PODCAST · sports
Hold the Phone
by Almost Friday Media
A channel dedicated purely to bets and sweats....New videos EVERY DAY. Presented by @BetMGM. Friday Beers affiliate.
Episodes
-
Day 2 Turning $10 into $10,000 (NFL Ladder Challenge)
WE HIT DAY ONE 🪜✅ Six legs. Plus money. Signed, sealed and DELIVERED. Welcome to Day 2 of the Hold The Phone $10 to $10,000 Ladder Challenge! Gavin, Loops and Danny are back to turn $20 into $40 with a four-leg NFL Week 7 parlay. The most important day of any ladder is day one. The next most...
-
Best Bets College Football: Ohio State-Indiana, Florida-Texas, Miss St-LSU, Alabama-Tennesse, Missouri-Ole Miss
Week 7 is here. The early window opens with one of the biggest games of the college football season. No. 4 Ohio State heads to Bloomington to face No. 5 Indiana, with the Buckeyes entering as 3.5-point road favorites. A top-five Big Ten showdown with major playoff implications. Elsewhere,...
-
Best Bets Thursday Night Football: Broncos-Seahawks
Week 6 starts in Denver. Thursday Night Football brings Seahawks at Broncos. Both teams enter 3-2, but they're coming off very different Sundays. Denver rallied for a 23-17 road win over the Chargers, while Seattle suffered a frustrating 32-29 loss to the undefeated 49ers, turning the ball over...
-
NFL Week 6 Betting Picks & Opening Line Predictions
Hold The Phone is back with our Early Week Leans for NFL Week 6! Danny and Gavin are joined by NFL legend Keyshawn Johnson to break down every game on the slate. It runs from Thursday Night Football in Denver, through the Jaguars' game in London, to Monday Night Football in Santa Clara. We go...
-
Best Bets Monday Night Football: Bills vs Rams
Monday Night Football under the lights: the Buffalo Bills head to SoFi to take on the LA Rams in a game that feels like February in October. Gavin and Danny break down Josh Allen vs. McVay and Stafford, give their side for the game, build the prime time same game parlay, drop their sneaky props,...
-
DAY 1: Turning $10 into $10,000 (NFL Ladder Challenge)
The people asked, and we delivered 🪜 Welcome to the FIRST EVER Hold The Phone $10 to $10,000 Ladder Challenge! One play, every Sunday. Turn $10 into $20 this week, $20 into $40 next week, and keep climbing until we're on the roof with $10,000 by Christmas 🎄💰 Danny and Loops dig through the...
-
Best Bets NFL Week 5: Game Picks, $500 TD Scorer, 6 Leg Going for Glory Parlay
Week 5 is here. Sunday starts across the pond. Eagles-Jaguars from London, Jacksonville -2.5. The Jaguars enter 3-1 and riding back-to-back wins, while Philadelphia has dropped two straight after opening the season 2-0. An early morning kickoff with two teams heading in opposite directions. The...
-
Best Bets College Football Week 6: Georgia-Alabama, Texas-Oklahoma, UCLA-Oregon, USC-Penn State
Week 6 is here. The early window opens with Indiana at Nebraska and Texas A&M at Missouri. Indiana looks to keep rolling in the Big Ten, while Missouri is coming off a statement win over Florida and looking to build momentum in the SEC. The afternoon belongs to one of college football’s greatest...
-
Best Bets Thursday Night Football: Cowboys vs Buccaneers
Week 5 starts in Dallas. Thursday Night Football brings Buccaneers at Cowboys. Dallas enters 2-2 and is coming off a 34-30 road win over Houston, while Tampa Bay is still searching for its first win at 0-4 after a 17-14 loss in Green Bay. The Cowboys’ offense has been one of the best in football...
-
NFL Week 5 Betting Picks & Opening Line Predictions
Week 5 is here, and the Hold The Phone crew is back with early-week leans on every game on the NFL slate. The slate runs from Thursday Night Football in Jerry World and the London game, through a loaded 4:00 window, to the Sunday and Monday night primetime games. We take the good, the bad and the...
