Ready Bet Action

About Ready Bet Action

Every betting show is the same — but not this one. Don’t just listen to a show where everyone agrees. Ready Bet Action is built on transparency, disagreement, and defending your picks. Every week, Stefan, Eric, and Mike break down the biggest bets across college football and the NFL — from games and props to season-long futures. Then the picks get put to the test: Fade it. Veto it. Or Tail it. With regular guests, a weekly Frat Boy Parlay, and plenty of debate, RBA is less about making picks and more about making you defend them. Because making picks is easy. Defending them is fun.

Publisher

RotoViz, Blue Wire

Category

sports · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Aug 2026

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

18 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026

   College Football Week 8

   College Football Week 8: Stefan and Mike Smith return after a chaotic weekend of college football. Week 8 betting lines: The guys discuss surprising spreads, home-field advantage, and potential letdown spots. Three rounds of picks: Each host shares their selections and explains the matchup analysis behind them. - Betting analysis: Key factors include team efficiency, defensive performance, rushing production, third-down conversions, quarterback play, and recent results. - Pick of the Week: Stefan and Mike each name a favorite selection, with the option to veto. - Tail or Fade: The hosts compare their cards, discuss disagreements, and decide which plays to back or fade. - Frat Boy Parlay: The guys build a three-leg parlay targeting plus-money returns. - Week 8 outlook: Can the guys navigate another unpredictable weekend of college football? Presented by RotoViz. Ready Bet Action — where we don’t just make picks, we put them to the test. Subscribe, rate, and review the show, and follow Ready Bet Action for more college football and NFL betting analysis.

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   NFL Week 6 Picks With Sia Nejad

   Ready Bet Action presented by RotoViz is back for NFL Week 6 with special guest Sia Nejad, host and analyst at SportsLine, CBS Sports HQ, Early Edge, Positive Works, and SiriusXM Fantasy. Stefan Lako, Eric, Mike Smith, and Sia break down the week's NFL matchups, betting lines, player props, and opportunities to find value. Sia also shares his process for handicapping games and identifying betting value beyond simply predicting winners. The crew debates each other's picks, puts their top plays to the test in Show Picks, and closes things out with a four-leg Frat Boy Parlay. Different opinions, different angles, and no shortage of ways to lose your money.

3. 

   16 Oct 2026

   College Football Week 7 Picks

   Ready Bet Action presented by RotoViz is back to break down College Football Week 7! Stefan Lako, Eric, and Mike Smith dig into the biggest matchups, betting lines, and revenge-game storylines, including Missouri vs. Ole Miss, Northwestern vs. Michigan State, Oregon vs. Nebraska, and Colorado vs. Utah. The crew shares their favorite plays, debates each other's picks, and puts the week's top selections to a vote in the Show Picks segment. Plus, it's time for another Frat Boy Parlay as the guys look for value across the college football slate. Three hosts, different perspectives, plenty of debate. Ready Bet Action is where we don't just make picks, we put them to the test.

4. 

   9 Oct 2026

   NFL Week 5 Picks

   Welcome to Ready Bet Action, presented by RotoViz — where we don’t just make picks, we put them to the test. Stefan and Mike break down the NFL Week 5 slate, discussing the games, players, and betting angles catching their attention. ## Round 1 The opening round features discussion around the Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals, along with individual player performance and the key matchups shaping the Week 5 slate. ## Round 2 The guys turn to quarterback production and the ground game, looking at player performance and the matchups that could influence the week's biggest conversations. ## Round 3 The final round features a look at Denver and the Los Angeles Chargers, along with Philadelphia's matchup against Jacksonville. ## RBA Show Picks Stefan and Mike each highlight their favorite plays of the week and make their cases for the selections they believe deserve consideration. ## Frat Boy Parlay The episode closes with the four-leg Frat Boy Parlay, featuring matchups involving Cleveland, San Francisco, Seattle, the New York Jets, and Indianapolis. **Listed parlay odds:** +1300 ## Follow Rate Review Follow the show, leave a review, and check out the pick-of-the-week audio drop. 📲 **Follow:** @readybetaction 🎧 New episodes drop weekly. Follow along as the picks are put to the test throughout the season.

