Futures betting Arizona

First things first, let’s talk a little bit about what futures betting is all about.

Perhaps the best way to describe futures betting is as a bet on a future event. You aren’t betting on the outcome of a single game here. You are betting on what happens over the course of a season or tournament. So, basically, you are placing a bet on the long-term performance of a team or player. The following are examples of futures bets:

• Who will win the Golden Boot at the FIFA World Cup?
• The NFL team to win the AFC.
• The NBA team to win the NBA title
• The NCAAF team to win the National Championship

We cannot stress how important it is that we are covering long-term bets here. For example, betting on the winner of the FIFA World Cup would be a futures bet if you bet at the start of the tournament. However, if you bet on the winner a couple of hours before kickoff, this is just your standard moneyline bet.

Best Arizona sportsbooks for futures betting

There will be no shortage of sites that offer futures betting in Arizona. Every site will offer it. So, for your benefit, we have put together a list of the best sportsbooks for futures betting in Arizona. These AZ online sportsbooks have been selected based upon the following:

• The AZ betting odds available
• The number of sports they offer futures on
• The quality of the bonuses available. We especially love sportsbooks that reward both new and returning punters.
• What future markets that they have available. We don’t just want tournament winners. We want individual player bets too.

In our opinion, these are currently the best Arizona sports betting sites for futures in the state. We have happily gambled at each of these sites. We recommend that you check out a few of these sportsbooks.

Because the futures betting market can be quite turbulent, you may have to check various sites to see which ones offer the best odds:

• Caesars Sports
• Bally Bet
• WynnBET Sportsbook
• Unibet
• Fanduel
• William Hill
• Draftkings
• BetMGM

We do want to talk a little bit about how you can read futures odds. This information will apply whether you are looking at futures odds NFL or futures odds MLB. The information is universal. The only thing that will change between sports will be the number of betting markets that you can get stuck into.

How to read betting odds

Firstly; we are going to assume that you are using the American odds betting system i.e. the number will have a +/- in front of it.

The first thing that you will notice when you look at futures betting Arizona is that you will have more options than your traditional bet. If you are betting at the start of the season, you may have every team available to you.

You will also notice that every single team will read as if they are an underdog i.e. there will be a + before the betting odds. It is incredibly rare to see a – before the odds because there are so many teams that could potentially be a winner in the eyes of the future bet. The – may eventually appear, but this will be much, much later in the season.

To determine which team has the greatest chance of winning in the eyes of the bet, then you will want to look at the number that follows the +. The lower this number is, the more of a favorite that betting choice is.

How to work out your potential winnings

Working how much you can win will be dependent on the number that follows the +. Essentially, the number that you see when betting odds are listed will be the amount that you would win should you bet $100. So +200 would give you $200 from a $100 bet. If you get $50, then you would get $100.

Later on, in the season, you may start to see – odds. This mostly applies to MVP and Golden Boot winners. If this happens, the number that follows is the amount you would need to bet to win $100 so -86 would mean that you have to spend $86 to win $100.

Futures betting is going to be suited for a variety of different people. The main people that we see benefitting from futures are:

Lovers of the sport

You really have to love a sport if you want to be successful with your futures bets. This is the type of bet that you are going to be sitting on for weeks, sometimes months. So, these bets are going to be best suited to those people that spend a lot of time watching the event that they are gambling on.

Of course, watching the event regularly means that you are also going to have a decent idea of potential outcomes. This makes the betting a bit easier.

Want to make big wins

One of the great thrills of futures sports betting is the fact that you could bet on the favorite and still make a decent sum of cash. You will have to bet early on in the season, though. Obviously, some teams may have shorter odds. That is normal. However, the odds are never that short. If you are willing to wait a decent amount of time to get a return on your bet, you will make more cash than on any moneyline or prop bet.

Willing to put in the research

To win futures, you need to surround yourself with knowledge about the sport. You need to understand how everything works. How the players and teams are performing, etc. If you are just a casual viewer of the game, then these bets may not be for you.

Who should avoid futures betting in Arizona

In our opinion, some people really should avoid futures. This is a betting market that can really offer nothing for them.

Those who hate risk

Future bets will always carry a degree of risk. Because the whole idea of futures bets is that you are betting exceedingly far in advance, it is tough to predict things that may impact the overall season. For example, what if the player you bet on to become MVP gets injured halfway through the season?

There are a lot of external factors that can influence whether a futures bet comes through. We have bet on clear favorites before, only to find they end up well behind the pack at the end of the season.

Those who want fast returns

Most futures will take weeks or months to come through. If you are the type of gambler that loves fast wins, then futures betting in Arizona is absolutely not going to be for you.