if one is going to bet a future with the intent of hedging, you better make sure you
are getting a good price. most vegas and offshore outlets are so afraid of
offering a fair price (because their risk to win ratio is so high) that they rarely
offer a reasonable price. the places that tend to offer the best value for future players
are betmaker (exchange), matchbook (exchange that doesn't take US players),
5dimes (tony is fair and has opinions in regards to futures), and occasionally
bookmaker and or sportsbook will offer a fair price on a few teams only.
other than that, if you are shopping for futures, you are usually getting much
the worst of it.
at most other