Futures

The question comes up often in every sport, but especially during March Madness: “Would I be better off taking my team’s current futures odds, or should I just bet them on the money line every game and roll over the winnings each time into the next round?”

The new money-line rollover spreadsheet (courtesy of a BTB Forum member) can help you determine the correct answer.

Carmelo Anthony has been sidelined on three separate occasions and Amar’e Stoudemire made his season debut only yesterday. And yet, through it all, the New York Knicks have positioned themselves as legitimate NBA title contenders after beginning the season as a major longshot.

Since the beginning of the NBA season, we’ve been tracking futures odds to see whose stock is rising or falling. Read on to see the full table.

Last week, we noted that the Chicago Bears are one of only a handful of teams whose over/under win total has climbed by a half win or more, as they’ve moved from 8.5 to 9 at most books.

Also on the move? The Bears’ futures odds.

The Toronto Blue Jays are still in fourth place in the AL East, but they’re only two games back of the division lead.

Oddsmakers seem to like their chances of doing some damage in the playoffs if they can navigate through the ridiculously difficult AL East, where all five teams are above .500.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have the National League’s best record at 16-7 and have seen their futures odds drastically improve over the first month of the regular season.

Here’s the first of several monthly looks at team-by-team MLB futures odds.

The 2012 Kentucky Derby is still about 2 1/2 weeks away, but there are already odds available from at least a couple offshore sportsbooks.

At the MGM Sportsbook, they’ve taken 10 times more action on Super Bowl futures bets for next season than they have for BCS futures.

Why? It doesn’t just have to do with the NFL’s popularity, although that’s undoubtedly a factor. It also spells out why BCS futures betting can be unappealing.

A quick scan of the New York tabloids this morning will reveal the following: The Yankees are terrible and the Mets are contenders.

But back in Las Vegas, where oddsmakers live in reality, the Yankees are still considered among the World Series favorites. And the Mets? Yep, still projected to finish last in the NL East.

Kentucky is a 6.5-point favorite against Kansas in Monday’s national championship game, and in futures odds released on Saturday, the Wildcats are favored to win the 2013 national championship.

Baylor and Louisville are close behind, followed by a slew of Big Ten teams — including Ohio State, Indiana and Michigan.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Kentucky have one net-cutting ceremony under their belts.

And now that the Final Four field is set, and the Wildcats are the only No. 1 seed still alive, they’re significant favorites at every offshore sportsbook to earn their first national title in more than a decade.

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