Podcast

Bacon Bets Podcast

Fantasy Sports, Hockey, Sports

Iain MacMillan takes on the world of sports betting. Whether it be NFL, MLB, NHL, PGA, College Hoops, or anything else you can wager on, you know Iain has a bet locked that he's ready to break down. In a world where everyone seems to take everything so seriously, Iain wants to make sports (and sports betting) fun again. Odds, information, picks, predictions, hot takes, and humor, Iain has it all in the hour that is the Bacon Bets Podcast

Fantasy Sports chart
#131
Episodes
245
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
41 min
On air since
2020
Latest episode
21 hours ago

Episodes

245 episodes, newest first

  1. NFL Week 9 Picks - Road to 272 Bets -2026 NFL Season

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    The Road to 272 Bets continues as Iain breaks down his favorite bets for all 15 NFL Week 9 games

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    Intro (0:00) Jaguars/Ravens (10:40) Bengals/Falcons (13:50) Giants/Eagles (17:05) Broncos/Panthers (19:20) Lions/Dolhpins (22:00) Jets/Chiefs (23:45) Browns/Saints (26:51) Rams/Commanders (28:00) Cowboys/Colts (30:10) Texans/Chargers (31:45) Packers/Patriots (34:07) Raiders/49ers (35:35) Bills/Vikings (37:04) Cardinals/Seahawks (39:38) Buccaneers/Bears (41:03) Recap/Best bets/Teaser (42:42)

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    46 min
  2. NFL Week 8 Picks - Road to 272 Bets - 2026 NFL Season

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    Iain MacMillan breaks down his best bets for Week 8 of the NFL season as the 2026 edition of the Road to 272 Bets marches on. Intro: 0:00 Panthers/Packers (5:09) Ravens/Bills (6:55) Raiders/Jets (9:14) Falcons/Buccaneers (10:49) Vikings/Lions (13:30) Browns/Steelers (15:18) Titans/Bengals (16:20) Colts/Jaguars (18:27) Chargers/Rams (20:00) Chiefs/Broncos (21:44) Patriots/Dolphins (23:00) Bears/Seahawks (24:05) Cardinals/Cowboys (26:58) Eagles/Commanders (27:42) Best Bets/Teaser (28:30)

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    33 min
  3. NFL Week 7 Picks - Road to 272 Bets - 2026 NFL Season

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    The Road to 272 Bets marches on as Iain MacMillan breaks down his best bets for all 14 NFL Week 7 games.

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    36 min
  4. NFL Week 6 Picks - Road to 272 Bets - 2026 NFL Season

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    The Road to 272 Bets marches on as Iain MacMillan breaks down his best bet for all 14 NFL Week 6 games. Intro (0:00) Seahawks/Broncos (11:35) Texans/Jaguars (13:48) Jets/Patriots (16:41) Bears/Falcons (18:30) Saints/Giants (22:30) Ravens/Browns (23:42) Steelers/Buccaneers (26:40) Panthers/Eagles (28:15) Titans/Colts (30:35) Cardinals/Rams (34:52) Bills/Raiders (35:45) Chargers/Chiefs (37:00) Cowboys/Packers (38:13) Commanders/49ers (39:28) Best bets,Teaser,Survivor (40:48)

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    44 min
  5. NFL Week 5 Picks - Road to 272 Bets - 2026 NFL Season

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    The 2026 edition of the Road to 272 Bets marches on as Iain MacMillan continues his journey of betting on all 272 NFL regular-season games. Intro (0:00) Buccaneers/Cowboys (2:50) Eagles/Jaguars (4:26) Bears/Packers (6:15) Colts/Steelers (7:25) Giants/Commanders (8:22) Texans/Titans (9:35) Raiders/Patriots (11:20) Vikings/Saints (13:40) Bengals/Dolphins (14:45) Browns/Jets (16:28) Broncos/Chargers (17:55) 49ers/Seahawks (19:45) Lions/Cardinals (21:00) Ravens/Falcons (22:15) Bills/Rams (25:00) Recap (26:09) Best Bets/Teaser (28:33) Survivor (29:40)

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    35 min
  6. NFL Week 4 Picks - Road to 272 Bets - 2026 NFL Season

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    The Road to 272 Bets marches on as Iain MacMillan breaks down his best bets for all 16 NFL Week 4 games. Intro (0:00) Browns/Steelers (14:50) Commanders/Colts (16:15) Jaguars/Bengals (17:45) Titans/Ravens (19:35) Packers/Buccaneers (22:20) Cowboys/Texans (24:10) Patriots/Bills (25:55) Cardinals/Giants (28:06) Dolphins/Vikings (29:40) Broncos/49ers (31:55) Chargers/Seahawks (34:01) Chiefs/Raiders (36:00) Rams/Eagles (37:05) Jets/Beasrs (38:27) Lions/Panthers (39:45) Falcons/Saints (40:43) Best Bets/Teaser/Survivor (42:20)

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    49 min
  7. NFL Week 3 Picks - Road to 272 Bets - 2026 NFL Season

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    The Road to 272 Bets marches on as Iain MacMillan breaks down all of his best bets for Week 3 of the NFL season. Intro (0:00), Falcons/Packers (5:00), Bengals/Steelers (8:00), Seahawks/Commanders (9:53), Texans/Colts (11:47), Jets/Lions (13:11), Chargers/Bills (14:45), Patriots/Jaguars (16:36), Chiefs/Dolphins (17:47), Vikings/Buccaneers (19:10), Ravens/Cowboys (20:49), Raiders/Saints (23:15), Broncos/Rams (25:23), Panthers/Browns (27:19), Cardinals/49ers (28:34), Eagles/Bears (29:37), Best Bets/Teaser/Survivor (32:25)

