Sharp or Square - FINAL AFC & NFC Conference Championship NFL Playoff Bets: Rams-Seahawks, Patriots-Broncos
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.1 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
The AFC and NFC Conference Champions will be crowned today in the penultimate weekend of the 2026 NFL Playoffs! Betting expert Chad Millman and professional sports gambler Simon Hunter deliver their final five picks for their SHARP OR SQUARE PRO FOOTBALL PICK 'EM CONTEST at https://sharporsquare.thevolume.com/ as our audience competes for a fabulous grand prize trip to South Florida, courtesy of our sponsor Hard Rock Bet!
This afternoon starts with Drake Maye and the New England Patriots against Jarrett Stidham and the Denver Broncos, with popular quarterback Box Nix now sidelined by injury. As the sun sets, gamblers will see an NFC West showdown between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks, as Matt Stafford squares off yet again vs. Sam Darnold for a third time this season with ticket to the Super Bowl on the line.
We end the episode with our final betting contest selections, along with analysis of a few prop bets submitted into the official contest for this week. All their final and official betting picks, all in one fast-paced episode! #Volume
0:03:00 - START
0:05:00 - NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS. DENVER BRONCOS
0:12:29 - L.A. RAMS VS. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
0:21:40 - CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP PROP BETS
0:25:00 - OFFICIAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST PICKS
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.2 | Welcome to Sharper Square, presented by Hard Rock Bet. |
| 0:08.8 | We are part of the volume podcast network. |
| 0:11.3 | This is the betting show that makes the squares sharper and makes the wise guys. |
| 0:15.6 | Pay attention. |
| 0:16.8 | I am Chad Milman. |
| 0:17.9 | I am joined, as always, by my BFF, my companion, my compadre, professional better, |
| 0:24.3 | Simon Hunter. |
| 0:26.4 | Hello, Simon. |
| 0:28.7 | Chad, we made the game day. |
| 0:30.8 | I love these type of moments because it's the moment before the moment. |
| 0:34.7 | Will we have the historical moments that we remember forever? |
| 0:37.7 | You know, the catch, the helmet catch. |
| 0:40.2 | That's right. |
| 0:41.0 | Yeah, the, you know, it's, it's, I honestly, I was, I was jerk on the buddy. |
| 0:45.8 | If, if the bears had won and obviously gone through, what would we have called Caleb Williams play? |
| 0:51.7 | I said the throw. |
| 0:53.5 | Because I'm trying to think, is there anything else even comparable? |
| 0:55.8 | When you say, did you see that Caleb throw for now for the next couple years? |
| 1:00.1 | I feel like everyone's going to mention that fourth down play. |
| 1:03.7 | The throw might stick, but obviously we'll move on because it didn't lead to anything. |
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