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How to Make a 2022 NFL Futures Bet at a Sportsbook: To Make the Playoffs

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The summer is here, and the start of the NFL season will be here before we know it. Now is the time to start digging into NFL futures, both for team futures and player futures. NFL futures can be great ways to profit during the upcoming season. We’ll have you covered throughout the offseason with updated news and odds for all futures and Week 1 odds. Let’s take a look at how to make a 2022 NFL futures bet at a sportsbook.

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What are Team Futures?

Futures refers to any team-based wager for a future event or a result. These bets often do not pay out until weeks or even months from when they are originally placed. Bets for Win Totals and the Super Bowl winner are good examples of team futures bets.

What are Player Futures?

Player futures refer to any player-based wager for a future event or a result. These bets often do not pay out until weeks or even months from when they are originally placed. Most player futures are built around a specific statistic, where bettors determine whether that player will come in above or below the oddsmakers’ total. They often open with odds at -110 but are adjusted based on where the majority of bets are placed.

Types of futures bets

Futures markets offer a wide variety of betting opportunities. They differ between sportsbooks but many sportsbooks offer at least a few of the same type of futures bets. The most common are championship winner, division/conference winner, and end-of-season awards. Sportsbooks also offer season-long win totals and specials such as who will be the first coach fired or who will be the first overall pick. The most popular NFL futures markets are Super Bowl Winner and Most Valuable Player. These odds are released early in the NFL offseason and fluctuate constantly up until the start of the NFL season and after each week of games. The NFL draft has seen a growing futures market that can be very profitable. Sportsbooks give odds on a ton of NFL draft-related events such as over/under pick number, how many cornerbacks will be drafted in the first round, what position will the Patriots select, etc. Another market dripping with value is season-long player props.

Futures odds

Oddsmakers have to assign a probability to every event in the futures market. They use a lot of strategies to do this and the process can be technical and objective or for a market such as “Will Kirk Cousins be the Vikings’ quarterback next year”, the process can be subjective and include a lot of guesswork. This provides opportunities to find value for bettors. If the Buccaneers have implied odds of 15% to win the Super Bowl, but you give them a 20% chance, then there is value on betting the Buccaneers in the futures market.

Updated 2022 NFL Futures Odds

To Make the Playoffs Odds

Bills – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
-455
-600
-500
-550
-667
-450
-455
-455
-455
NL
NO
+360
+400
+360
+400
+375
+350
+340
+340
+340
NL

 

Broncos – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
-143
-140
-136
-150
-133
-149
-143
-143
-143
NL
NO
+118
+115
+112
+125
+105
+125
+118
+118
+118
NL

 

Colts – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
-167
-175
-182
-175
-167
-125
-177
-177
-177
NL
NO
+144
+145
+148
+140
+135
+105
+144
+144
+144
NL

 

Chargers – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
-177
-150
-156
-160
-167
-155
-177
-177
-177
NL
NO
+135
+125
+128
+130
+135
+130
+144
+144
+144
NL

 

Patriots – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+163
+135
+142
+160
+140
+120
+163
+163
+163
NL
NO
-200
-165
-174
-200
-182
-155
-200
-200
-200
NL

 

Eagles – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
-150
-175
-146
-190
-133
+115
-150
-150
-150
NL
NO
+123
+145
+120
+150
EVEN
-134
+123
+123
+123
NL

 

Titans – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
-110
-120
-110
-110
-118
-120
-104
-104
-104
NL
NO
-118
EVEN
-110
-110
-118
EVEN
-118
-118
-118
NL

 

49ers – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
-225
-225
-225
-225
-250
-185
-225
-225
-225
NL
NO
+180
+180
+174
+175
+185
+135
+180
+180
+180
NL

 

Falcons – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+625
+550
+790
+800
+550
+450
+625
+625
+625
NL
NO
-1000
-800
-1300
-1200
-1000
-600
-1000
-1000
-1000
NL

 

