The Bill Simmons Podcast
nba record
62.3%
56 graded calls · 95% CI 60–83%
+12.3% vs coin flip
Outstanding calls 80 shown
Not yet settled. A call only moves to the settled list once it is explicitly graded against what happened — never before.
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Kelvin Johnson
“I no longer think Kelvin Johnson's shots are going in.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Kelvin Johnson
“I no longer think Kelvin Johnson's shots are going in.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Victor Wembanyama
“Wemby had a superstar game.”
- OUTSTANDING nfl forward-looking call bearish 2026-05-25Oklahoma City Thunder
“And that's kind of alarming for the Oklahoma City Thunder that they're the best player by that much in half the series now. And on the other side, the Thunder finished with 33 threes attempted, but they only had 11 at halftime. And I thought that number would really stood out as like, they're just not creating open shots against this defense right now.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Oklahoma City Thunder
“Oklahoma City Thunder that he's the best player by that much in half the series now.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Castle
“Castle was flat out awesome.”
- OUTSTANDING nfl directional take bearish 2026-05-25Oklahoma City Thunder
“And that's kind of alarming for the Oklahoma City Thunder that they're the best player by that much in half the series now.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Jalen Castle
“Castle, the two-way game he played and the stuff he was doing defensively.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Jalen Castle
“Castle was flat out awesome”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Victor Wembanyama
“Wemby had a superstar game”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Luguentz Dort
“Dort had four fouls in 5 minutes.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
“I no longer think Shay's shots are going in.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Wemby
“Wemby had a superstar game.”
- OUTSTANDING mlb directional take bearish 2026-05-25Tyron Taylor
“ruined Tyron Taylor's three run tying home run against the Yankees”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25De'Aaron Fox
“I thought Fox looked pretty good with the ankle stuff”
- OUTSTANDING nfl directional take bearish 2026-05-25Oklahoma City Thunder
“And that's kind of alarming for the Oklahoma City Thunder that they're the best player by that much in half the series now. And on the other side, the Thunder finished with 33 threes attempted, but they only had 11 at halftime. And I thought that number would really stood out as like, they're just not creating open shots against this defense right now.”
- OUTSTANDING nfl directional take bearish 2026-05-25Kelvin Johnson
“I no longer think Shay's shots are going in. I no longer think Kelvin Johnson's shots are going in. So two, two pretty big guys for them during the season that now are like, they're in a major, major funk.”
- OUTSTANDING nfl directional take bearish 2026-05-25Oklahoma City Thunder
“And that's, you know, that's also alarming for the Oklahoma City Thunder that he's the best player by that much in half the series now.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Khris Harper
“Harper had a couple explosive plays”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Wemby
“Wemby, he wasn't just the best player in the game for the second time in the series.”
- OUTSTANDING mlb directional take bullish 2026-05-25Tyron Taylor
“my friend ruined Tyron Taylor's three run tying home run against the Yankees last week”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Spurs
“12 turnovers for the Spurs.”
- OUTSTANDING nfl forward-looking call bearish 2026-05-25Oklahoma City Thunder
“And that's kind of alarming for the Oklahoma City Thunder that they're the best player by that much in half the series now. And on the other side, the Thunder finished with 33 threes attempted, but they only had 11 at halftime. And I thought that number would really stood out as like, they're just not creating open shots against this defense right now.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Oklahoma City Thunder
“Oklahoma City Thunder that he's the best player by that much in half the series now.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Kelvin Johnson
“I no longer think Kelvin Johnson's shots are going in”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Victor Wembanyama
“Wemby had a superstar game.”
- OUTSTANDING nba forward-looking call 2026-05-25Jaylen Brown
“Are we getting Jaylen Brown's the rest of the way here?”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25San Antonio Spurs
“12 turnovers for the Spurs”
- OUTSTANDING mlb directional take bearish 2026-05-25New York Yankees
“ruined Tyron Taylor's three run tying home run against the Yankees”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Spurs
“12 turnovers for the Spurs.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Keldon Johnson
“I no longer think Kelvin Johnson's shots are going in.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Oklahoma City Thunder
“Oklahoma City Thunder”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
“I no longer think Shay's shots are going in.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Victor Wembanyama
“Wemby, he wasn't just the best player in the game for the second time in the series.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Alex Caruso
“Caruso had four fouls in 12 minutes.”
- OUTSTANDING nfl directional take bearish 2026-05-25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
“I no longer think Shay's shots are going in. I no longer think Kelvin Johnson's shots are going in. So two, two pretty big guys for them during the season that now are like, they're in a major, major funk.”
- OUTSTANDING nfl forward-looking call 2026-05-25Jaylen Brown
“Are we getting Jaylen Brown's the rest of the way here?”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Victor Wembanyama
“Wemby had a superstar game.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Fox
“Fox looked pretty good with the ankle stuff”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Shay
“I no longer think Shay's shots are going in.”
