It definitely did not benefit them. That offensive line doesn't give up seven to eight sacks in a game like that was just.
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Simon Hunter
But they also got the fumble recovery from Kyron Williams. Like that when the snow really started coming down and you could feel the momentum changing a little bit. Like the Rams were not adjusting to the snow in the same way that the Eagles were. But I get your point. I totally sure that's fair.
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Chad Millman
And like the Eagles had a bunch of picks they dropped. You know, the Rams never really had any opportunities for picks like Hertz once again played pretty safe, pretty boring with the ball. And obviously before the injury the read option was just giving the Rams nightmares like that. That first busted run of his was like a tone setter and something they had to adjust to for the defense, which again is going to open everything for Saquon, which it did. Like he ran for 220s. Like once again, I, I can't thank Giants ownership and GM enough. Just the ultimate savior for this franchise. And yeah, it's obviously the type of game, Chad, but we're both sick to our stomachs because it's like the grossest way to lose. But it's, it's such a great game. I, I'm trying not to overreact to it, but obviously I'm happy as an Eagles fan to win, but like as someone that pushed on the six that covered eight different ways, I can't believe it. So once again we talk all the time. That's the type of year it's been for us. We can't get one missed extra point. We have to have two in the same Game.
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Simon Hunter
It's that kind of year. The next game truly epitomized what kind of year it's been. As much as the Chiefs game, we benefited from so much luck. And as much as the Commander's game, we benefited from handicapping it exactly right. And making the right call. The Eagles game was really excruciating. I do want to acknowledge your joy and your happiness.
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Chad Millman
I mean, people probably can tell I'm a little scared I'm gonna get into the game coming up here. But yeah, I'm, I'm trying to tone it back a little bit because I know, I mean, we're the most hated fan base. No one likes Eagles fans.
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Simon Hunter
I love the Eagles. I love them. I love Philly. Like my favorite thing. I'm so glad TikTok is back. Just so I can watch.
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Chad Millman
Oh God, is it.
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Simon Hunter
Yeah, it's back. I can watch more videos of Phillies fans going crazy in late inning playoff games when somebody hits a grand slam. Because those are my favorite videos on TikTok. I watch them again and again and again and that and the Trey Turner when everyone starts clapping for him when he's playing badly. I love Philly fans for that. I love Eagles fans. You know, I have a soft spot in my heart for Philly. I love the city. I'm wearing my Drexel shirt right now actually. So I want you, I. I want you to do great. I want you to win. I want you to go to the Super Bowl.
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Chad Millman
Me too. Me too.
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Simon Hunter
Anyways, the game that epitomized our season, Baltimore at Buffalo. This was our big balls bet of the week. The under 51 and a half. This was our scooter. Let you love Buffalo. I didn't, I didn't hate Buffalo. I just kind of believed more in, in Baltimore. And then of course like that first half, there's 31 points scored because Lamar's got two picks and a fumble. They have more turnovers in one game than they have in the entire season in a game. And it's like, are you fucking kidding me? And then the second half plays exactly the way we thought it would until Lamar backdoors us with a turns out meaningless touchdown and lands at 52. I mean, come on. Are you fucking kidding me?
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Chad Millman
Oh, playoff Lamar. Chad, you believed in playoff Lamar. What's it, what's it feel like the day. The day a game after you believe it and play?
- [31:35]
Simon Hunter
Here's the thing.
- [31:35]
Chad Millman
More. Let's hear this thing. What is this thing?
- [31:38]
Simon Hunter
I. I truly didn't believe in playoff Lamar. My mistake.
- [31:42]
Chad Millman
Roll the tape, man. Mitchell.
- [31:44]
Simon Hunter
My mistake was I believed in offensive coordinator Todd Monkin realizing, don't put the ball in playoff Lamar's hands.
- [31:59]
Chad Millman
He's got it. It's the playoffs. What are they going to do?
- [32:02]
Simon Hunter
You have a brilliant running game. We saw what happened in the second half, and you can say, okay, like, what they did in the first half set up the running for the second half. But there were three or four plays in the first half, including a couple of the passing plays that went decidedly badly for the Ravens, where they should have been running the ball, and they. They kept trying to throw the ball. It made no sense to me. The Bills, how many. How many yards did Josh Allen throw for? 130. Right. Like, he had 96 in the fourth quarter. They had the perfect offensive game plan. Hold on. I know Matt Mitchell is going to want to come on because I know he's got strong feelings about this. Matt Mitchell. I know, like, this means something different to you than it does to Simon because they have won a Super bowl recently, but I would like you to come on and talk to me as a Bills fan, if my feelings were displaced and how you were feeling right now.