-
Best Bets Thursday Night Football: Falcons-Saints (Same Game Parlay, First TD Scorer, Player Props)
Check out https://baseballlifestyle101.yt.link/51tgQsO for everything you need from @baseballlifestyle101! #BL101Partner Saints vs. Falcons on Monday Night Football: our best bets for the NFC South grudge match Gavin, Loops, and Danny break down the Saints vs. Falcons Monday Night Football…
more -
Best Bets NFL Week 4: Game Picks, 6 Leg Parlay, $500 TD Scorer
Hold The Phone is back with our NFL Week 4 Best Bets, and for the first time all three of us are in the building: Gavin, Loops (just back from his Greek honeymoon) and Danny (now living in the basement). We start early with a London game for the breakfast crowd, then go through a heated AFC East...
-
Best Bets College Football Week 5: Alabama-Miss St, Ohio State-Iowa, Florida-Missouri, Miami-Clemson
Week 5 is here. The early window opens with Alabama at Mississippi State, Alabama -5.5. Two undefeated SEC teams, both ranking in the top 16, both putting up points. Starkville has been loud all year and this is the biggest test yet for the Bulldogs. Afternoon settles into a stretch of road...
-
Best Bets Thursday Night Football: Browns-Steelers (Same Game Parlay, First TD Scorer, Player Props)
Danny and Gavin break down Pittsburgh at Cleveland on Thursday Night Football, an AFC North rivalry on Amazon Prime. Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers go on the road on a short week to face a red-hot Deshaun Watson and a Browns team trying to get to 3-1. We give you our pick against the spread, a...
-
NFL Week 4 Betting Picks & Opening Line Predictions
NFL Week 4 Early Week Leans are HERE 🏈 Gavin and Danny are joined by Keyshawn Johnson to go through every game on the Week 4 slate. We cover Thursday Night Football in the Dog Pound, Colts vs. Commanders in London, the Rams heading into Philly, Cowboys at Texans (Gavin's Texans addiction...
-
Best Bets Monday Night Football: Eagles vs Bears
It's time for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. The Philadelphia Eagles take a trip to Soldier Field to face a Bears team with NO Caleb Williams. Just Ben Johnson and the Tyson Bagent experience under the lights. Bagent hasn't started a game since 2023, Vic Fangio's defense is licking its chops, and Vegas…
more -
Best Bets NFL Week 3: Game Picks, 6 Leg Parlay, $500 TD Scorer
Head to courtyard.yt.link/QTCGw1v and use my code PHONE15 at checkout for 15% off! NFL Week 3 is HERE 📞 Gavin & Danny hold down the fort while Loops is off on his honeymoon, breaking down five best bets across one of the best Sundays of the young season 👀 Can the Jags bounce back at home after...
-
Best Bets College Football Week 4: Tennessee-Texas, Ole Miss-Florida, Oregon-USC, Iowa-Michigan
It's a ONE MAN BAND for College Football Week 4 📞 The first-ever Battle of UT as the #1 Longhorns and Arch Manning head to Rocky Top. Ole Miss rides its LSU revenge win into The Swamp. A desperate Oregon squad heads to the Coliseum to take on Lincoln Riley's Trojans. Iowa takes on the Big House....
-
Best Bets Thursday Night Football: Bills-Lions (Same Game Parlay, First TD Scorer, Player Props)
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
-
NFL Week 3 Betting Picks & Opening Line Predictions
Week 2 was an absolute bloodbath, but we put the chaos in the rearview mirror and lay the foundation for NFL Week 3, brick by brick. Former No. 1 overall pick Keyshawn Johnson is back in the building with the guys to break down the early lines, analyze opening odds, and spot early situational…
more -
Best Bets Monday Night Football: Giants vs Rams
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IS BACK. And prime-time football heads out west as two teams looking to make a statement under the lights collide at SoFi Stadium. The Giants head into Los Angeles as 7-point underdogs facing a Rams team hungry to bounce back on their home turf. New York relies heavily on...
