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Futures
In one line: A bet on an outcome that is decided later, like a title, a conference or an award. Its price moves until the result is in.
Worked example
Team A is +900 to win the title. A $100 bet wins $900 if Team A wins, returning $1,000 in total. That price implies 100 divided by 1,000, or 10%, before the margin. If Team A later drops to +400, the same $100 would win $400. A bet placed at +900 still pays +900.
Illustrative prices, not a live quote.
What it is
A futures bet is on a result that is decided later, like a league title, a conference or division winner, or an award. You place it early, and its price moves until the result is in.
Your money can stay tied up for months. The bet keeps the price it was placed at, even if the price later changes.
How to read it
Read the price the same way as any other. +900 pays $900 on a $100 bet, which is a 10% chance before the margin. -200 risks $200 to win $100, which is a 66.7% chance before the margin.
Prices can move quickly as a field narrows. Look at the chance a price implies, not just the number.
How it shows in Antic
Standings has a Futures view for each league. Pro members see a winner summary, a title price under each team, the odds table and a Futures list. Antic sorts futures into title, conference and division winners.
A team's page shows its title odds: the price to win the championship, with the best price across the books Antic covers and the chance it implies.
Common mistakes
Reading the price as the team's real chance. The implied chance includes the book's margin, so the true chance is a bit lower.
Assuming a price you saw earlier still applies. A price from weeks ago can be far from the price today, and your bet keeps the price it was placed at.