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The Podcasts

The shows make their picks on air. We put the published picks in the game. You make yours, and you score against the real sheets all season.

Podcast competitions

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Beat the Experts

Your over/under sheet against the published sheets, all in one featured match.

Play nowOfficial entries close November 15

Awards Predictions

Your six award winners against the experts' published ballots.

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Basketball Nerds: 21st Century Thinkies

Deal the defender cards into your S, A and B tiers in all eight categories, next to Ben and Cody's boards. No points for matching them.

Coming soonOpens December 1

Top 25 Under 25 Draft

Your board of the 25 best players under 25, next to the hosts' December draft.

The shows behind them

The Bill Simmons Podcast / The Ringer

Bill Simmons, Zach Lowe, and Joe House

Their preseason over/under sheets are in Beat the Experts, and Ringer writers' awards ballots are on the Awards board. Make your own sheet and ballot and score against theirs all season.

Thinking Basketball

Ben Taylor and Cody Houdek

Basketball Nerds turns Ben and Cody's published work into a board: their 21st Century Thinkies top 3s in all eight defensive categories. Fill in yours and compare — no points for matching them.

Expert picks are taken from their published picks. NBA Picks is a free fan game and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Ringer, Bill Simmons, No Dunks, The Athletic, or Thinking Basketball.