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Aug 2024
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The Favorites - 2024 NFL Best Bets

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The NFL returns in just one week! Today Action Network NFL betting experts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter return for a loaded episode outlining all of their top bets heading into the season, including Super Bowl matchups, season win totals, and so much more. Later in the show we get some tantalizing nuggets from Evan Abrams about this upcoming season, along with an epic story from our college football insider Brett McMurphy!

Plus, we get another reminder about our BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: The Favorites $100K Pro Football Pick 'Em Contest has offically launched for a second season! Presented by bet365, this totally free-to-play contest awarded over $100,000 in cash prizes to our listeners last NFL season. And this season, we're running it back!

Make just five picks every week to compete for our $40,000 first place prize, plus thousands more up for grabs every week of the regular season. Visit Favorites.ActionNetwork.com to sign up for free and make your Week 1 picks today. 

And for those interested in betting college football this season, Action's own Big Bets On Campus now has its own YouTube channel. Subscribe now for free early access to our conference preview episodes, our best bets, along with exclusive content all season long. #Volume  

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