Futures Odds in the United States

Which US sportsbook prices futures best

Best-price share measures how often a book posts the top available price on the markets we sample; average margin is the built-in overround across those markets. Lower margin plus higher best-price share means more of your stake stays in play on outright bets.

• DraftKings — 54.0% best-price share, 4.25% avg margin (1,068 markets sampled)
• Fanatics Sportsbook — 41.8% best-price share, 4.25% avg margin (466 sampled)
• Caesars Sportsbook — 36.2% best-price share, 5.27% avg margin (906 sampled)
• FanDuel — 36.1% best-price share, 4.46% avg margin (596 sampled)
• BetRivers — 28.3% best-price share, 6.35% avg margin (480 sampled)
• BetMGM — 19.9% best-price share, 5.21% avg margin (438 sampled)

DraftKings leads on both metrics, which is why it carries the top odds rating (7.9). Fanatics matches DraftKings on margin but leads on price less often. BetRivers shows the widest margin in the set — the type of hold that matters most on long-dated outrights where you tie up a stake for months. bet365 is not in the odds-metrics sample here, but rates highest on market coverage (9.6) and sports depth (9.5), which is where its futures value shows up: breadth of available outright markets rather than a measured price edge.

Futures markets available across US sports

Outright markets in the US center on season winners, division and conference titles, award races and win totals. Coverage depth is what separates the books once prices are close.

• American Football: NFL Super Bowl winner, conference and division outrights, MVP and regular-season win totals; NCAAF national championship and Heisman markets.
• Basketball: NBA Championship, conference winners, MVP, Rookie of the Year; NCAAB March Madness futures and EuroLeague outrights.
• Baseball: MLB World Series, league pennants, division winners, MVP and Cy Young races.
• Ice Hockey: NHL Stanley Cup outright, conference winners and division titles.
• MMA: UFC title-fight and event outrights.
• Football (soccer): Champions League, Europa League, Serie A, Ligue 1, MLS, Copa Libertadores and World Cup winner markets.
• Golf & Tennis: tournament outrights and ATP/WTA event winners.

bet365 (market coverage 9.6) and DraftKings (9.0) list the widest futures boards; ESPN BET, Fanatics and Hard Rock Bet run leaner outright menus but cover the core league winners.

Why margin matters more on futures than singles

A futures market has many runners, so the overround is spread across a long list of outcomes — a 20-team title race can hide a 5–6% margin that is invisible on a single line. That is why BetRivers' 6.35% and BetMGM's 5.21% average margins are more costly on outrights than on a two-way spread.

The practical effect: on a season-long ticket held for months, the difference between a 4.25% book (DraftKings, Fanatics) and a 6%+ book is real expected value, not a rounding error. Because futures prices drift with results and roster news, an early number can look very different by midseason. Track that drift on our market movers page and confirm the current number before you stake.

Legality and where you can bet futures

US sports betting is regulated state by state. An operator licensed by the New Jersey DGE is not automatically legal in another state — availability, minimum age and market rules depend on your state regulator (NJ DGE, NYSGC, PGCB, MGCB and others). The minimum betting age is 21.

Every operator here holds a licence in every state where it operates and carries a licence-safety rating of 8.9 or higher (bet365 9.5, DraftKings and FanDuel 9.3, BetMGM and Caesars 9.2). Live regulated markets include New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Colorado, Ohio, Illinois, Arizona, Virginia and Massachusetts. Confirm your state before betting — a futures market you see in one state may not be offered in another.

Payments and payout speed for futures stakes

Futures tie up funds until the market settles, so deposit and withdrawal logistics matter when you finally cash a winning ticket. Supported methods across these books include PayPal, Venmo, Online Banking, Visa and Play+, with a $10 minimum deposit at every listed operator.

Withdrawal windows are quoted at 0–24h across the board. On withdrawal ratings, bet365 (8.9), BetRivers (8.6) and FanDuel (8.7) lead the set. DraftKings, FanDuel, BetRivers, Fanatics and Hard Rock Bet all flag Fast Payout as a feature. For method-specific shortlists, see our PayPal and Venmo betting-site pages.