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Nov 2023
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The NBA’s Big Shift, Best NFL Future Bet...

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The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Howard Beck and Michael Pina to discuss some NBA big-picture story lines (2:08), before Bill talks to Benjamin Solak about the end of the Belichick era in New England (42:01), and some of their favorite NFL future bets (52:00). Then, Bill is joined by Raheem Palmer to discuss NFL Week 10 games before making the Million-Dollar Picks for Week 10 (1:29:27).


Host: Bill Simmons

Guests: Howard Beck, Michael Pina, Ben Solak, and Raheem Palmer

Producer: Kyle Crichton



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