2021 NBA Playoffs Podcaster Bracket Challenge
Welcome to the second year of the NBA Playoffs Podcaster Bracket Challenge! We’ve partnered up with a few other NBA podcasts to share series predictions throughout the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Let’s see who knows the most about the sport they podcast about! The returning Champions George and Sami Jarjour from Pod That: Two Brother’s Talkin’ Sports Podcast return to defend their title!
This year’s tournament will feature the Shoot or Pass Podcast, The Close Up Magic, The Dime with Josh Rodriguez, and new contestant Ben Berry from Sixers Talk!
Each podcast has collectively chosen series winners and series lengths for each round up until the Finals, where they have predicted their 2021 NBA Champions. Some of the points are also earned for picking the CORRECT Play-in Tournament winners as well.
Follow along as each podcast team makes their picks, brings you some crossover content (and tons of trash talk) on upcoming episodes of the podcasts below!
*Each podcast with multiple hosts has agreed to collectively submit their picks as a team
Leaderboard
Current as of 7/06/2021
| Podcast | Score |
| The Close Up Magic | 2200 |
| Shoot or Pass Podcast | 2050 |
| Pod That | 2050 |
| Sixers Talk | 2000 |
| The Dime | 1850 |
The Contestants – Listen and follow!
- Podcast Links:
iTunes Spotify - Twitter:
@TheDimeNBA - Instagram: @TheDimeNBA
- Podcast Links:
iTunes Spotify - Twitter:
@TheCloseUpMagic - Website
- Podcast Links:
iTunes Spotify - Twitter:
@imBenBerry - Website
Scoring System
| Game Round | Points |
| Play-In Tournament | 200 points for correct winner of each Play-in Tournament game |
| 1 (First Round) | 100 points for each correct Series prediction (800 total points possible) |
| 2 (Conference Semi-Finals Round) | 200 points for each correct Series prediction (800 total points possible) |
| 3 (Conference Finals Round) | 400 points for each correct Series prediction (800 total points possible) |
| 4 (Finals Round) | 800 points for a correct Series prediction (800 total points possible) |
| Series Length Prediction | 100 points for a correct Series Length prediction (1,500 total points possible) |
Podcasters Brackets
Play-in Tournament Picks
Podcast | Pod That: Two Brother’s Talkin’ Sports | Shoot or Pass Podcast | Sixers Talk | The Close Up Magic | The Dime |
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Check out the 2021 NBA Playoffs Hub