An NBA Scandal, the WembyCorn, a Three-Day Power Poll, and NFL Week 8 Picks With Joe House

Oct 24, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
59.3 min (66%)
Joe House
30.5 min (34%)

Top Entities

1NBA
43
2Gambling
33
3New England Patriots
10
4Green Bay Packers
10
5The Ringer
9
6NFL
8
7Golden State Warriors
8
8NBA Playoffs
7
9LeBron James
7
10Houston Rockets
7
11Boston Celtics
7
12Atlanta Falcons
7
13Miami Dolphins
6
14Los Angeles Lakers
6
15Damon Jones
6
16Chauncey Billups
6
17Atlanta Hawks
6
18Utah Jazz
5
19San Antonio Spurs
5
20Orlando Magic
5
21New Orleans Pelicans
5
22Mike McDaniel
5
23Joel Embiid
5
24Indianapolis Colts
5
25Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
26Dallas Cowboys
5
27Charlotte Hornets
5
28Baltimore Ravens
5
29Victor Wembanyama
4
30San Francisco 49ers
4
31Most Valuable Player
4
32Minnesota Vikings
4
33Derrick White
4
34Denver Nuggets
4
35Chicago Bears
4
36Wilt Chamberlain
3
37Tua Tagovailoa
3
38Toronto Raptors
3
39Terry Rozier
3
40Stephen Curry
3
41Shohei Ohtani
3
42Pittsburgh Steelers
3
43Philadelphia 76ers
3
44Oklahoma City Thunder
3
45New York Knicks
3
46New York Jets
3
47MLB
3
48Milwaukee Bucks
3
49Memphis Grizzlies
3
50Mac Jones
3
51Los Angeles Clippers
3
52Josh Allen
3
53Joe House
3
54Houston Texans
3
55Dwyane Wade
3
56Dak Prescott
3
57Carolina Panthers
3
58Buffalo Bills
3
59Bo Nix
3
60Anthony Davis
3
61Amen Thompson
3
62Aaron Rodgers
3
63Walker Kessler
2
64Super Bowl
2
65Spencer Rattler
2
66Rocky (film)
2
67Portland Trail Blazers
2
68Phoenix Suns
2
69Philadelphia Eagles
2
70Paul George
2
71Max Christie
2
72Luka Garza
2
73Los Angeles Chargers
2
74Lamar Jackson
2
75Kansas City Chiefs
2
76Jordan Love
2
77Jaylen Johnson
2
78Doc Rivers
2
79Detroit Pistons
2
80Denver Broncos
2
81Chicago Bulls
2
82C.J. Stroud
2
83Bijan Robinson
2
84Arizona Cardinals
2
85Al Horford
2
86AJ Green
2
87Zoe Simmons
1
88Xavier Tillman
1
89World Series
1
90Will Hardy
1
91Tyrod Taylor
1
92Trae Young
1
93Tim Duncan
1
94The Rewatchables
1
95The Godfather (film)
1
96Steve Kerr
1
97Stephen A Smith
1
98Shaquille O'Neal
1
99Seattle Seahawks
1
100Scoot Henderson
1
101Saquon Barkley
1
102Nico Collins
1
103New York Giants
1
104New Orleans Saints
1
105NBA Finals
1
106NBA Draft
1
107Milton Williams
1
108Mike Tyson
1
109Michael Malone
1
110Miami Heat
1
111Mark Price
1
112Magic Johnson
1
113Los Angeles Dodgers
1
114Las Vegas Raiders
1
115Larry Bird
1
116Kyrie Irving
1
117Kyle Williams
1
118Kevin Garnett
1
119Kareem Hunt
1
120Justin Herbert
1
121John Stockton
1
122Joe Flacco
1
123Jason Kidd
1
124Jarren Duran
1
125James Harden
1
126Jalen Suggs
1
127Ja Morant
1
128J.J. McCarthy
1
129Hall of Fame
1
130Dominick Barlow
1
131Devin Booker
1
132Desmond Bane
1
133Derrick Rose
1
134Derrick Henry
