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Sports Betting Futures Odds: And Then There Were Four

by - 1/22/2016

Cam Newton Carolina Panthers

To say the NFL Playoffs have not disappointed would be an understatement. We've had a little bit of everything: bizarre finishes, mental meltdowns, a Hail Mary, late-game blunders, an overtime, big comebacks, and much more. Emerging from it all were the top two seeds in each conference, making for what should be another phenomenal weekend on the gridiron.

All odds provided by MyBookie.ag unless otherwise indicated .

Super Bowl

New England Patriots (+150) - Aside from the fact that the Patriots have to play the AFC Championship on the road, there is not much to dislike about their chances. They have proven winners at head coach (Bill Belichick) and quarterback (Tom Brady), and they just beat a team (Kansas City) that had won 11 games in a row.

Carolina Panthers (+175) - New England vs. Carolina is the anticipated Super Bowl 50 matchup. The Panthers went 15-1 in the regular season and were dominating Seattle 31-0 at halftime last weekend before holding on for dear life.

Arizona Cardinals (+275) - This is an older team than Carolina, but Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald are showing no real signs of slowing down. Fitzgerald simply took over last Saturday's game against the Packers, which saw Aaron Rodgers' last-second miracle force overtime before Arizona's veteran receiver scored the game-winner in OT.

Denver Broncos (+350) - Peyton Manning used to win games in spite of his defense. Now it seems to be the other way around. Manning's illustrious career may come to a relatively fitting end against Brady and Belichick, but if the Broncos pull off an upset their stock will soar in advance of the Super Bowl.

NBA Finals Possible Matchup

Cavaliers vs. Warriors (Even) -Cleveland made last year's NBA Finals interesting despite missing Kevin Love for the whole thing and Kyrie Irving for basically all of it. Well, the Cavs had both players on Monday, and it was not interesting at all as they got blown out by Golden State 132-98.

Cavaliers vs. Spurs (+150) -The good news for Cleveland is that the Eastern Conference is once again much less intimidating than the West. That's all four of the likeliest final matchups involve the Cavaliers-even though their record is considerably worse than that of the Warriors and Spurs at the moment.

Cavaliers vs. Thunder (+1000) -Golden State and San Antonio are the top two favorites in the Western Conference by wide margin, which is why CLE vs. OKC is a distant third choice to be the NBA Finals matchup. But don't write off the Thunder. They are 32-12, and their current six-game winning streak has them pulling away for the conference's No. 3 seed.

Cavaliers vs. Clippers (+1200) - The first order of business for L.A. is to maintain no worse than the fourth seed in order to ensure home-court advantage in the first round. The in-form Clippers have won 11 of their last 13 contests.Bulls vs. Warriors, Hawks vs. Warriors, and Heat vs. Warriors are all +2500.

NCAA Championship

North Carolina (+500) -What the heck is going on at the top of the college basketball ranks? We have seen the likes of this before, when No. 1 teams are losing left and right, but the rate at which the best teams in the business are going down this season is alarming. North Carolina, which has won 10 in a row, may have the talent to end this trend.

Kansas (+600) -Just like UNC with Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige, Kansas is loaded with star power in the form of Perry Ellis and Wayne Selden Jr. The Jayhawks had the makings of a dominant team but they have not seemed to recover physically or mentally from an epic triple-overtime win over Oklahoma on Jan. 4.

Michigan State (+700) -While Kansas has dropped two of its last three contests (both by double-digits), nobody is in more alarming form than the Spartans. Once 13-0, they are now 16-4 and riding a three-game losing streak. MSU lost at home to Nebraska of all teams on Wednesday. But we know this program is a whole different beast come tournament time.

Oklahoma (+800) -The Sooners boast the best player in the nation in Buddy Hield and they may sport the best resume. Their only two setbacks have come at Kansas (109-106 in three OTs) and at Iowa State (82-77 on Monday). Oklahoma also has victories over Iowa State, West Virginia, and Villanova.

Best Actor at the 88th Academy Awards (BetOnline Sportsbook)

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant (-1200) - DiCaprio won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama and The Revenant also received honors for Best Drama and Best Director (Alejandro G. Iñárritu). The well-documented fact that DiCaprio has somehow never won an Oscar may work in his favor.

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs (+700) - Denying DiCaprio of his first Academy Award would require a considerable upset, but Fassbender could be the man to do it. Fassbender was previously nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actor) in 2013 for his role in 12 Years a Slave.



Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl (+1000) - Redmayne plays a British woman who undergoes a gender transformation. He lost out to DiCaprio in the Best Actor in a Drama at the Golden Globes. Redmayne won this same Academy Award just last year for his performance in The Theory of Everything.

Matt Damon, The Martian (+3300) - The fact that Damon was put in the comedic category allowed him to join DiCaprio as a big winner at the Golden Globes (Damon won for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy). But there is obviously just one category for these awards, and that means Damon will likely be on the outside looking in.

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