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    41 min
  8. NFL Week 2 Picks - Road to 272 Bets - 2026 NFL Season

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    The Road to 272 Bets continues in Week 2 after a rough 6-10 performance in Week 1. Intro (0:00) Lions/Bills (5:52) Browns/Bucs (8:35) Bengals/Texans (10:08) Saints/Ravens (11:24) Packers/Jets (13:34) Panthers/Falcons (15:25) Vikings/Bears (18:26) Steelers/Patriots (20:42) Eagles/Titans (22:15) Raiders/Chargers (24:06) Jaguars/Broncos (25:28) Commanders/Cowboys (26:45) Dolphins/49ers (28:39) Seahawks/Cardinals (30:06) Chiefs/Colts (31:02) Giants/Rams (33:09) Best Bets/Teaser/Survivor (33:35)

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    42 min
  9. NFL Week 1 Picks - Road to 272 Bets - 2026 NFL Season

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    The 2026 edition of the Road to 272 Bets is about to begin! For the seventh straight season, Iain is betting on all 272 NFL regular-season games.Sign up for the Road to 272 Bets Survivor Pool: https://app.splashsports.com/contest/9ccf2782-9483-46a5-85a1-ed58da04f038/detail?utm_source=SplashWeb&utm_medium=InviteManager&utm_content=btn_invite&utm_campaign=9ccf2782-9483-46a5-85a1-ed58da04f038&utm_referrer=34ed5bf7-2d09-4fbe-a3df-56c7d58ba0ec

    Intro (0:00) Patriots/Seahawks (17:40) 49ers/Rams (20:20) Bills/Texans (24:57) Saints/Lions (27:10) Jets/Titans (28:36) Buccaneers/Bengals (30:31) Browns/Jaguars (31:28) Falcons/Steelers (34:23) Ravens/Colts (36:14) Bears/Panthers (38:20) Eagles/Commanders (42:14) Dolphins/Raiders (43:35) Packers/Vikings (46:14) Cardinals/Chargers (47:44) Cowboys/Giants (49:58) Broncos/Chiefs (51:54) Best Bets/Survivor/Teaser (53:55)

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    1 hr
  10. 2026 NFL Season Betting Preview: 32 Bets for 32 Teams

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    Iain MacMillan gives his season betting preview for the 2026 NFL campaign by breaking down his best futures bet to place for all 32 teams. Intro (0:00) Cardinals (5:11) Falcons (7:52) Ravens (10:53) Bills (12:27) Panthers (13:27) Bears (14:43) Bengals (16:45) Browns (18:04) Cowboys (19:04) Broncos (20:51) Lions (22:33) Packers (26:17) Texans (27:28) Colts (28:45) Jaguars (30:27) Chiefs (33:17) Raiders (34:38) Chargers (35:40) Rams (39:38) Dolphins (41:01) Vikings (42:13) Patriots (43:59) Saints (45:49) Giants (47:11) Jets (48:16) Eagles (49:16) Steelers (50:27) 49ers (52:00) Seahawks (53:36) Buccaneers (54:56) Titans (55:46) Commanders (57:13) Outro (57:48)

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    59 min
  11. World Cup Best Bets (Group Picks, Golden Boot, Bracket Breakdown)

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    Iain MacMillan breaks down his best bets for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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    22 min
  12. 2026 PGA Championship Best Bets

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    All my bets for the 2026 PGA Championship. Use code MACHUMMIN at http://Hummin.ca for 20% off all products

    To Win: Scottie Scheffler +525

    To Win: Rickie Fowler +6600

    To Win: Harry Hall +14000

    To Win: Alex Smalley +15000

    Top LIV Golfer: David Puig +930

    Top Canadian: Nick Taylor +215

    Winning Score: UNDER 267.5 (+102)

    First Round Leader: Alex Smalley 125-1

    First Round Leader: Nick Taylor 125-1

    Make the cut: Gary Woodland -205

    Miss the cut: Bryson DeChambeau +340

    Hole in one: No -114

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    10 min
  13. March Madness Bracket Picks, Tips, and Best Bets

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    Iain MacMillan sits down to go through his bracket for the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

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    37 min
  14. Conference Tournament Picks + The Players Championship Best Bets

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    Iain is back to break down his best bets for both The Players Championship and this week's College Basketball Conference Tournaments. Intro: (0:00), Players Championship (3:20), Conference Tournaments (18:50)

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    34 min
  15. 60 Bets for Super Bowl 60

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    Iain breaks down his 60 bets he has placed for Super Bowl 60.

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    1 hr
  16. WM Phoenix Open Best Bets

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    The golf season is officially here, and Iain is ready to give you his best bets for the WM Phoenix Open. Top 20, Top 10, Top 5, and Pick to Win.

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    15 min
  17. NFL Championship Sunday Picks - Road to Super Bowl 60

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    Iain MacMillan breaks down his best bets for the AFC and NFC Championship and talks his new $100 of bets every day for a year challenge

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    26 min
  18. Wild Card Round Picks - Road to 272 Bets Recap - CFB Playoff Semifinal Picks

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    The 2025 edition of the Road to 272 Bets is in the books which means it's time to recap the season that was. Iain then breaks down his favorite side and prop for all six Wild Card Weekend picks, as well as his plays for the College Football Playoff Semifinals.

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    33 min
  19. NFL Week 18 Picks - Road to 272 Bets - 2025 NFL Season

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    The 2025 edition of the Road to 272 Bets wraps up this week as Iain breaks down his best bet for all 16 NFL Week 18 games.

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    41 min
  20. NFL Week 17 Picks - Road to 272 Bets - 2025 NFL Season

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    The Road to 272 Bets marches on as Iain is back to break down his best bet for all 16 NFL Week 17 games.

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    38 min