1
135De'Aaron Fox
1
136Davion Mitchell
1
137David Stockton
1
138Darko Rajakovic
1
139Darius Garland
1
140D'Angelo Russell
1
141Cousin Sal
1
142Collin Sexton
1
143Cleveland Cavaliers
1
144Cincinnati Bengals
1
145Chris Paul
1
146CeeDee Lamb
1
147Cedi Osman
1
148Carson Wentz
1
149Caleb Williams
1
150Bryce Young
1
151Brooklyn Nets
1
152Brook Lopez
1
153Bradley Beal
1
154Bill Simmons
1
155Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NBA
169 (67.1%)
NFL
75 (29.8%)
MLB
7 (2.8%)
Boxing
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1LeBron James
7
2Damon Jones
6
3Chauncey Billups
6
4Mike McDaniel
5
5Joel Embiid
5
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
7Victor Wembanyama
4
8Derrick White
4
9Wilt Chamberlain
3
10Tua Tagovailoa
3
11Terry Rozier
3
12Stephen Curry
3
13Shohei Ohtani
3
14Mac Jones
3
15Josh Allen
3
16Joe House
3
17Dwyane Wade
3
18Dak Prescott
3
19Bo Nix
3
20Anthony Davis
3
21Amen Thompson
3
22Aaron Rodgers
3
23Walker Kessler
2
24Spencer Rattler
2
25Paul George
2
26Max Christie
2
27Luka Garza
2
28Lamar Jackson
2
29Jordan Love
2
30Jaylen Johnson
2
31Doc Rivers
2
32C.J. Stroud
2
33Bijan Robinson
2
34Al Horford
2
35AJ Green
2
36Zoe Simmons
1
37Xavier Tillman
1
38Will Hardy
1
39Tyrod Taylor
1
40Trae Young
1
41Tim Duncan
1
42Steve Kerr
1
43Stephen A Smith
1
44Shaquille O'Neal
1
45Scoot Henderson
1
46Saquon Barkley
1
47Nico Collins
1
48Milton Williams
1
49Mike Tyson
1
50Michael Malone
1
51Mark Price
1
52Magic Johnson
1
53Larry Bird
1
54Kyrie Irving
1
55Kyle Williams
1
56Kevin Garnett
1
57Kareem Hunt
1
58Justin Herbert
1
59John Stockton
1
60Joe Flacco
1
61Jason Kidd
1
62Jarren Duran
1
63James Harden
1
64Jalen Suggs
1
65Ja Morant
1
66J.J. McCarthy
1
67Dominick Barlow
1
68Devin Booker
1
69Desmond Bane
1
70Derrick Rose
1
71Derrick Henry
1
72De'Aaron Fox
1
73Davion Mitchell
1
74David Stockton
1
75Darko Rajakovic
1
76Darius Garland
1
77D'Angelo Russell
1
78Cousin Sal
1
79Collin Sexton
1
80Chris Paul
1
81CeeDee Lamb
1
82Cedi Osman
1
83Carson Wentz
1
84Caleb Williams
1
85Bryce Young
1
86Brook Lopez
1
87Bradley Beal
1
88Bill Simmons
1
89Jayson Tatum
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
31
2Gambling
25
3New England Patriots
10
4The Ringer
8
5Green Bay Packers
8
6Golden State Warriors
8
7NBA Playoffs
7
8LeBron James
7
9Houston Rockets
7
10Chauncey Billups
6
11Boston Celtics
6
12San Antonio Spurs
5
13Dallas Cowboys
5
14Orlando Magic
4
15NFL
4

Joe House

1NBA
12
2Gambling
8
3NFL
4
4Shohei Ohtani
3
5Miami Dolphins
3
6Damon Jones
3
7Atlanta Hawks
3
8Atlanta Falcons
3
9Utah Jazz
2
10Tua Tagovailoa
2
11San Francisco 49ers
2
12Portland Trail Blazers
2
13Pittsburgh Steelers
2
14Paul George
2
15Most Valuable Player
2
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