-
Best Bets NFL Week 1: Game Picks, 6 Leg Parlay, $500 TD Scorer
The early slate is a pile of 1 o’clock games and none of them are clean. Panthers are laying 2.5 in Atlanta, two 0-1 teams who already look tired of each other. Bears are 5.5-point home favorites over Minnesota after Chicago dropped 59 in Week 1 and the Vikings are dealing with Kyler in…
more -
Best Bets College Football Week 3: Ole Miss-LSU, Louisville-SMU, Florida-Auburn, USC-Rutgers
Week 3 is here. Noon is chaos. Georgia at Arkansas is Georgia -24.5. Wellness check. North Carolina at Clemson is Clemson -3.5, total 43.5. Both offenses have been allergic to chunk plays. USC lays 24.5 at Rutgers. Ohio State and Penn State are hostage situations. Don’t talk about them. Afternoon...
-
Best Bets Thursday Night Football: Bills-Lions (Same Game Parlay, First TD Scorer, Player Props)
WE ARE SO BACK. 13 games on a Sunday. Who has it better than us? Lions at Bills. First regular-season game in the new $2.2 billion Highmark Stadium. Prime Video. 8:15. Both teams 1-0 after they refused to play defense in Week 1. Buffalo escaped Houston 36-31. Detroit needed overtime and a failed...
-
NFL Week 2 Odds, Spreads & Opening Line Predictions
NFL Week 2 is here, and Gavin & Loops are joined by special guest Keyshawn Johnson to break down every early betting line on the board. From the Thursday night matchup in Buffalo to Monday Night Football in LA, we give our first reactions, early leans, and best bets for the entire Week 2 NFL…
more -
Best Bets Monday Night Football: Chiefs vs Broncos
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IS BACK. And apparently the NFL decided Patrick Mahomes’ first game back should be against the team that stole his division. The Broncos walk into Arrowhead on Monday night as the defending AFC West champs after going 14-3, taking the No. 1 seed, and sweeping Kansas City for...
-
Best Bets NFL Week 1: Game Picks, 6 Leg Parlay, $500 TD Scorer
WE ARE SO BACK. 13 games on a Sunday. Who has it better than us? The early slate is chaos with a 1 p.m. start time. Bills at Texans is the game. Josh Allen on the road against the defense that has made his life miserable, Buffalo a field-goal favorite, total sitting around 44.5. Lamar and...
-
Best Bets College Football Week 2: Texas-Ohio State, Oklahoma-Michigan, Alabama-UK, Arkansas-Utah
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 2 IS HERE. Week 1 was cupcakes, extra seconds, and a Hail Mary nobody asked for. Saturday is the first weekend that actually matters.The schedule makers put No. 1 Ohio State on a plane to Austin to play No. 4 Texas in a rematch of last year’s 14-7 slog in Columbus. College...
-
Best Bets Thursday Night Football: 49ers-Rams
FOOTBALL IS BACK. The 2026 NFL season is officially here, and the schedule makers decided a Super Bowl rematch on Wednesday wasn’t enough chaos. Night two is an NFC West blood feud on the other side of the planet. We’re getting the Rams and 49ers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground — the first...
-
Best Bets NFL Opener: Seahawks-Patriots
FOOTBALL IS BACK. The 2026 NFL season is officially here, and apparently the schedule makers decided we didn’t need a warm-up. We’re opening the entire season with a SUPER BOWL REMATCH between the Patriots and Seahawks. Seven months after Seattle beat New England 29-13 to win the Lombardi, Drake...
-
Best Bets College Football Week 1: Clemson-LSU, Wisconsin-Notre Dame, Louisville-Ole Miss, SMU-FSU
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
-
Best Bets College Football Week 0: UNC vs TCU, USC vs SJSU, Hawaii vs Stanford, Virginia vs NC State
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS BACK. WEEK 0 IS HERE. 1:26 - UNC vs TCU 6:20 - USC vs San Jose State 8:15 - NC State vs UVA 10:46 - Hawaii vs Stanford 16:20 - Memphis vs UNLV Who are we riding with? Who are we fading? And which teams are going to get the season started with a win? We’re breaking down each...