Bengals – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
-134
-120
-116
-135
-149
-115
-134
-134
-134
NL
NO
+110
EVEN
-106
+110
+120
-105
+110
+110
+110
NL

 

Packers – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
-455
-450
-410
-500
-455
-450
-455
-455
-455
NL
NO
+333
+333
+300
+350
+333
+350
+340
+340
+340
NL

 

Chiefs – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
-230
-200
-205
-215
-213
-250
-230
-230
-230
NL
NO
+185
+165
+166
+170
+160
+200
+185
+185
+185
NL

 

Dolphins – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+142
+135
+142
+140
+140
+150
+157
+157
+157
NL
NO
-195
-165
-174
-175
-182
-185
-195
-195
-195
NL

 

Giants – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+225
+200
+184
+225
+220
+220
+275
+275
+275
NL
NO
-360
-250
-230
-280
-303
-275
-360
-360
-360
NL

 

Seahawks – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+450
+450
+430
+500
+450
+375
+460
+460
+460
NL
NO
-650
-650
-650
-650
-714
-435
-670
-670
-670
NL

 

Cardinals – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
EVEN
-105
-106
+125
EVEN
-105
+115
+115
+115
NL
NO
-139
-115
-116
-150
-133
-125
-139
-139
-139
NL

 

Bears – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+365
+300
+370
+400
NL
+275
+365
+365
+365
NL
NO
-500
-400
-550
-550
NL
-350
-500
-500
-500
NL

 

Lions – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+370
+400
+370
+400
+350
+350
+340
+340
+340
NL
NO
-550
-550
-550
-550
-667
-450
-455
-455
-455
NL

 

Jaguars – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+450
+450
+450
+450
+400
+400
+420
+420
+420
NL
NO
-650
-650
-650
-650
-667
-550
-590
-590
-590
NL

 

Rams – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
-250
-250
-270
-250
-250
-250
-315
-315
-315
NL
NO
+200
+200
+210
+200
+200
+200
+245
+245
+245
NL

 

Saints – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+123
+135
+132
+125
+120
+150
+123
+123
+123
NL
NO
-150
-165
-162
-155
-149
-185
-150
-150
-150
NL

 

Steelers – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+340
+300
+280
+350
+250
+275
+340
+340
+340
NL
NO
-455
-400
-380
-500
-357
-350
-455
-455
-455
NL

 

Commanders – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+180
+195
+166
+135
NL
+180
+180
+180
+180
NL
NO
-225
-250
-205
-165
NL
-225
-225
-225
-225
NL

 

Panthers – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+500
+550
+620
+500
+500
+450
+460
+460
+460
NL
NO
-670
-800
-1000
-650
-833
-600
-670
-670
-670
NL

 

Ravens – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
-143
-130
-128
-130
-143
-134
-143
-143
-143
NL
NO
+110
+105
+106
+110
+110
+115
+118
+118
+118
NL

 

Cowboys – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
-215
-275
-310
-250
-303
-225
-215
-215
-215
NL
NO
+195
+220
+240
+195
+220
+180
+170
+170
+170
NL

 

Texans – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+1200
+1200
+1420
+1600
+900
+1200
+1100
+1100
+1100
NL
NO
-2500
-3000
-2500
-3500
-3333
-2500
-2500
-2500
-2500
NL

 

Raiders – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+185
+180
+198
+160
+185
+165
+185
+185
+185
NL
NO
-225
-225
-250
-200
-250
-200
-230
-230
-230
NL

 

Vikings – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+101
EVEN
+102
-105
EVEN
+110
+101
+101
+101
NL
NO
-122
-120
-126
-115
-133
-130
-122
-122
-122
NL

 

Jets – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
+670
+700
+710
+700
+550
+750
+670
+670
+670
NL
NO
-1115
-1100
-1200
-1100
-1000
-1250
-1115
-1115
-1115
NL

 

Buccaneers – To Make the Playoffs

PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS
YES
-500
-600
-600
-650
-714
-500
-500
-500
-500
NL
NO
+410
+425
+410
+450
+450
+375
+370
+370
+370
NL

 

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