Sports Betting Gambling: Futures

Futures: A "futures" wager is a bet placed on an event that is scheduled to occur at some future date. For instance, prior to the beginning of the regular season for each major sport, odds will be established for each team to win their individual division, conference and seasonal championship. 

 

Maradona Will Change Argentina Soccer Team to Reach World Cup (Bloomberg) Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Diego Maradona , who begins his reign as Argentina coach tonight against Scotland, said he's ready to overhaul the national team to ensure it qualifies for the 2010 soccer World Cup in South Africa.

Canada closes out failed World Cup qualifying bid with 3-0 loss to Jamaica (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) KINGSTON, Jamaica - Canada's men's soccer team closed its unsuccessful bid for a spot in the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a 3-0 loss to Jamaica on Wednesday.

World Cup, international soccer roundup (The Record) Freddy Adu scored his first goal in a U.S. jersey and Jozy Altidore assisted on Kenny Cooper's sliding shot, leading the Americans to a 2-0 win over Guatemala in a World Cup qualifier in Commerce City, Colo., Wednesday night.

Cromwell, U.S. U-20 Women's Soccer Team Set for the World Cup in Chile on ESPN2 (UCF Golden Knights) UCF women's soccer head coach Amanda Cromwell will rejoin the United States Under-20 Team as an assistant coach in its journey to capture the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup starting this week. The event will take place from Nov. 19-Dec. 7 in Chile, with every U.S. game to air on ESPN2.

Canada's World Cup quest ends, mercifully (Toronto Star) Canada's men's soccer team closed its unsuccessful bid for a spot in the 2010 World Cup with a 3-0 loss to Jamaica last night.

Australia Wins to Keep Perfect Record in World Cup Qualifying (Bloomberg) Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Mark Bresciano scored in injury time as Australia beat Bahrain 1-0 to maintain its perfect start to the final phase of Asian qualifying for soccer’s 2010 World Cup.