-
2026 NFL Division Futures (Part 8 of 8) - Lions, Bears, Packers, Vikings
Head to https://courtyard.yt.link/lQudX77 and use my code PHONE15 at checkout for 15% off! Danny and Gavin close out Hold The Phone's NFL division preview series with the NFC North! We break down 2026 win totals, schedules, and odds for the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, and...
-
AFC North 2026 Predictions: Ravens, Steelers, Bengals & Browns Win Totals
Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/LOCKS10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount We break down the entire AFC North for the 2026 season — schedule by schedule, game by game — and lock in win totals, best bets, and player…
more -
2026 NFL Division Futures (Part 6 of 8) - Rams, Seahawks, 49ers, Cardinals
Head to https://courtyard.yt.link/lQudX77 and use my code PHONE15 at checkout for 15% off! OUR BETS THIS EPISODE • 49ers win total: OVER (+320 to win the NFC West) • Rams win total: UNDER • Seahawks win total: UNDER • Cardinals win total: OVER 3.5 • Trey McBride receiving touchdowns: OVER...
-
2026 NFL Division Futures (Part 5 of 8) - Chiefs, Chargers, Broncos, Raiders
FOOTBALL IS HERE. It’s time for another NFL Divisional Preview. We’re heading out WEST to break down the AFC West. We break down EVERY TEAM’s win total. Can the Chiefs stay on top of the division? Are the Broncos ready to take the next step? Can the Chargers make a playoff push? Do the Raiders…
more -
2026 NFL Division Futures (Part 4 of 8) - Buccaneers, Saints, Falcons, Panthers
FOOTBALL IS HERE. It’s time for another NFL Divisional Preview. We’re staying down SOUTH to break down the NFC South. We break down EVERY TEAM’s win total. Can the Buccaneers continue their run at the top of the division? Are the Falcons ready to take the next step? Can the Panthers surprise...
-
2026 NFL Division Futures (Part 3 of 8) - Texans, Jaguars, Colts, Titans
FOOTBALL IS HERE. It’s time for another NFL Divisional Preview. We’re heading down SOUTH to break down the AFC South. We break down EVERY TEAM’s win total. Can Cam Ward lead the Titans to a winning season? Are the Jaguars ready to take the next step? Can the Texans run the division? Can the Colts...
-
2026 NFL Division Futures (Part 2 of 8) - Eagles, Cowboys, Giants, Commanders
FOOTBALL IS HERE. We’re back with another NFL Divisional Preview, and this time we’re breaking down the NFC East. We dive into EVERY TEAM’S win total. Can the Eagles defend the division? Are the Commanders ready to build on last season’s success? Can the Cowboys get back into the playoff picture?...
-
2026 NFL Division Futures (Part 1 of 8) - Bills, Patriots, Jets, Dolphins
FOOTBALL IS HERE. It’s time for our FIRST NFL Divisional Preview. We start things off HOT with the AFC East. We break down EVERY TEAM’s win total. Will the Bills and Patriots go over or under 10.5 wins? Can the Jets win 6 games? Can the Dolphins win 5? Then we get into our PLAYER PROPS. How many...
-
SIX LEG MLB GOING FOR GLORY PARLAY
Last week we went 5 for 6. We came down to the wire and went for glory. It’s summertime boys and that calls for one thing - FRIDAY GLORY. Six legs all on the diamond. Anyone who was with us last week knows good and well they will be here again with us this week. This time it comes home. We are...
-
BEST BETS WORLD CUP FINAL ARGENTINA-SPAIN: Game Pick, Goal Scorers (Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal)
World Cup 2026 Final – Sunday is HISTORY IN THE MAKING! The biggest stage in football awaits as two giants collide in the ultimate showdown for the greatest prize on Earth.England vs Argentina 8:00 p.m. ET – MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey After an epic semifinal battle, the Three Lions and...
