NBA Betting Futures

Our NBA futures odds and picks will return in late August 2024, ahead of the start of the NBA 2024-2025 season in October.

With more than 1200 games played from October to April each year, NBA bettors have a solid number of daily markets to wager on every single day. However, there has been a notable increase in popularity with bets where the outcome is determined at the end of the season and those are called NBA futures.

They can be split into two categories – team-oriented bets and individual player bets. When it comes to the former, you can start betting on these as early as one week into the summer after a season is complete, as some oddsmakers are quick to list their respective prices forDivision winners, Conference winners and most importantly NBA Finals winners.Individual NBA Future Markets include wagering on which player will win the MVP award, who will be the Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man, Most Improved and Rookie of theYear.

One of the most enticing factors when betting on NBA futures are larger payouts as bets often range from anything like +250 to +1100 odds. However, it is important to note that they are also one of the harder bets to land, but also one of the most fun to follow during the season.

When making our NBA future picks we like to take into account a variety of factors, here we take a closer look at some of those.

Results and stats from previous seasons

The way a certain team’s season ends is often a motivating factor to their success further down the road in the NBA. A prime example of this are the 2014 San Antonio Spurs who got their revenge after losing 4-3 in the NBA Finals the year before against the Miami Heat.

Teams, and especially NBA winning ones, can take many years to build. Identifying teams who improved as the season progressed, or have made intelligent trades to mix last season's weaknesses, can provide value in the futures market.

Odds/Line Movement

The NBA is a dynamic sport with events like big upsets, injuries or trades happening on a daily basis and therefore movement of lines and odds is very frequent. For example, a team could open the season at +10000 odds to win the NBA Finals, but after putting together along winning streak their odds can be slashed all the way down to +1600.

The same applies for teams that are struggling. For instance, a team like the Miami Heat could be priced at +1100 to win the whole things, but after losing 8 or 9 games in a row they could go all the way down to +3000 which sounds a lot more appealing to bet on from an odds perspective.

There’s a famous saying in sports that can be applied here – form is temporary, class is permanent. And that’s exactly the case when betting on NBA futures, it is key to follow betting markets on a regular basis in order to catch the best odds as soon as they become available.

Future Potential

Seeing something special in a team/player before it becomes obvious to everyone else is a very useful skill to have. Ask any NBA GM and they will tell you the same.

As futures odds are updated throughout the season, if you feel you have spotted the potential in a player (or a team) ahead of most other people, you may find you can place a wager at attractive odds which shorten over the following weeks as the evidence becomes more obvious.

Injury History

There’s nothing worse than injuries in the NBA and they are one of the most common factors which can ruin your Future bets prematurely. NBA Players spend a lot of time, effort and money to stay in the best shape possible, but sometimes even that isn’t enough to prevent a freak injury, so it is important to note which players are injury prone and take that into account when making a wager.

Placing any NBA future bet is relatively easy and fairly similar to other popular singles or multiples bets in other markets. Here’s a simple step-by-step guide:

1. Find the Future market you’d like to bet on

2. Select the bet (or multiple bets), adding them to your bet slip

3. Head to your betslip and double-check that you have selected your desired bet(s)

4. Type the amount you’d like to wager on the bet. Select “place bet” and wait for the sportsbook to confirm your NBA parlay

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• NBA Parlays
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• NBA Predictions
• NBA Picks
• NBA Computer Picks
• NBA Prop Bets

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