{"id":42716,"date":"2024-01-03T00:50:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T08:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/props.com\/?post_type=guide&p=42716"},"modified":"2025-12-19T01:48:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T06:48:03","slug":"sports-betting-101-what-is-a-futures-bet","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/props.com\/guide\/sports-betting-101-what-is-a-futures-bet\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A Futures Bet?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is a futures bet?<\/strong> Futures bets are any bet that is decided over the course of more than one game, event, or match. Usually, the term “futures bet” also suggests that a bet that will be resolved in the distant future or over a significant amount of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

futures bet examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Betting on the Green Bay Packers to beat the point spread against the Dallas Cowboys in their NFL game next week would be a single-game bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, betting on the Green Bay Packers to be the next Super Bowl winner<\/em> would be a futures bet. This is because the Super Bowl is the final game of the NFL’s regular season and so it takes all season to resolve the bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is worth noting that futures odds change over time so picking when you place futures bets makes a big difference to the odds you get. The earlier you bet, the longer odds you are likely to get. The later you place the bet, the more information you have, but the lower the odds are likely to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you place a wager on the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl you might see current odds of about +3,500 from BetMGM<\/a> in June with the entire season still to go. Having so many teams in play and so many games to go will result in much better odds than nearer the date of the Super Bowl when there are fewer teams and fewer games to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the New England Patriots make it to the playoffs those odds are likely to drop precipitously and you may only get futures odds of +2,300 on the same Super Bowl bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also make prop bets that take your wager beyond just betting on your team winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More on Futures Betting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Prop bets can be things like like how many three-pointers Zack LaVine<\/a> is going to make before the NBA finals, how many yards Tom Brady will pass in a season, or the number of overtime minutes during March Madness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A more casual use of the term “futures bets” can often just mean a bet that has been placed well ahead of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, when dealing with retail or online sportsbooks, be sure to use the term in the formal sense. This will avoid any confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n

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