5. 

   8 Oct 2026

   College Football Week 6 Picks and Best Plays

   College football rolls into Week 6, and Stefan and Mike are back with another loaded slate presented by RotoViz. The guys open by talking about one of the biggest questions, "When do you start caring about the AP Poll? From there it's straight into the Week 6 card. They discuss where the numbers make sense, where situational factors could matter, and which games are creating the most confidence heading into the weekend. As always, the hosts run through three rounds of picks, giving each other the opportunity to tail or fade their plays before narrowing everything down to their Show Picks of the Week. The guys put their favorite bets under the microscope and decide which plays deserve to become the official RBA selections. They finish things off with another epic Frat Boy Parlay, Different opinions, different angles, and no shortage of ways to lose your money. New episodes of Ready Bet Action drop weekly. Follow the show and catch every pick tracked in public all season long.

6. 

   3 Oct 2026

   NFL Week 4 Picks and Best Bets

   NFL Week 4 is here, and the RBA crew is back to revisit some of the assumptions we made coming into the season. Three weeks in, which teams are forcing us to rethink what we thought we knew? Are some teams better than expected, while others are quickly heading in the opposite direction? Stefan, Eric, and Mike dig into the Week 4 slate and look at the games through a mix of power ratings, situational angles, and what we've actually learned through the first three weeks. The conversation centers around revisiting priors — including whether certain teams deserve more respect than they were getting before the season and whether some early-season impressions need to be thrown out entirely. From there, the guys go through three rounds of their favorite plays for Week 4, breaking down each other's reasoning and deciding whether to tail or fade the play. They then put forward their Show Picks, with the group's 50% veto rule once again forcing everyone to defend their favorite play of the week. And, of course, no RBA episode is complete without the Frat Boy Parlay to close things out. New episodes of Ready Bet Action drop weekly. Follow the show and catch every pick tracked in public throughout the season. 📲 Follow Us Everywhere: @readybetaction 📸 Instagram → [@readybetaction](https://www.instagram.com/readybetaction?utm_source=chatgpt.com) 🐦 Twitter/X → [@readybetaction](https://twitter.com/readybetaction?utm_source=chatgpt.com) 🎧 Spotify → [Ready Bet Action on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/0qh9llug97qdelxjlt8Yao?utm_source=chatgpt.com) 🍏 Apple Podcasts → [Ready Bet Action on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-bet-action/id6802703851?utm_source=chatgpt.com) 💥 Subscribe + Like if you enjoy sharp action, different betting angles, and profitable picks! #sportsbetting #NFL #NFLWeek4 #footballbets #bettingpodcast #NFLbets #sportsbettingpodcast #ReadyBetAction #bestbets #NFLpicks #NFLbetting

7. 

   2 Oct 2026

   College Football Week 5 Picks

   College football rolls into Week 5, and Stefan and Eric are back with another loaded slate presented by RotoViz. The guys open by talking about one of the biggest questions for handicappers: are you more of a situation bettor looking for things like letdown spots, tough road environments, and motivational edges, or do you trust your power ratings and numbers above everything else? From there it's straight into the Week 5 card. The guys break down Air Force's trip to Navy, Florida heading to Missouri, Ohio State-Iowa, USC, Michigan, and the big SEC matchup between Florida and Missouri. They discuss where the numbers make sense, where situational factors could matter, and which games are creating the most confidence heading into the weekend. As always, the hosts run through three rounds of picks, giving each other the opportunity to tail or fade their plays before narrowing everything down to their Show Picks of the Week. The guys put their favorite bets under the microscope and decide which plays deserve to become the official RBA selections. They finish things off with another epic Frat Boy Parlay, combining Tennessee, Alabama, and BYU into a three-leg longshot that comes in at +568. Different opinions, different angles, and no shortage of ways to lose your money. New episodes of Ready Bet Action drop weekly. Follow the show and catch every pick tracked in public all season long. 📲 Follow Us Everywhere: @readybetaction 📸 Instagram → [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/readybetaction?utm_source=chatgpt.com) 🐦 Twitter → [Twitter/X](https://twitter.com/readybetaction?utm_source=chatgpt.com) 🎧 Listen to the Podcast: 🟢 Spotify → [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/0qh9llug97qdelxjlt8Yao?utm_source=chatgpt.com) 🍏 Apple Podcasts → [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-bet-action/id6802703851?utm_source=chatgpt.com) 💥 Subscribe + Like if you enjoy sharp action, fun segments, and profitable picks! #sportsbetting #collegefootball #cfb #week5 #readybetaction #degenerategambling #footballbets #bettingpodcast #ReadyBetAction #bestbets #sportsbettingpodcast

