Sadly, we are now through five weeks of the NFL season, over a quarter of the way done. Teams are starting to figure out where they stand, and with that, we can start to assess which futures bets are winners and losers so far.
Eight of the ten futures bets I’ve written up in this weekly series are now at shorter odds. That means these bets are trending toward being winners. Of those seven, the best bets so far have been: Eagles to win the NFC East (+150, now -325), Chiefs to lead the league in scoring (+1000, currently 1st), Broncos under 9.5 wins (-120, now 7.5 wins at -125), and Chiefs to win the AFC West (-120, now -250). The two “losers” we have so far are the Rams to win the NFC West (+115, now +225) and the Colts to miss the playoffs (-135, now -115), but both of those are still very much alive.
Futures markets will get tougher to beat as the season continues, so I’ve only got one bet I like this week.