Chad Millman Bio Wiki Age Wife The Favorites Action Network and Net Worth
Chad Millman is an American Journalist and writer. He is a former reporter and editor for Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine. Millman is also an award-winning author of several nonfiction books, including Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America, and The Odds among others.
He currently serves as the Chief Content Officer for The Action Network, a media company providing premium analysis as well as real-time betting data. Millman leads the overarching direction of sports betting coverage and hosts the popular NFL betting podcast, The Favorites, which is sponsored by FanDuel Sportsbook.
Millman was born on February 28, 1971, in West Hartford, CT,United States. He is50 years old.
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of5 ft 7 in(Approx. 1.70 m).
He was born and raised in West Hartford by his parentsBarry J.andTemmy Millman. Millman holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. Information about his parents and/or siblings is not available at the moment.
Millman married his beautiful wifeStacy Ellen Kronlandon June 20, 1998. The couple’s wedding was officiated by Rabbi David Katz at the Puck Building in Manhattan. Together, they share a son namedZachary. Stacy is a University of Michigan graduate with an M.A. degree in architecture from the Parsons School of Design.
He enrolled attheIndiana University Bloomington in 1998. Millman graduated in 1993 with aBachelor of Arts (BA)inJournalism and Political Science.
He serves as the host of the popular NFL betting podcast, The Favorites, which is sponsored by FanDuel Sportsbook. Millman’s daily blog explores the culture of sports gambling; on Mondays and Fridays in the fall, he investigates trends in point spreads related to professional football.
Millman serves as the Chief Content Officer for The Action Network, a media company providing premium analysis as well as real-time betting data. He launched Action with The Chernin Group in 2018 and helped drive its $240M sale to Better Collective in 2021. Millman leads the overarching direction of sports betting coverage. The action was named 2019’s best sports betting site and app by the Fantasy Sports Gaming Association
Each month, through its award-winning app, website, podcasts, live shows, videos, and social handles as well as partnerships across leagues, sportsbooks, and media outlets, Action serves tens of millions of fans with credible betting content. Prior to Action, Millman served as ESPN Digital’s Editorial Director and editor-in-chief of ESPN The Magazine.
Millman left Mag to write “The Odds” in 2019, about a trio of Vegas bookmakers and wiseguys. He made tens of dollars on “The Odds,” the web biz tanked and he returned to The Mag. The Odds: One Season, Three Gamblers And The Death Of Their Las Vegas was published on Mar 5, 2009. The Odds follows the lives of these three professional gamblers through a college basketball season in a one-of-a-kind city struggling to reconcile its lawless past with its family-friendly makeover.
On Sep 23, 2021, Millman wrote an article Week 2 NFL Picks: The 5 Games This Pro Bettor Said He Loves. He said Undefeated! 5-0! No. 1! Right now there is no one in the world better at picking NFL games than me and Simon Hunter. We are in first place in the DraftKings Pro Football Pick ‘Em National Championship after Week 1, meaning our dream to cash $1 million is still very much alive!
He has written seven books, including the bestseller about professional bettors, The Odds. Millman also wrote some other books, including “Iceman” with Chuck Liddell, “Invincible” with Vince Papale, “Pickup Artists” with Lars Anderson, and “The Detonators.” His most recent book is the national bestseller “The Ones Who Hit the Hardest,” about the blood feud between the 70s Steelers and Cowboys, written with Shawn Coyne. Millman’s New York Times bestseller “They Call Me Baba Booey”, became co-authored with Gary Dell’Abate.
Prior to Action, Millman worked as ESPN Digital’s Editorial Director and editor-in-chief of ESPN The Magazine. At ESPN he created the gambling beat and the podcast Behind The Bets, made appearances across SportsCenter, E60, and other programs, and wrote weekly columns. He joined The Mag as an associate editor in 1998. A year later Millman left to write “The Odds”, about a trio of Vegas bookmakers and wiseguy. He also worked at Sports Illustrated.
Millman alongside Bob Scucci hosts another podcast called Behind The Bets. The two play a new game and discuss where the sharps are putting their bets for college football and the NFL. They also preview the new pod, discuss the Battered Flacco and cover the NFL Week 6 lines.
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Millman’s estimated net worth is$798,644.
Millman is an American Journalist and writer. He is a former reporter and editor for Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine. Millman is also an award-winning author of several nonfiction books, including Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America, and The Odds among others.