8. 

   25 Sept 2026

   NFL Week 3 Picks and Bets

   Stefan, Mike, and Eric are back for NFL Week 3 of Ready Bet Action presented by RotoViz, putting their Week 2 takeaways to the test and looking for betting opportunities across a loaded slate. The guys break down matchups including the Panthers and Browns, Cardinals-49ers, Bengals-Steelers, Jets-Lions, Patriots-Jaguars, and more while discussing spreads, moneylines, totals, and player props. They run through three rounds of their favorite Week 3 plays before giving each other the chance to tail or fade. The crew then locks in their official Show Picks of the Week before closing out with another epic Frat Boy Parlay featuring three NFL bets and a potential payout of +545.

9. 

   24 Sept 2026

   College Football Week 4 Picks and Favorite Bets

   Stefan, Mike, and Eric are joined by former RotoViz co-host Travis May, now the College Football Managing Editor at A to Z Sports, for a loaded College Football Week 4 episode. The guys look at the biggest risers, fallers, and surprises of the season so far before turning their attention to a massive Week 4 slate as conference play begins to ramp up. They break down Oregon-USC, Texas-Tennessee, Ole Miss-Florida, Oklahoma-Georgia, Iowa-Michigan, Texas A&M-LSU, Missouri-Mississippi State, and more. The crew runs through three rounds of Week 4 picks, with all four hosts getting the chance to make their case before the group decides whether to tail or fade each other's plays. They then put forward their Show Picks and close out the episode with an epic Frat Boy Parlay featuring four college football bets and a massive potential payout.

10. 

    18 Sept 2026

    College Football Week 3 Picks

    Stefan, Mike, and Eric are back for College Football Week 3 of Ready Bet Action presented by RotoViz, starting with a look back at Week 2 and asking the most important questions: what were we right about, what were we wrong about, and what do we still have no idea about? The guys then dive into a loaded Week 3 college football slate, breaking down matchups including UCLA vs. Purdue, Houston vs. Texas Tech, Georgia vs. Arkansas, North Carolina vs. Clemson, Colorado State vs. BYU, and more. They run through three rounds of their favorite plays before giving each other the chance to tail or fade. The episode wraps with the official Show Picks and another epic Frat Boy Parlay featuring several Week 3 college football bets and a massive potential payout.

11. 

    17 Sept 2026

    NFL Week 2 Picks

    Stefan, Mike, and Eric are back for NFL Week 2 of Ready Bet Action presented by RotoViz, breaking down what was real and what was fake from the opening week of the NFL season. The guys look at how much we can actually learn from Week 1, which teams and players deserve more trust, and where the betting market may be reacting too quickly. The crew runs through three rounds of Week 2 picks, then puts each other's plays to the test with opportunities to tail or fade before locking in their official Show Picks. They also dig into a number of NFL spreads, moneylines, and player props across the Week 2 slate. The episode closes with another epic Frat Boy Parlay, featuring a mix of player and game-based bets and a massive potential payout.

12. 

