Future Favorites as College Basketball Begins

by WagerHome Blog on November 8, 2023

The college basketball season for both men and women began on Monday, and two unusual upsets highlighted opening night.

The best women’s basketball team in the land, the LSU Tigers, were easily handled by the Colorado Buffaloes, 92-78. Frida Foremann of Colorado led the upset with 27 points and seven 3-pointers. Angel Reece, who was the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player when LSU rolled to the national championship last spring, had just 15 points on 15 shots.

It was the first time a women’s defending national champion lost on opening night since 1995.

On the men’s side the No. 4 ranked Michigan State Spartans lost to James Madison, 76-74 in overtime, making it just the first time a top-five team lost to an unranked opponent on opening night since 2005. That team that lost in 2005 was Michigan State.

This was the first November home loss for the Spartans since 1986, and just the second time in school history that James Madison has beaten a ranked team.

Men’s National Championship Favorites

  • Kansas (+1000)
  • Duke (+1100)
  • Purdue (+1100)
  • Kentucky (+1200)
  • Arizona (+1400)
  • UConn (+1400)
  • Michigan State (+1800)
  • Marquette (+1800)

Kansas has made head coach Bill Self the highest paid coach in the nation, and the Jayhawks are the favorites to win another national championship. They won it in 2022, but last year they were knocked out in the second round by Arkansas.

UConn is the defending national champion, and the Huskies are tied with Arizona for the fifth shortest odds to begin the season. The Wildcats won the Pac-12 Tournament last year and were awarded a two-seed, but they were bounced in the first round by the 15th-seeded Princeton Tigers.

Michigan State has fallen to +1800 after their loss to JMU in East Lansing.

Women’s National Championship Favorites

  • UConn (+400)
  • LSU (+450)
  • Iowa (+900)
  • Utah (+950)
  • South Carolina (+1100)
  • UCLA (+1400)
  • Indiana (+1500)
  • Ohio State (+1800)

LSU has dropped behind UConn as the early favorites to win the women’s national championship. UConn holds the record with 11 women’s national championships, and this season they have Page Bueckers. She was the AP, Naismith, and John Wooden Player of the Year in 2021, but missed all of last year with a torn ACL.

She headlines a great battle for this season’s player of the year, with Reece from LSU and Caitlin Clark of Iowa. Reece is the preseason SEC Player of the Year, and Clark is the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year. Reece and Clark, and LSU and Iowa, played in the finals last year of the highest rated NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in history.

Pay Per Head Software

Now that college basketball has begun, all of the winter sports are on the betting schedule. NBA, NHL, and the NFL and college football – so many sports, so little time for an independent bookmaker. That’s where our Pay Per Head comes in…

With WagerHome you get a fully customizable website, access to WagerHome’s huge menu of sports and betting options, plus EZ Live betting. See a demo today at WagerHome.com.

read more
WagerHome BlogFuture Favorites as College Basketball Begins
World Series

Three Teams Worth A World Series Futures Bet

by WagerHome Blog on February 22, 2020

Spring training games are upon us, and baseball is getting itself geared up for one of the more interesting seasons in recent memory. The offseason is usually all about the news of player movement, while this year, it feels like we’ve done nothing but talk about trash cans, buzzers, and tainted World Series titles.

Time to get back to the business at hand, and which teams are most deserving of your World Series futures bet.

Houston Astros (8/1)

Yes, I just said let’s get back to the business at hand, and now I’m talking about the Astros. But the reality is that even without trash cans, they remain a very good team, and at 8/1, they provide better wagering value than the two favorites, the Yankees (3/1) and Dodgers (7/2).

The Astros have a great lineup, a great rotation, and a massive chip on their shoulder. As much as other teams are going to be motivated when they face the Astros, it’s clear that the Astros have equal motivation to prove that they are deserving of their World Series.

It may feel distasteful to put money on Houston, but it’s also a smart play.

New York Mets (18/1)

You can, of course, place your money on that other team for New York, but at only 3/1, and considering it’s been 11 years since they last won the World Series, I think the Mets offer much greater value.

