Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Betting Preview

The Action Network Sports Betting Podcast

The Action Network

Sports

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Just as our Founding Fathers envisioned nearly 250 years ago, today we celebrate the indomitable nature of the American spirit through the timeless practice of gambling. In this episode Action Network colleagues and competitive eating enthusiasts Matt Mitchell and Nick Giffen talk all things betting for the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, a gambling rite of Independence Day and a beloved ESPN holiday spectacle. Together they cover Miki Sudo and the women's competition, matchup markets, the unstoppable force of 16-time champion Joey Chestnut, and so much more.

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0:00.0	The Action Network Podcast. I'm just about that action, boss. He is the silent warrior who stands
0:08.5	where land meets horizon, steadfast and unshakable. A city on a hill lit for all to see. He is a bead
0:18.9	of light floating in the dark oil of night. For he is the very vessel
0:24.6	of our freedom, the champion of the 4th of July, the number one ranked eater in the world.
0:32.8	Joey Geston! Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Action Network. Are we just now?
0:42.3	Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Action Network podcast. I'm your host and Action Audio Director Matt Mitchell.
0:46.3	Today, we'll be discussing my favorite event of the entire calendar year.
0:51.3	I'm going to talk all things betting for the Nathan's hot dog eating contest,
0:56.2	taking place, as always, on beautiful Coney Island on Independence Day, this Friday, July 4th.
1:04.3	Joining me to do this once again is my colleague, action predictive analyst, and multi-time
1:10.3	qualifier for this very event, Nick Giffin.
1:13.6	Dr. Nick, welcome back to the show and please remind our esteemed audience who you picked
1:19.7	last year at this event.
1:21.6	Yeah, thanks, Matt.
1:22.5	It's good to be back doing this again.
1:25.0	We've waited a whole year, almost a full calendar year for
1:28.0	this. And in that calendar year, one year ago, I picked Pat Bertoletti to win in the Joey Chestnut
1:36.5	Less event, right? He didn't compete last year. I took Pat Bertoletti on this podcast at double-digit
1:44.0	odds.
1:44.5	I think it was 11 to 1 to win.
1:47.1	And hey, he ended up eating 58 hot dogs and buns.
1:50.9	Besting his competition, second place was Esper at 53.
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