Welcome to the favorites, the podcast presented by Bet 365.

We are part of the Action Network.

I am Chad Millman, chief content officer of the Action Network.

Today is our week 18, NFL episode, feeling, feelings of melancholy and sadness that were

the week 18 Thursday episode.

This is where we will get feedback from the wise guys who listen to the show.

They'll give us our sharp calls where we build our moneyline underdog round robin we will give at our

foxhole bet our big balls bet of the week we will narrow down our picks for the

final time for the free to play favorites podcast

$100,000 pro football pickum contest as our pal Colin Coward likes to say there's a

see of money out there because there's a see of money out there. Because there's a see of money out there.

If you want to follow along with artificial bets,

you can check them out on the contest website favorites.

Action Network.com, where we lock them in before kickoff on Sunday if you prefer using the

award-winning action app you can track all the bets my co-host Simon and I

lock in by following two accounts the Phase 5 and the favorites

podcast. Now let's bring in my co, my companion, my compadry, my BFF professional better

Simon Hunter. Hello, so I'm in. Aloha Chad. I'm a little sad I got to say like

saying all this stuff for the last time we put so much freaking energy into what the season is going to be like and this

contest specifically doing it for the first time under our own banner with Bet 365 having 12,000 people sign up.

The stakes to me felt higher than ever

because we were competing in real time with our friends

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