- [33:02]
Matt Mitchell
Hey, Chad, listen to me. There was a time when we would refer to this show as the most literate gambling podcast. Do you remember that?
- [33:12]
Simon Hunter
I do.
- [33:13]
Matt Mitchell
Because of that, I'd like to share something very private. If you're a Bills fan and you're listening to this on a Monday morning, you're driving around or doing whatever. Probably not if you're driving around. But I want you to close your eyes. I want you to listen to this very carefully. Okay? This is a quote from arguably the greatest novelist of all time, Dostoevsky. And I repeat this to myself before every important Bills game because I think it epitomizes the Bills experience in a win, or more frequently, in a loss. Ready? Here we go. And I seem to have such strength in me now that I think I could stand anything, any suffering, only to be able to say and to repeat to myself, in every moment, I exist. In thousands of agonies, I exist. I'm tormented on the rack, but I exist.
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Chad Millman
Chad.
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Matt Mitchell
Though I sit alone on a pillar, I exist. I see the sun. And if I do not see the sun, I know it is there. And there's a whole life in that. Chad Millman, in knowing that the sun is there. End quote. And Chad, that song came out today. Feels great.
- [34:31]
Simon Hunter
It's.
- [34:32]
Matt Mitchell
It wasn't our turn to have a haunting, crushing season ending loss. It was two other franchises Turns and it feels really good. Just feels great to not be haunted by the events of tonight's game.
- [34:45]
Simon Hunter
Listen. That was beautiful. I think we still are the most literate betting podcast back in the days before TikTok and phones and all that kind of stuff, the only book I would bring with me on the road when I was working was Crime and Punishment because I felt like if my only option was do my work, go through my notes, start writing my story or read Crime and Punishment, I would do the work. So I love that you quoted Dostoyevsky on this podcast and this, this game.
- [35:20]
Matt Mitchell
Felt like both a crime and a punishment. So that's very appropriate.
- [35:24]
Simon Hunter
It was. And for the record, I never got through Crime and Punishment, so. But that's my point about this game. Simon is like I, I, it's not that I believed in Lamar. I believed it.
- [35:37]
Chad Millman
You did.
- [35:38]
Simon Hunter
I believe that the coaches were going to put him in better position.
- [35:41]
Chad Millman
No excuse. We had, we I tried to beat it into you had the Bills as a home dog and our friend Matt Mitchell's team. We believed. We believed in the Bills. We believed in Josh Allen. We did not believe in Lamar. And we are reaping rewards. We won. We won the bet.
- [35:58]
Simon Hunter
Yeah Buffalo's happening now. We're on the moon now.
- [36:02]
Justin Pennick
Feels our happiness happen now.
- [36:08]
Chad Millman
Even better. The plus two on the Ravens covered so once again be the early number. Man, the books were so sharp this week. I think Evan had a great tweet all, all four dogs covered against the closing number pre pretty wild a weekend and yeah like Lamar, you know it's to give me the lowest of hanging fruit just to bash him on it but it's like even the own fans have to come to realization. Like even Chad knows if like they he even said if they just ran the ball probably are coming out on top in that matchup and it's two years in a row. I think we could all agree back to back years they are the best team no doubt in the AFC all around. Best defense, best offense, all of it. And brutal. Nothing to show for it. I mean you might get three MVPs out of it which is, you know that's awesome, that's fun but that's a fan base that they, they have two Super Bowls. They want more and yeah just brutal for Lamar. That, that, that pick of his is something that just does not happen with him. And you know that fumble I believe with the sixth of the season, another thing that just does not happen. It all happened within 10 minutes of one another in that Game and they fought back. Bills gave him a chance. Right. They came out and were not smart in that second half. Right. Trying to try, like you said, trying to run the clock out for 30 minutes was just idiotic. But then once they got hit in the mouth, it kind of woke back up. Josh Allen, once again, who I thought should be mvp, stepped up with this nameless team, and they just win in different ways. And, yeah, that's. That was an incredible win and just like a nice cap of an incredible weekend of games and perfect ending of us getting burned on our under at that last second drive. And just, you know, it sucks to go out that way because it was such a fun weekend of games, but it's also what we love doing. We love gambling. It's never over till it's over. It's always these last second sweats. So, yeah, that was. That was a brutal way to cap it. But what. What a. What a game. What a way to end it. And. Yeah. Josh Allen, man, Holy shit.