- OUTSTANDING mlb directional take bearish 2026-05-25Kason Wallace
“Kason Wallace on worth 30 million a year agent strategy”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Victor Wembanyama
“Wemby was the best player on the floor in the four.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Kelvin Johnson
“I no longer think Kelvin Johnson's shots are going in.”
- OUTSTANDING mlb directional take bearish 2026-05-25New York Yankees
“against the Yankees last week”
- OUTSTANDING mlb directional take bearish 2026-05-25Tyron Taylor
“ruined Tyron Taylor's three run tying home run against the Yankees”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Kason Wallace
“not a good night for the Kason Wallace”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25San Antonio
“San Antonio's favor”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25San Antonio
“I thought the officiating affected the game for San Antonio's favor.”
- OUTSTANDING mlb directional take bearish 2026-05-25Tyron Taylor
“ruined Tyron Taylor's three run tying home run against the Yankees last week”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Wembanyama
“Wemby was the best player on the floor in the four.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Jalen Castle
“Castle was flat out awesome.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Oklahoma City Thunder
“the Thunder finished with 33 threes attempted, but they only had 11 at halftime.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-25Victor Wembanyama
“Wemby had a superstar game.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25San Antonio Spurs
“12 turnovers for the Spurs.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Oklahoma City Thunder
“Oklahoma City Thunder that he's the best player by that much in half the series now”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Kelvin Johnson
“I no longer think Kelvin Johnson's shots are going in.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-25Shay
“I no longer think Shay's shots are going in.”
- OUTSTANDING nba forward-looking call bullish 2026-05-22Josh Hart
“That's why somebody like Josh Hart, who's a little embarrassing for him game one, but he's ready to go game two.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-22Cavaliers
“the Cavs bench was awful.”
- OUTSTANDING nba forward-looking call bullish 2026-05-22Josh Hart
“That's why somebody like Josh Hart, who's a little embarrassing for him game one, but he's ready to go game two.”
- OUTSTANDING nba forward-looking call bullish 2026-05-22Donovan Mitchell
“I really thought he was becoming a real playoff guy. Um, and like a guy that when he's going, you know, the Knicks are going to look, uh, pretty formidable. Um, but I really like how he's playing. I thought he was really good in game one.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-22Josh Hart
“Josh Hart, who's a little embarrassing for him game one, but he's ready to go game two.”
- OUTSTANDING nba forward-looking call bullish 2026-05-22Josh Hart
“That's why somebody like Josh Hart, who's a little embarrassing for him game one, but he's ready to go game two.”
- OUTSTANDING nba forward-looking call bullish 2026-05-22Josh Hart
“That's why somebody like Josh Hart, who's a little embarrassing for him game one, but he's ready to go game two.”
- OUTSTANDING nba forward-looking call bullish 2026-05-22Josh Hart
“That's why somebody like Josh Hart, who's a little embarrassing for him game one, but he's ready to go game two.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-22Knicks
“the Knicks are going to look, uh, pretty formidable.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-22Cavs
“the Cavs bench was awful.”
- OUTSTANDING nba forward-looking call bullish 2026-05-22Josh Hart
“That's why somebody like Josh Hart, who's a little embarrassing for him game one, but he's ready to go game two.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-22Josh Hart
“Josh Hart, who's a little embarrassing for him game one, but he's ready to go game two.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-22Cavs
“the Cavs bench was awful.”
- OUTSTANDING nba forward-looking call bullish 2026-05-22Josh Hart
“That's why somebody like Josh Hart, who's a little embarrassing for him game one, but he's ready to go game two.”
- OUTSTANDING nba forward-looking call bullish 2026-05-22Josh Hart
“That's why somebody like Josh Hart, who's a little embarrassing for him game one, but he's ready to go game two.”
- OUTSTANDING nba forward-looking call bullish 2026-05-22Josh Hart
“That's why somebody like Josh Hart, who's a little embarrassing for him game one, but he's ready to go game two.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bullish 2026-05-22Knicks
“the Knicks are going to look, uh, pretty formidable.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-22Cavs
“the Cavs bench was awful.”
- OUTSTANDING nba forward-looking call bullish 2026-05-22Josh Hart
“That's why somebody like Josh Hart, who's a little embarrassing for him game one, but he's ready to go game two.”
- OUTSTANDING nba explicit betting angle 2026-05-22Josh Hart
“somebody like Josh Hart, who's a little embarrassing for him game one, but he's ready to go game two.”
- OUTSTANDING nba explicit betting angle bullish 2026-05-22Knicks
“the Knicks are going to look, uh, pretty formidable.”
- OUTSTANDING nba directional take bearish 2026-05-22Cavs
“the Cavs bench was awful”
- OUTSTANDING nba forward-looking call 2026-05-22Josh Hart
“Josh Hart, who's a little embarrassing for him game one, but he's ready to go game two.”
Settled calls
None graded yet — settlement runs after games resolve. Nothing appears here until each call carries an explicit outcome.