Futures betting is a wager on an outcome decided weeks or months later: who wins the Stanley Cup, the Grey Cup or the Super Bowl, whether a team makes the playoffs, how many points it finishes with. They pay the most on an Ontario board, and cost the most.
On 21 October 2026 we read the main futures markets at NorthStar Bets, BetRivers and FanDuel. The Stanley Cup winner market carried a built-in margin of 26-30% at all three, against about 3-5% on a single NHL game’s moneyline at the same books.