- [38:15]
Simon Hunter
Awesome week. You know what? You said it right. Awesome weekend of betting. Every. Actually, I said it right because I set it up as every. Every emotion.
- [38:25]
Chad Millman
Yeah.
- [38:26]
Simon Hunter
Every element that you get from the thrill and agony of betting. We got in every game. We had no business thinking we were going to cover that under. And then we are privileged enough to think we should have covered that under because of the way it ended. That's the beauty of betting.
- [38:45]
Bobby Bones
Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirror ball trophy from Dancing with the Star. So where else are you going to find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? Based in Nashville, we're more than just basic NFL show. We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything because we got lots to say. I. I texted you and you texted me back. Now, I don't know if you have the update, but, like, all the little thumbs up and heart and stuff, like, it's all colored. They changed it and the. The heart's a little pink. It felt like I told you I loved you. I'm gonna be honest, it was a little pink.
- [39:28]
Chad Millman
There was something sentimental when you. When. When you send it, it's like, do I send the heart now?
- [39:35]
Bobby Bones
I don't like the color edition.
- [39:36]
Chad Millman
It's extremely pink.
- [39:37]
Bobby Bones
Listen to Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.
- [39:45]
Adnan Burke
What's up, everybody? Adnan Burke here to tell you about a new podcast from iHeart podcast in the National Hockey League. It's NHL Unscripted with Virkin Demers.
- [39:53]
Jason Demers
Hey, I'm Jason Demers, former 700 game NHL defenseman turned NHL Network analyst and boyo boy. Boy, does daddy have a lot to say.
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Adnan Burke
I love you, by the way. On NHL Network, we're looking forward to getting together each week to chat and chirp about the sport and all the other things surrounding it that we love. Right?
- [40:10]
Jason Demers
Yeah, I just met you today, but we're gonna have a ton of guests from the colliding worlds of hockey, entertainment and pop culture. And you know what, Tons of back and forth on all things NHL.
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Adnan Burke
Yeah, you're gonna soon gonna find out we're not just hockey talk. We had all kinds of random stuff in this podcast. Podcasts, movies, television, food, wrestling, even the stuff that you wear on NHL.
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Jason Demers
Now you wish you could pull off my short shorts, Ferkie.
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Adnan Burke
That shirt of Casa ruckus. Listen to NHL Unscripted with Burke and Demers, the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
- [40:45]
Justin Pennick
What's going on, everybody? This is Justin Pennock from John Boy Media, the host of the Football Today podcast alongside Bobby Skinner and Chris Rose. We're rolling three times a week, on Mondays, on Wednesdays, on Fridays, breaking down everything you need to know about the NFL. We're talking about the MVP race. Is Josh Allen going to pull it out? Lamar Jackson? Can Saquon Barkley even break the rushing record? Can the Steelers keep up their momentum? We talk about everything. We break it down. Stats, analytics. And of course, Chris Rose is bringing his perspective on being a pro in the media world as well. Listen to Football Today on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts, and you will be glad you did. Hope you could join us for the postseason run.
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Simon Hunter
Let's talk about these. These conference championship games. Washington at Philadelphia. It opened at four and a half. I'm seeing a lot of five and a halfs out there already. I batted at four and a half immediately because I wanted to get it ahead of news. Jalen Hurts would be playing. My sense is that he would have been. That he was going to be. And then he said, I feel confident. So the number, I think ticked up a little bit. We don't know for sure. We're just, you know, all we know is that he Finished the game. So he must not have structural damage. He's probably just going to have to play in pain. You know, I don't know if you have a strong opinion about this yet. In week 16 in Washington, the Eagles were four and a half point favorites. In week 11 in Philly, they were four point favorites.
