Would you rather be stuck in an elevator or a Detroit Pistons fan? The Detroit Pistons lost their 25th straight game last night and had fans chanting "Sell The Team!"... easy to imagine they're feeling pretty "trapped" right now... you know, "stuck", with nowhere to go... we're trying to say that Amin is stuck in a packed elevator with nothing left to do but ODDBALL! Amin, live from an elevator, joins Charlotte in the NYC studio for a "Best of 2023 Oddball Bracket" to determine what NBA storylines and drama led to the most content this year. Plus, NBA reporter and betting expert, Jena Garcia, is back on Oddball to take us through each of the action-packed NBA Christmas Day games.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘$1.16 BILLION’ as in the Dodgers and in Shohei Ohtani as in Tyler Glasnow as in Yoshinobu Yamamoto as in the Los Angeles Dodgers have taken over. How ddi this deal happen? How long is the contract? Is it a Shohei style deal? What do the Yankees and Mets do now? (17:40) MLB has new rules for 2024. Sorry players. The Competition Committee voted and it passed. Why? Because the owners hold a majority on the committee! (32:10) Review: Survivor 45. (38:10) It’s the NFL Weekend Takeover! 7 standalone games! Thursday! Saturday! Sunday! Monday! FOOTBALL! (42:00) NPPOD. (45:20) Have you seen Zion Williamson’s contract clauses? Health and conditioning is a big one!

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The shipping container gets together for the annual Mystery Crate Holiday Draft!

But first Tony, Jess, Juju and Billy discuss Tony's short lived internet outage, his three day water "reset", Juju missing his high school reunion for football and the idea of long distance relationships.

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The guys end 2023 with a back to basics episode of GBF. Chris Simms is excited to work on Saturday and have a Sunday full of texting his wife thoughts he won't remember. Stu Gotz picks dozens of game in Stu Ya Gotz. Tony Boselli surprises Mike Golic. Juju, Carl, K-Funk and SherBear make their weekly picks.

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Pablo only understands the true meaning of making this show, not the holiday season. So the ghosts of Christmas break pay him a visit, to pay it forward with recommendations for reality shows and Christmas songs, plus an important investigation into the truth about Santa Claus. May bonus content bless you, everyone.

PTFO-approved xmas playlists:

Charlotte Wilder's Christmas-Song Christmas Songs

Cortes's Holiday Mix

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The Cooligans and Underdogs are back with another soccer gambling special! This time, they delve into the Premier League Boxing Day fixture list to find the best EPL bets for this holiday season. Make sure to check out our Premier League Boxing Day parlay, now available on the DraftKings app!

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Wait, didn't we already kill this idea for a European Super League months ago? 

The European Super League has returned and absolutely no one is happy about it! Is anyone actually taking it seriously this time, though? Christian and Alexis discuss all the latest news surrounding the ESL's potential comeback and ask why Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Juventus are still pushing for it. The guys also sound off on MLS for threatening to pull their clubs from the US Open Cup and break down Gotham FC's early dominance in NWSL free agency. Happy holidays from The Cooligans!

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Amin and Charlotte hit up the Barclays Center for the Battle of New York last night and it was a scene! While the Knicks won in Brooklyn last night, news broke that the Knicks have applied to the NBA for a Disabled Player Exception worth $7.8 million as Mitchell Robinson will miss the rest of the season. Amin and Charlotte also look at the career and future of Ricky Rubio as the Cavaliers look to part ways. Plus, Oddball introduces a new segment, IF THIS WASN'T THE NBA...

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"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" is the PTFO Movie of the Year™ but how does all this comic-book content feel so new, when constraint is supposed to be the mother of creativity? Also: Will Marvel explain away Jonathan Majors? Can you actually draft an all-white Pro Bowl roster, with so much "reverse racism" against cornerbacks? And how can we all be a little nicer next year?

Further content:

"I'm sick of average white guys commenting on football...." (@R_Mendenhall)

The Spider-Man Problem (Planet Money)

Marvel, Disney drop actor Jonathan Majors after he's convicted of assaulting his former girlfriend (AP)

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Today’s word of the day is ‘serious’ as in a very serious offer not just an offer as in not just a regular offer or a bad offer. It’s a VERY SERIOUS offer that the Mets are readying for Yoshinobu Yamamoto. What does that even mean? (12:20) Are the Wizards and Capitals moving to Virginia or not? The Governor is on board. A State Senator is fully off board. Which matters? (22:54) Review: The Big Chill (28:20) The Super League is back! Who wants in!? Apparently nobody! (38:05) What’s happening with MLS? (43:00) NPPOD.

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