They, too, have one of the best rotations in all of baseball, with a pair of Cy Young winners highlighting the starting five. And whichever team can emerge from the NL East is going to be tough and battle-tested, having survived the Nationals, Braves, and Phillies.

World Series

 

I think the Mets can be that team, and at 18/1, they make for an enticing World Series future play.

Minnesota Twins (18/1)

The Twins are like the anti-Mets, in that they have the luxury of playing in one of the worst divisions in all of baseball. The Tigers have a win total line of 56.5, and the Royals are at 64.5. That means a lot of losses for those teams and a lot of wins for the Twins.

And even though the prospects for the Indians and White Sox are better than the bottom two, neither team is expected to be in the postseason.

We know about the home run prowess of the Twins – they hit an MLB-record 307 last season – but what may make the difference this season is the acquisition of starting pitcher Kenta Maeda. This team is simply too good to be listed at 18/1, making this a very appealing play.

Pay Per Head Software

With the baseball season and its 2,430 regular-season contests right around the corner, there is no time like the present to scale up your bookmaking business by joining forces with pay per head software.

At WagerHome.com, it’s free to try out for four weeks, getting you ready just in time for opening day.

read more
WagerHome BlogThree Teams Worth A World Series Futures Bet

An In Depth Look At The 2019-20 NBA Future Odds & Betting Options

by WagerHome Blog on October 24, 2019

In looking at the 2019-20 NBA future odds, it is the battle of Los Angeles, as the Clippers (+420) have the best odds to win the title, with the Lakers (+450) not far behind.

The Milwaukee Bucks are at +530 as the team with the best odds to win it all from the Eastern Conference, while last season’s champion, the Toronto Raptors are longshots at +6000. That is not a surprise since one of the reasons the Clippers have the best odds is that they now have Kawhi Leonard, who starred for the Raptors last season.

All in all, the 2019-20 season is pretty wide open in terms of teams that have a legit shot at winning the title. This simply has not been the case for the last several years.

When talking about the 2019-20 NBA future odds, there are quite a few different bets you can take a look at. This is a good thing for anybody with a solid PPH site, such as one you can get at WagerHome.com, as you have the chance to offer quite a few futures betting options to your customers.

The more bets you have to offer customers, the more money you can make, so take advantage of all the futures bets available for the NBA this season.

Lots Of Options for NBA future odds

There are team NFA future odds such as: to win the NBA title, the Eastern and Western Conference titles, as well as all of the divisions. There are also several player futures wagers to offer your customers, such as who will win the MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, and Rookie of the Year.

If you have a LeBron James or Stephen Curry mega-fan as a customer, then reach out to them and let them know the player futures options available.

Betting on NBA futures can give a massive payout, as the odds can get huge for teams that could be a surprise and come out winning their division or conference. With teams that are not expected to do much, they have huge odds and big payouts if they pull off a shocker.

For example, if you think the Atlanta Hawks will be a massive surprise and win the NBA championship and you bet $10, and they do pull it out, you will walk away with a cool $2,500.

Still, even teams that are seen as contenders can have good payouts as well. The Utah Jazz reloaded and added some key players in the offseason, and they are at +1350 to win it all. With a $10 wager, you pull in $135 if they win the title.

NBA future odds Utah Jazz

Bet Anytime

As a sports bookie with a PPH site, you need to let your customers know all of their betting options for the NBA season, and that includes futures bets. One of the good things about NBA futures bets is that they are available all year, as you can make a bet at any time.

Your customers will have to wait until the end of the season to see if their futures bet is a winning one, but they have betting action for the whole season from a single wager.

There are tons of betting options for the NBA, which is good for you as a PPH site owner. It allows you to offer your customers many betting options, which is advantageous for you, as the more they wager, the more you make.

This goes for the 2019-20 NBA futures bets, which there are many of and can be very enticing for your players with the solid payouts they have.

Click here to inquire more about setting up your own reputable PPH site at WagerHome.com! Your players want to see NBA future odds and make these types of bets, so start letting them this NBA season.

read more
WagerHome BlogAn In Depth Look At The 2019-20 NBA Future Odds & Betting Options

Recent Posts

Archives

WagerHome Blog

Contact WagerHome.com

Follow Us