- [42:25]
Chad Millman
Yeah, and it's really is a heavy debate right now. What's, what's the injuries and what's going on the Eagles team. So lucky for us, you know, we're going to break down two games now for the next two shows we have coming up on Tuesday and Thursday. So obviously so much opinions are going to be made over the next two days and as we sit here right now, don't really have one. My model likes the Eagles. Like I, I, before we came on here, I was talking to you and it's like, okay, let's, let's just see what the computers are thinking here. It's, it's the same thing with the Rams. It's, it's a flat seven. So once again, just like the Rams, Eagles, I had them at minus seven, have a minus seven again against this Washington team. And that's not that big of a shocker. Right? Like that's the Eagles. We talked about them in Detroit. Lions were not that big of a difference to most professionals when they graded out. That's why the Eagles were a better value head into playoffs on super bowl future bets because you know, they were 500 or plus 500. Where Detroit the books hadn't the plus 250. It was and you know, we talked about a little bit that that value just seemed off to us just because the Eagles were seemed like equal as Lions. So I thought the books had priced the Eagles the same as they did with the Lions. But I think the opening lines kind of showing the books are showing respect to Jaden Daniels and how grave an offense they are and the, the fact that Herz did get a bum knee in this game and there is some questions here. So like you just said, some books though our sponsor here, Beth 365 opened at four and a half. A lot of books now are already moving to five and a half. So it shows early money here. Professional money obviously thinks Eagles are, you know, Jalen hurts, Eagles are fine. And you know both teams have major injuries. Like the Commanders lost their best guard. Yeah, yeah, he's done for the season. Eagles. You know Quinn Mitchell, he had a shoulder injury, left the game after that big hit on Stafford. I believe in the first quarter never return we just talked about. It hurts when I have a bum knee. Isaiah Rogers might be banged up another cornerback for the Eagles. Like okay, Eagles are now losing their one number one starting corner and maybe their backup starting corner. That's a big deal when you're facing someone like Jane Dano. So yeah, so much to break down this game. My early opinion obviously, you know I think there's value in this Eagles team but I'm not rushing to bet it just because if he is legit banged up once the adrenaline runs off or wears out from Hertz and we can actually know what's going on with his knee that's when I'll take a stand and make a pick here. But yeah, if you want to grab the early line there are four and a half's out there if you want to grab Eagles now just in case the line does move. I think you did right Chad.
- [44:47]
Simon Hunter
Yeah, I took the four and a half. There are two four. I have seven books listed in front of me on the Action Network odds page and two of them are at four and a half. Three are at five and a half and two were at five including bet 365 is now at five. That's everyone opened at four and a half and bet 365 is now five. Yeah, I just bet it because I thought it was going to go up and I'm making a bet that Jalen Hurts is going to play. If he walked off the field, if they let him go back on the field with nothing more than a wrap then I'm assuming there's no structural damage and he's going to be on the field like they're going to shoot him up. He's going to take whatever he needs to take. He's going to be on the field.
- [45:32]
Chad Millman
And I'll beat into your guys head on Tuesday and Thursday show. But it's a unique opportunity, a unique spot. You basically have a rookie in the conference finals. This has only happened five times before. Last time it happened was Brock Purdy against this Eagles team in Philadelphia Rookies conference finals over five straight up. So that's just something to to remember when you before you bet this game.
- [45:54]
Simon Hunter
Brock Purdy did get knocked out of that game after about three plays. I think the Chiefs open as one and a half point favorites over the Buffalo Bills. I immediately bet the Chiefs at one and a half.
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Chad Millman
Yeah, you know, I mean I just broke it down. I'm.
- [46:14]
Simon Hunter
Yeah, I'm telling you that I'm agreeing with you.
- [46:18]
Chad Millman
Yeah. I'm just saying like there's no. I'm in total agreements with you on. There's no shock here. Whatever the Chiefs are going to be. As long as they were going to be under three, I was going to be on them. If it's, if it ever got up to three plus three, how do you not take Josh Allen at a plus three against this Chiefs team? Like, this is going to be what we expect. What we just saw with that Ravens game, last possession, ball in hand, chance to win or tie, either quarterback is going to have that opportunity. Just does not feel like a type of game that gets blown out and you know, we just nailed the Bills teaser seven and a half. You can do it. Once again, you want to take the. The Bills of seven and a half right now the books are letting you. They're giving you the one and a half hook right here. So yeah, early bets. I'm with Chad. I'm. I'm taking Chiefs right now. And same thing. I modeled this out. It's minus two and a half. So right now technically you're getting good value on this Chiefs. So you know, to me this is, that's the move to make right now. I like, I like the value in this Chiefs and I, I do think professionals are joining us on this one just because I. Maybe the public have come around the Chiefs because of that last game, but I still feel like there's so much doubt in the media and a lot of people, the way they view this chief scene, they're not that good. And yeah, it's. It's hard. As much as I love Josh Allen now we have to finally go against him. It's hard. But me and Chad, I think we both are agree we've learned our lesson. It's. It's Mahomes under three in the playoffs. You got to take them here.
