Jets and Giants futures: How to capitalize on NFL betting opportunities and sportsbook promos before the 2023 season

While Giants and Jets fans are surely aware that the 2023 NFL season is nearly upon us, legal sports betting remains a recent development in the Tri-state area. As such, even the most die-hard football fans may not be familiar with the concept of NFL futures betting. This form of wagering allows bettors to place bets on events that will happen in the future (meaning the end of the season), such as which team will win a given division, conference, or the Super Bowl.

The weeks immediately preceding the start of any NFL season often provide the best futures betting opportunities available all year. Why? Because NFL futures odds change as the season progresses, and the eventual outcome of futures wagers, such as divisional or conference champions, comes more clearly into focus. As teams perform well or poorly throughout the season, sportsbooks adjust their odds accordingly.

For example, at the time of this article’s original publication on August 20, FanDuel Sportsbook is giving the Jets odds of +470 to make it to the AFC Championship, which means a successful $10 wager would produce a profit of $47. However, if the Jets perform well early in the season, FanDuel’s odds will become less and less profitable. In this example, a bettor who waits until after the season has started to wager on a Jets AFC Championship appearance would be in line for a much smaller payout than the person who makes that wager today.

What’s more, NFL sportsbooks often offer excellent promotional deals in the run-up to the NFL season, particularly for new users. These promos can be combined with advantageous futures odds to produce phenomenal betting value. For example, FanDuel is currently offering new users a “No Sweat First Bet” up to $1,000, which is refunded in bonus bets if it loses. With this promo, a bettor who creates a FanDuel account today could wager up to $1,000 on NFL futures, and not only receive an excellent payout if it succeeds, but get their money back in bonus bets if it loses, allowing them to try again.

Now that we’ve covered the fundamentals of how NFL futures work, let’s take a look at the best Jets and Giants futures odds and sportsbook promos on the market. Remember, as the season progresses, these odds and promotions may change, so it’s essential to take advantage of the best deals available now.

Best odds: +100, FanDuel Sportsbook

FanDuel new-user promo: $1,000 No Sweat First Bet (claim here)

Profit on successful $10 wager: $10

With the massive hype surrounding Aaron Rodgers’ arrival in New York, odds for standard Jets futures have gone crazy, and there’s very little value to be found on wagers like “Jets to win the AFC East,” or “Jets to make the Super Bowl.” Fortunately, FanDuel provides a wide array of niche NFL futures, such as our featured bet, which requires the Jets to score at least one touchdown in every regular season game in 2023.

Odds of +100 mean FanDuel oddsmakers consider this bet to have a likelihood of success just under 50%, perhaps due to New York’s infamous offensive struggles last season. But Jets fans know how little the 2023 offense will resemble 2022. Toss in FanDuel’s “No Sweat First Bet” promo offer, which allows you to wager up to $1,000 on your first bet after creating an account, then get a refund in bonus bets if you lose, and +100 to score just one TD per week looks awfully appealing.

PointsBet new-user promo: Five second chance bets up to $100 each (claim here)

Probability of success: 10.1%

Profit on successful $10 wager: $85

According to Dimers’ predictive analytics, the Giants have a 10.1% chance of winning the NFC East, which means PointsBet’s odds of +850 are just a hair under fair value (importantly, +850 are also the best available odds for this wager at any sportsbook). While a 10.1% likelihood of a winning bet might not sound particularly appealing, things change when you factor in PointsBet’s current new-user bonus. With PointsBet’s promo, new users automatically receive five “second chance bets” credited to their acconts, each of which can be placed up to $100, and will be refunded in bonus bets if it loses.

In other words, if you sign up to PointsBet with the button below, make this wager, and it loses, your money will be credited back to your account in the form of bonus bets, so you can try again on a different bet of your choice. If, on the other hand, Daniel Jones and the Giants can pull out an unexpected first-place finish in the NFC East, and you wagered the full $100 permitted with your second chance bet before the season started, that would become a profit of a whopping $850 at season’s end. Not so bad, huh?

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Mac Douglass | Dimers.com

Mac Douglass is the Senior Sports Betting Editor at Cipher Sports Technology Group. In addition to covering the sports betting industry for several news sites across the US, Mac provides Formula 1 analysis and betting tips for Dimers, and tennis commentary for Stats Insider.