-
SIX LEG MLB PARLAY
Alright boys. You smell that? It’s the dog days. We are staring a month of baseball right in the eyes. And you know what? GOOD. We missed every bet for the World Cup. Every single one. But, hey, we’re not soccer guys. At the end of the day this show was built off of baseball and football. It’s…
more -
BEST BETS WORLD CUP SEMIFINALS ARGENTINA-ENGLAND: Game Pick, Goal Scorers (Lionel Messi, Harry Kane)
World Cup 2026 Semifinals – Wednesday is HISTORIC! The knockout stage reaches boiling point as old rivals collide in a mouth-watering semifinal on Wednesday, July 15! England vs Argentina 3:00 p.m. ET – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia A fixture dripping with World Cup drama and legendary…
more -
BEST BETS WORLD CUP SEMIFINALS FRANCE-SPAIN: Game Pick, Goal Scorers (Kylian Mbappe, Lamine Yamal)
World Cup 2026 Semifinals – Tuesday is EPIC! The final four deliver fireworks as Spain and France clash in a blockbuster semifinal on Tuesday, July 14! France vs Spain 2:00 p.m. ET – AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (Dallas area) Two footballing giants collide in what many are calling the match of...
-
BEST BETS WORLD CUP SATURDAY & UFC 329: England-Norway, Argentina-Switzerland, McGregor-Holloway
World Cup 2026 Quarterfinals + UFC 329 – Saturday is LOADED! The knockout stage gets even hotter on Saturday, July 11 with two massive World Cup quarterfinals and one of the most anticipated UFC fights in years! Norway vs England 5:00 p.m. ET – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Two…
more -
BEST BETS WORLD CUP FRIDAY QUARTERFINALS: Spain-Belgium
World Cup 2026 Quarterfinals – European Heavyweights Collide on Friday The knockout stage intensifies as the World Cup 2026 Quarterfinals continue with another mouthwatering clash on Friday, July 10. Single-elimination drama reaches new heights — national glory, generational talent, and a ticket…
more -
BEST BETS WORLD CUP THURSDAY QUARTERFINALS: France-Morocco
World Cup 2026 Quarterfinals – One High-Stakes Clash on Thursday The World Cup 2026 Knockout Stage reaches the Quarterfinals with massive drama on Thursday, July 9. Single-elimination pressure is at its peak — national pride, superstar legacies, and a spot in the semifinals all on the line. One...
-
BEST BETS WORLD CUP TUESDAY: Argentina-Egypt, Colombia-Switzerland
World Cup 2026 Knockout Stage (Round of 16) continues with high-stakes drama on Tuesday, July 7. Single-elimination pressure remains sky-high — national pride, superstar legacies, and quarterfinal dreams all on the line. One mistake ends the tournament. Expect tactical battles, passionate crowds,...
-
BEST BETS WORLD CUP MONDAY: USA-Belgium, Portugal-Spain
World Cup 2026 Knockout Stage (Round of 16) delivers massive drama on Monday, July 6 with two blockbuster clashes. Single-elimination pressure is at its peak — defending dreams, national pride, and superstar legacies all on the line. No second chances: one slip-up and you're out. Expect tactical...
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
A channel dedicated purely to bets and sweats....New videos EVERY DAY. Presented by @BetMGM. Friday Beers affiliate.
HOSTED BY
Almost Friday Media
CATEGORIES
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Hold the Phone have?
Hold the Phone currently has 318 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Hold the Phone about?
A channel dedicated purely to bets and sweats....New videos EVERY DAY. Presented by @BetMGM. Friday Beers affiliate.
How often does Hold the Phone release new episodes?
Hold the Phone publishes regularly with 318 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.
Where can I listen to Hold the Phone?
You can listen to Hold the Phone on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts Hold the Phone?
Hold the Phone is created and hosted by Almost Friday Media.
URL copied to clipboard!