- [47:43]
Simon Hunter
Yeah. I mean Mahomes is an underdog of less than three. As an underdog. Period. As a favorite of lesson three line. When they last played in Buffalo was two and a half. By the way, what do you think.
- [47:54]
Chad Millman
Of this total before we hop off? Did you look at it?
- [47:56]
Simon Hunter
I haven't even looked at it yet.
- [47:58]
Chad Millman
48 and a half.
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Simon Hunter
Feels high.
- [48:01]
Chad Millman
Crazy high for Arrowhead.
- [48:03]
Simon Hunter
Feels really high for Arrowhead.
- [48:05]
Chad Millman
And two running teams in January.
- [48:07]
Simon Hunter
And two running teams. Let's. Let's be real. These two quarterbacks, they barely got to 52.
- [48:14]
Chad Millman
Yeah.
- [48:16]
Simon Hunter
In this Buffalo Baltimore game. And Baltimore has had a much more explosive offense than Kansas City all year long. That's interesting.
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Chad Millman
Yeah. That it definitely was like the first thing that jumped on me as much as I obviously am jumping on this chief's number. Yeah, that, that was just something that jumped out where it's like a key number 40 and a half. I'm just going to take the under now and then we'll see where the market goes. But yeah, for early bets, Chad took a, took a stand on the Eagles game. I got nothing on that one yet, but for this one, I'm definitely chiefs in the under in my first instinct to go with this one.
- [48:52]
Simon Hunter
Exciting. I mean, I'm so sad we only got three games left, but what a great weekend of just sitting on the couch. My wife did say to me, by the way, on I, I predicted, my wife said to me Friday morning, hey, can we go out with so and so on Saturday night? I'm like, I, I gotta watch the games. I gotta work. She goes, yeah, you gotta work watching football. But I didn't have to go anywhere. As a reminder, the Favorites podcast is presented by bet365 and now new bet365. Customers get $150 in bonus bets when you bet $5. Sign up using promo code. Favorites deposit $10 place a bet for $5 to get $150 in bonus bets. Those bonus bets can be used on spreads, totals, player props, futures and more. Whatever the moment, it's Never ordinary. At bet365 must be 21 or older and present in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or 18 and older in Kentucky. Gambling problem. Call 1-800- GAMBLER or 1-800-BITS OFF in Iowa. Terms conditions restrictions apply. Catch our next episode of the Favorites live on Tuesday, 1:30pm Eastern. Action Network's YouTube channel. Catch all the great new shows on Action Network's YouTube channel this week. Download us from Spotify, Apple, Podcasts, wherever you get your pods. Rate, review, subscribe. Leave us. Five stars. Say whatever you want. Feedback is a gift until Tuesday. Love you. Action Network reminds you, please gamble responsibly. If you or someone you care about has a gambling problem, help is available 247 at 1-800-GAMBLER.
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Bobby Bones
Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirror ball trophy from Dancing with a Star. So where else are you going to find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music. And a little bit everything. Listen to lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.
- [51:06]
Adnan Burke
What's up, everybody? Ad Nan Burke here to tell you about a new podcast. It's NHL Unscripted with Virgin Demers.
- [51:11]
Jason Demers
Jason Demers here. And after playing 700 NHL games, I got a lot of dirty laundry to air out.
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Adnan Burke
I got a lot to say here, too.
- [51:18]
Chad Millman
Okay.
- [51:18]
Adnan Burke
Each week we'll get together, chat with the sports sport that we love.
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Jason Demers
Tons of guests are going to join in, too. But we're not just going to be talking hockey, folks. We're talking movies, we're talking tv, food, and Adnan's favorite wrestling. It's all on le table.
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Adnan Burke
Listen to NHL Unscripted with Vir and Demers, the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Justin Pennick
What's up, everyone? It's Justin Penic from John Boy Media, the host of the Football Today podcast with Bobby Skinner and Chris Rose. We roll three times a week, on Mondays, on Wednesdays, on Fridays. Breaking down everything you need to know about the NFL. We're gearing up for the NFL playoffs. I hope you can join us. Join in with us three times a week. Listen to Football Today on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast and you will be glad you did.