    10 Sept 2026

    College Football Week 2 Picks

    Stefan, Mike, and Eric return for Week 2 of college football with plenty to talk about after a wild opening weekend. The guys start by looking back at Colorado’s upset of Georgia Tech, including the early returns on Deion Sanders’ successor and the “Go-Go” offense, before debating whether CU games could become an under-the-radar source of value for bettors. The conversation then shifts to Georgia’s dominant Week 1 performance and whether the Bulldogs’ roster continuity could make them particularly dangerous as the season progresses. From there, the guys get into one of the most important parts of successful sports betting: bankroll management. They discuss adjusting unit sizes, identifying higher-confidence plays, riding out losing weeks, and finding the balance between disciplined betting and taking calculated swings. Then it’s time for the Week 2 card. Each host brings three favorite plays to the table, with plenty of discussion surrounding some of the biggest games and betting numbers on the board. The guys debate Ohio State-Texas, Oregon’s bounce-back opportunity, Oklahoma-Michigan, Iowa-Iowa State, Tennessee-Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech-Old Dominion, Pitt-UCF, Boise State-Memphis, and more. As always, the guys put their picks up for official tails and fades before selecting their favorite play of the week. The episode closes with another edition of the Frat Boy Parlay, complete with a little friendly arguing over whether taking the points is sufficiently fratty — and a promise to permanently commemorate the first successful parlay.

13. 

    9 Sept 2026

    NFL Week 1 Picks, Tails, and Fades

    Stefan, Mike, and Eric kick off the NFL season with a loaded Week 1 slate and a discussion about how to approach betting when there is still so much uncertainty around new teams, coaches, quarterbacks, and player roles. They break down a wide range of Week 1 matchups, debate which teams and situations are worth trusting early, and share the preseason research that is shaping their first NFL card of the season. The guys run through three rounds of picks, then put each other's plays to the test with live tail-or-fade decisions before locking in their official show picks. They close out the episode with the first NFL Frat Boy Parlay of the season.

14. 

    3 Sept 2026

    Week 1 College Football Picks, Tails, and Fades

    Stefan, Mike, and Eric kick off college football's Week 1 with a loaded slate of games and their first full card of the new season. They break down Miami at Stanford, Clemson at LSU, UCLA at Cal, SMU at Florida State, Auburn-Baylor, Cincinnati-Boston College, Wisconsin-Notre Dame, and more. Three rounds of picks get the live tail/fade treatment, the guys lock in their show picks of the week, and they close out with the first Frat Boy Parlay of the season.

15. 

    28 Aug 2026

    College Football Week Zero Picks, Fades, and Tails!

    Stefan, Mike, and Eric kick off college football's Week 0 with their first plays of the new season. They dig into North Dakota State's jump to the FBS, the surprising playoff stakes riding on Memphis at UNLV, Bill Belichick's trip to Dublin with UNC, and whether USC's hype is real. Two rounds of picks get the live tail/fade treatment, a show pick gets vetoed, and they close out with their first Frat Boy Parlay of the year.

16. 

    26 Aug 2026

    College Football Part 2 - Future Bets for Big12 ACC and more

    Eric, Mike, and Stefan turn their attention to Big 12, ACC, Independents, Mountain West, PAC 12 and the rest win total futures. They open by examining the new conference outlooks, before running three rounds of individual picks with tails called live. The picks of the week get deliberated on air, and one bet doesn't survive the group's veto power. They close it out with a group Frat Boy Parlay and the playmaker of the week.

17. 

    21 Aug 2026

    College Football SEC and BIG 10 Futures

    Eric, Mike, and Stefan turn their attention to Big Ten and SEC win total futures. They open by sizing up the last seven national champs to come out of these two conferences, 18 Big Ten teams and 16 SEC teams and counting, before running three rounds of individual picks with tails called live. The picks of the week get deliberated on air, and one bet doesn't survive the group's veto power. They close it out with a group Frat Boy Parlay and the playmaker of the week.

18. 

    18 Aug 2026

    NFL Futures

    Welcome to Ready Bet Action! Stefan, Eric, and Mike start off the show by going through NFL Futures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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