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Sports Betting Futures Odds: Four Months Until March, No Days Until College Basketball


by - 11/6/2018

Rui Hachimura of the Gonzaga Bulldogs

March is four months away. That is not a long time, but if it seems like it is…well…this week's slate of college basketball action will whet the appetite of hungry fans. The season begins on Tuesday, and it begins with a bang. Meanwhile, the country club sports (tennis and golf) are close to wrapping up their 2018 calendar years.

Odds provided by MyBookie.ag unless otherwise indicated.

To Make the Final Four

Gonzaga (+175) - The Zags have never missed the NCAA Tournament in 19 years under head coach Mark Few. They finally got over the hump to reach their first and only Final Four in 2016-17 (lost to UNC in the title game). Basically, everyone is back from last season's Sweet 16 team, but Killian Tillie is out for eight weeks.

Nevada (+300) - Nevada is ranked in the preseason Top 10. And why not? The Wolf Pack have appeared in the Big Dance on back-to-back occasions, including a run to the Sweet 16 this past season (lost to upstart Loyola-Chicago 69-68). Leading scorers Caleb and Cody Martin plus Jordan Caroline are back for their senior years.

North Carolina (+400) - Can the Tar Heels bounce back from a mediocre 11-7 ACC record and second-round exit from the NCAA Tournament and recapture the glory days of back-to-back National Championship appearances (including a title in 2016-17)? Luke Maye returns for his senior season to join a couple of heralded freshmen.

Michigan (+700) - The Wolverines have advanced to the Final Four twice in the last six seasons (including in 2017-18), finishing runner-up on both occasions. Big man Mo Wagner is gone, but guard Charles Matthews returns as a sophomore and freshman forward Brandon Johns could make an instant impact.

NFL Coach of the Year

Andy Reid, Chiefs (+125) - The Chiefs were expected to be good, but at 8-1 they are even better than advertised. Of course, a lot of that has to do with quarterback Patrick Mahomes. But Reid has this team playing well on both sides of the ball, and it boasts the NFL's best point differential at plus-101.

Sean McVay, Rams (+250) - Although the Rams lost at New Orleans in Week 9, their rise continues to be a steady one under McVay. Following a 4-12 campaign in 2016, the 32-year-old took over from Jeff Fisher in 2017 and led Los Angeles to an 11-5 mark. The team is currently 8-1 this season.

Matt Nagy, Bears (+400) - Chicago may not be a Super Bowl contender along the lines of the Chiefs, Rams, Saints, Patriots, and others. But in their first year with Nagy at the helm, the 5-3 Bears look poised for their first winning season since 2012. Chicago's defense is fifth overall in the NFL and fourth in scoring.

Adam Gase, Dolphins (+400) - Miami has cooled off since a 3-0 stat to the year, but it is still sporting a respectable 5-4 record while being in contention for just a second playoff berth since 2008. In his third season, Gase has this team afloat even though quarterback Ryan Tannehill has missed four games.

Nitto ATP Finals

Novak Djokovic (-160) - This 2018 tennis season on the men's tour comes to a close next week in London, where the top eight players in the world duke it out. The field has actually expanded to the Top 10, as Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin Del Potro are injured and have been replaced by Kei Nishikori and John Isner.

Roger Federer (+225) - The absences of Nadal and Del Poto only make life easier for Djokovic, who is 22-1 in his last 23 matches and 31-2 in his last 33. Federer, however, may be able to challenge the world No. 1. The two all-time greats just faced each other last week in Paris, where Djokovic survived in a third-set tiebreaker.

Alexander Zverev (+1000) - Only 21 years old, Zverev is already making his second appearance at the O2 Arena. He played a trio of three-setters last fall (beat Marin Cilic, lost to Federer and Jack Sock), barely missing out on a spot in the semifinals. The fifth-ranked German boasts a stellar 54-18 record for his 2018 campaign.

Marin Cilic (+1200) - Cilic has done well to qualify for the year-end championship four times (three prior to this one), but his lifetime record in London is a mere 1-8 and he has never advanced out of round-robin competition. The seventh-ranked Croat does not have much momentum right now, with a 3-5 record in his last eight matches.

Mayakoba Golf Classic

Rickie Fowler (+800) - The PGA Tour's fall swing continues this week with a decent field in Mexico, where Fowler is looking to do one better than his runner-up performance in 2017. The ninth-ranked American has delivered three straight top-eight finishes, including a T4 placement last Sunday in Las Vegas with a final-round 63.

Jordan Spieth (+1200) - Spieth has slumped to 14th in the world golf rankings, one spot behind Tiger Woods and five south of Fowler. The 25-year-old American has not enjoyed a single top-10 showing since the British Open in July, and that drought continued with a T55 result this past week in Las Vegas.

Tony Finau (+1400) - Finau was solid-but-unspectacular in Las Vegas, where he carded rounds of 69, 68, 69, and 68 en route to a T36 performance. The 15th -ranked American posted a trio of top-eight finishes during the 2018 FedEx Cup Playoffs and was one of the few Team USA members who played well at the Ryder Cup.

Gary Woodland (+1800) - Woodland is a veteran of this tournament, with a runner-up finish in 2016 (lost to Pat Perez by two strokes) and a T34 showing last year (he had three round of 69 or better but was undone by a Friday 73). The 34-year-old American is coming off back-to-back top-five results last month in Asia.

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