ATP Futures is one of the most popular sports betting markets available today. Tennis is a hot sport to bet on because, unlike other sports, tennis holds events all year long.
Betting on futures allows you to place season-long wagers on professional tennis players, or bet on the outcome of a particular professional tennis tournament before it happens.
Futures odds are calculated usually at the end of the season and published for the upcoming season. Futures odds are based on how each of the professional players performs throughout the season. The favorite at the start of the season is usually whoever is at the top of the national rankings in the sport.
Futures odds in tennis are usually presented in the American odds format, and they simply show you the odds for a particular player to win.
Because of that, the odds for a majority of tournaments look like this:
Novak Djokovic +140
In this case, if you bet $100 on Novak and he won, you would take home $240.
Of course, this is just an example. Players at elite levels usually have a much higher prize potential.
Betting odds on ATP Futures are available on many online bookmakers. One thing you should know about these odds is that they can change after every match. Leading up to a particular tournament, how a player performs in every single match will impact their odds.
You can bet on huge tournaments like the US Open, the Australia Open, Wimbledon, and more all year long.