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 favorites and discuss if it's as easy as chalk or if there will still be a few upsets along the way. Plus, the goal scoring has been spectacular with big name stars continuing to find the back of the net. Will that continue or slow down now that the competition is tightening. All that and more right here on The Favorites.

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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 strange light cast on sports betting seems to be a more recent occurrence but the crew discusses how far back things actually go and how gambling has shaped the sports we watch today. Tune in to hear how your great, great grandpa was probably a degenerate and more right here on The Favorites!

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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 missed part 1, it's in the podcast feed right now so check it out!

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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 two parts to break down the top 10 offseason moves in the NFL and how that impacts fantasy football approaches. All that and more right here on The Favorites!

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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 as Stuckey and Brandon fight against all the positive news coming out of the NFL and College Football in June and Kendra fights a shaky internet connection to record a podcast.

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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 Mendoza/Cousins and McCarthy/Murray, what will we see from some QBs this season? Plus, the squad weighs in on who could be in the mix for Comeback Player of the Year. All that and more right here on The Favorites.

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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 but Washington just noise? Do the Jazz want to keep Dybansa in the state of Utah anyway? Which of the three has the highest boom/bust potential? They also go further down the board looking at sleepers, risers and fallers. Tune in to hear different player's stock a few days before the event and get your popcorn ready for what could be one of the most anticipated draft classes in NBA history. All that and more right here on The Favorites!

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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 playing the position and covering the sport, there's nowhere better to hear informative and actionable data and analysis on the running backs you're looking to bet on or draft in your fantasy league than right here. All that and more right here on The Favorites!

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