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    Default Betting NFL futures.

    I've been watching the NFL futures on Matchbook and placed a couple bets on division winners. I was wondering if anyone else plays NFL futures. If so, what places do you use? I tried looking for lines at CRIS but they don't offer much for NFL futures betting. Is there a page somewhere that will compare lines on NFL division winners, for example, similar to the SBR comparison page on sides? Any info on betting NFL futures would be welcome! Thanks.

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    Very rarely do I play futures, but I usually make a small preseason wager on the Super Bowl winner. I took the Colts this year @ 6/1. There is good money to be made in betting futures. With a job in politics, I have done very well betting political futures. I also made a small preseason play on the Milwaukee Bucks to win the Eastern Conference @ 50/1. Like any wager, if I see value in the odds, I will make a play. I just don't see value that often in futures.

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    Bodog has odds on SB, AFC and NFC championships. Bet365 also.

    Max
    Last edited by Max Levine; 11-16-05 at 02:23 AM.

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    I agree that it's tougher to find value in futures, at least in my brief experience looking at lines. Getting the Colts at 6/1 is looking good right, now that the line is at 1/1. Hard to comprehend how the books can have Indy as a virtual coinflip against the rest of the NFL.

    Another aspect is that it ties up funds for such an extended period. I put a few more micro bets down at Matchbook, just for fun, but I'd absolutely hate to have any significant money tied up betting a future for an entire season.

    Another interesting prop over at Matchbook that I saw: "Will T.O. play again in 2005". I put a buck down that he will not. This seems more of a legal question. Seems like a sports lawyer could find easy value in that bet.

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    NFC East

    NY Giants +140
    DAL Cowboys +140
    WAS Redskins +500
    PHL Eagles +650

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    Quote Originally Posted by Max Levine
    Bodog has odds on SB, AFC and NFC championships. Bet365 also.

    Max
    I saw that. I was mostly looking at division winners, because it's of more immediate interest. Playoffs are way down the road, much less SB. But, I did put a few micro bets down on Denver and Seattle because they seemed like good lines.

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    You got divisions at bet365.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Max Levine
    NFC East

    NY Giants +140
    DAL Cowboys +140
    WAS Redskins +500
    PHL Eagles +650
    HAHA! This is exactly the division I was looking at. I bet the Cowboys at +430 a week ago, now I "hedged" with Washington at +490. You can find Giants at +186 on Matchbook right now. Where did you find these lines?

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    Wow! You got a good line on the Cowboys.

    That was from bet365.

    Max

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    IND Colts regular season record

    16 - 0 +500
    15 - 1 +125
    14 - 2 +200
    13 - 3 +650
    12 - 4 +1200
    11 - 5 +5000
    10 - 6 +20000
    9 - 7 +150000

    Still bet365.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Max Levine
    Wow! You got a good line on the Cowboys.

    That was from bet365.

    Max
    IMO the NFC East is a jump ball. Redskins=Giants=Cowboys. Right now, I don't know why the Redskins are that much of a dog. They are only one game back, plus they've got the Giants and Cowboys coming back to play in Washington. None of these teams is any more consistent or talented than the other. I'll take 4-1 on any of these 3.

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    Compare future NFL odds Go to the second drop down menu on the left hand side and put in SB, Conf or the division that you want.

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