Vegas Insider.com has posted a list of futures for the 2009 NFL season. Futures deal with prediction of an entire season or an event at the end of a regulation season. This page has both.
The first three listed groups of odds convey how much a casino with those posted odds would pay for each amount wagered. For instance, the 2/1 odds listed for New England means that if New England wins the 2009 AFC Championship, all persons with a wager on New England when the odds were 2/1 would win $2 for every $1 wagered. If Oakland wins the AFC Championship, all persons with a wager on Oakland when the odds were 40/1 would win $40 for every $1 wagered. The difference in wagers reflect the fact that New England is perceived as the best team in the AFC and Oakland the worst, at least for now. Notice that there is an open column and a current column. Odds change as events among NFL teams occur. "Open" reflects the initial odds posted several months ago.
The fourth listed group of odds conveys the expected win totals for each NFL team for the 2009 regular season. For example, Vegas Insider lists Detroit at 4 wins and New England at 11.5 wins. Again, this listing reflects the opinions that the oddsmakers have that New England is the NFL's best team and Detroit is one of its worst. Keep in mind that win totals may be lower for a team in a tough division or conference than a team of similar ability playing a schedule of weaker teams.
This is just one of many tools that can be used to formulate your risks for Risky Football, which begins just over six weeks from now.
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