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The Herd with Colin Cowherd

Sharp or Square - BEST NFL Week 1 bets for Ravens-Bills, 49ers-Seahawks, Giants-Commanders, Raiders-Patriots & more

The Herd with Colin Cowherd

iHeartPodcasts and The Volume

Football, News, Basketball, Sports News, Sports

4.110.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

These are the sharpest NFL Week 1 picks from expert bettor Chad Millman and professional sports gambler Simon Hunter. They give you the latest odds and smartest picks for all the biggest football matchups including Baltimore Ravens vs Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers vs New York Jets... and yes, the San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks (we do realize we skipped that one in the last episode... thank you for your comments).

All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet.

Please make sure to rate and review on Apple and Spotify.

Timeline:

02:00 - Intro

05:49 - Wiseguy Hotline

10:07 - Raiders-Patriots

12:58 - Bengals-Browns

17:02 - Giants-Commanders

21:43 - Panthers-Jaguars

28:53 - Dolphins-Colts

32:53 - Steelers-Jets

37:09 - Titans-Broncos

42:52 - Brass Balls bet of the week

44:02 - 49ers-Seahawks

49:01 - Lions-Packers

53:05 - Ravens-Bills

1:01:47 - Underdog Moneyline Parlay

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Sharp or Square presented by Hard Rock Bet. We are part of the volume podcast network.

0:09.1

This is the betting show that makes the squares sharper and the wise guys. Pay attention.

0:15.5

I am Chad Milman. I'm joined by my co-host, my BFF, my companion, my confidre professional better,

0:21.9

Simon Hunter.

0:24.1

Hello, Simon.

0:26.0

Chad, how we doing?

0:27.4

Dude, I'll tell you how we're doing.

0:29.0

I think we are pretty overwhelmed by our launch with the volume.

0:34.6

The team here on the audio and YouTube side did amazing work. People don't

0:42.2

understand like, and they shouldn't care at all. But taking this from a conversation to an actual

0:49.5

show that has launched in the span of a few working days, including a holiday weekend, is Herculean,

0:56.0

and they should be commended. It's a truly professional job by the volume team. And by the way,

1:02.6

we are so grateful to the folks who came along with us for the ride because with very little promo or warning,

1:14.6

our audience turned out. So we have a ton, a ton of gratitude. Even Simon in his cold,

1:21.9

calculating heart has a ton of gratitude. We're truly appreciated. A couple minor housekeeping. I've gotten a lot of

1:28.9

questions about audio feeds. The Sharper Square feed should be showing up in Apple and Spotify.

1:34.9

You may have to scroll for a sec to see it. The sooner you start rating and reviewing,

1:40.0

the sooner it flies up in the search rankings. We did this for the old show, so we're going to bring it back.

1:45.0

We will read some of the best five-star rated comments on the show, and we're going to give away some swag.

1:54.7

So give us some feedback, make it easier to find for everyone, rate, review, subscribe in the app, in the podcast app for Apple.

2:03.7

That means hit the follow button.

2:05.3

I've also gotten a lot of questions about a contest.

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