The Mailbag: Dangerous NBA Teams, Lottery Tweaks, the KD Files, The Oscars, and Cruise vs. Pacino | With Chris Ryan and Joe House

18 February 2026 · 1h 34m

The Bill Simmons Podcast

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Chris Ryan to dive into the mailbag and answer questions from the listeners (2:21). Then, Joe House joins to talk about their favorite NBA bets post All-Star break before ending the show with some more mailbag questions (43:21).

Host: Bill Simmons

Guests: Chris Ryan and Joe house

Producers: Chia Hao Tat and Eduardo Ocampo

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