Get ESPN MBB Season Futures (Long Format)
Source:R/espn_mbb_futures.R, R/espn_nba_futures.R
espn_mbb_futures.RdReturns the full futures-betting board for a men's college basketball
season, in long format: one row per (market x team). Markets typically
cover the NCAA tournament champion and conference winners. Backed by
sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketball/leagues/mens-college-basketball/seasons/{season}/futures.
Returns the full futures-betting board for an NBA season, in long
format: one row per (market x team). Markets include championship
winner, conference winner, division winner, MVP odds, etc. Backed by
sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketball/leagues/nba/seasons/{season}/futures.
Usage
espn_mbb_futures(season = most_recent_mbb_season(), ...)
espn_nba_futures(season = most_recent_nba_season(), ...)Value
A long-format tibble.
| col_name | types | description |
| season | integer | Season year. |
| league | character | League slug. |
| market_id | character | ESPN futures-market identifier. |
| market_name | character | Internal market name. |
| market_type | character | Market type code. |
| market_display | character | Human-readable market name. |
| provider_id | character | Sportsbook provider identifier. |
| provider_name | character | Sportsbook provider name. |
| team_id | character | ESPN team id. |
| odds_value | character | American odds for the team. |
| team_ref | character | $ref to the per-season team resource. |
A long-format tibble.
| col_name | types | description |
| season | integer | Season year. |
| league | character | League slug ("nba"). |
| market_id | character | ESPN futures-market identifier. |
| market_name | character | Internal market name (e.g. "NBA - Winner"). |
| market_type | character | Market type code (winLeague, winConference, winDivision, ...). |
| market_display | character | Human-readable name (e.g. "NBA Championship Winner"). |
| provider_id | character | Sportsbook provider identifier. |
| provider_name | character | Sportsbook provider name (e.g. "ESPN BET"). |
| team_id | character | ESPN team id (parsed from team_ref). |
| odds_value | character | American odds for the team (e.g. "-250", "+800"). |
| team_ref | character | $ref to the per-season team resource. |
See also
Other ESPN MBB Functions:
espn_mbb_athletes_index(),
espn_mbb_award(),
espn_mbb_calendar(),
espn_mbb_coach(),
espn_mbb_coach_record(),
espn_mbb_coach_season(),
espn_mbb_coaches(),
espn_mbb_conferences(),
espn_mbb_franchise(),
espn_mbb_franchises(),
espn_mbb_game_all(),
espn_mbb_game_odds(),
espn_mbb_game_official_detail(),
espn_mbb_game_play(),
espn_mbb_game_play_personnel(),
espn_mbb_game_player_box(),
espn_mbb_game_probabilities(),
espn_mbb_game_propbets(),
espn_mbb_game_team_linescores(),
espn_mbb_game_team_roster_entry(),
espn_mbb_injuries(),
espn_mbb_leaders(),
espn_mbb_news(),
espn_mbb_player_awards(),
espn_mbb_player_career_stats(),
espn_mbb_player_eventlog_v2(),
espn_mbb_player_info(),
espn_mbb_player_overview(),
espn_mbb_player_seasons(),
espn_mbb_player_stats(),
espn_mbb_position(),
espn_mbb_positions(),
espn_mbb_powerindex(),
espn_mbb_rankings(),
espn_mbb_scoreboard(),
espn_mbb_season_awards(),
espn_mbb_season_group(),
espn_mbb_season_groups(),
espn_mbb_season_info(),
espn_mbb_season_leaders(),
espn_mbb_season_ranking(),
espn_mbb_season_rankings(),
espn_mbb_season_type(),
espn_mbb_season_types(),
espn_mbb_season_week(),
espn_mbb_season_weeks(),
espn_mbb_seasons(),
espn_mbb_standings(),
espn_mbb_team(),
espn_mbb_team_current_roster(),
espn_mbb_team_injuries(),
espn_mbb_team_news(),
espn_mbb_team_odds_records(),
espn_mbb_team_record(),
espn_mbb_team_record_detail(),
espn_mbb_team_schedule(),
espn_mbb_team_season_roster(),
espn_mbb_team_season_statistics(),
espn_mbb_team_stats(),
espn_mbb_teams(),
espn_mbb_tournament(),
espn_mbb_tournament_season(),
espn_mbb_tournament_seasons(),
espn_mbb_tournaments(),
espn_mbb_venues(),
espn_mbb_week_ranking(),
espn_mbb_week_rankings(),
espn_mbb_wp()
Other ESPN NBA Functions:
espn_mbb_athletes_index(),
espn_mbb_award(),
espn_mbb_calendar(),
espn_mbb_coach(),
espn_mbb_coach_record(),
espn_mbb_coach_season(),
espn_mbb_coaches(),
espn_mbb_conferences(),
espn_mbb_franchise(),
espn_mbb_franchises(),
espn_mbb_game_all(),
espn_mbb_game_odds(),
espn_mbb_game_official_detail(),
espn_mbb_game_play(),
espn_mbb_game_play_personnel(),
espn_mbb_game_player_box(),
espn_mbb_game_probabilities(),
espn_mbb_game_propbets(),
espn_mbb_game_team_linescores(),
espn_mbb_game_team_roster_entry(),
espn_mbb_injuries(),
espn_mbb_leaders(),
espn_mbb_news(),
espn_mbb_player_awards(),
espn_mbb_player_career_stats(),
espn_mbb_player_eventlog_v2(),
espn_mbb_player_info(),
espn_mbb_player_overview(),
espn_mbb_player_seasons(),
espn_mbb_player_stats(),
espn_mbb_position(),
espn_mbb_positions(),
espn_mbb_powerindex(),
espn_mbb_scoreboard(),
espn_mbb_season_awards(),
espn_mbb_season_group(),
espn_mbb_season_groups(),
espn_mbb_season_info(),
espn_mbb_season_leaders(),
espn_mbb_season_ranking(),
espn_mbb_season_rankings(),
espn_mbb_season_type(),
espn_mbb_season_types(),
espn_mbb_season_week(),
espn_mbb_season_weeks(),
espn_mbb_seasons(),
espn_mbb_standings(),
espn_mbb_team(),
espn_mbb_team_current_roster(),
espn_mbb_team_injuries(),
espn_mbb_team_news(),
espn_mbb_team_odds_records(),
espn_mbb_team_record(),
espn_mbb_team_record_detail(),
espn_mbb_team_schedule(),
espn_mbb_team_season_roster(),
espn_mbb_team_season_statistics(),
espn_mbb_team_stats(),
espn_mbb_teams(),
espn_mbb_tournament(),
espn_mbb_tournament_season(),
espn_mbb_tournament_seasons(),
espn_mbb_tournaments(),
espn_mbb_venues(),
espn_mbb_week_ranking(),
espn_mbb_week_rankings(),
espn_mbb_wp(),
espn_nba_draft_pick(),
espn_nba_freeagents(),
espn_nba_player_contracts(),
espn_nba_team_depthchart(),
espn_nba_transactions()
Examples
# \donttest{
espn_mbb_futures(season = 2025)
#> ── ESPN MENS-COLLEGE-BASKETBALL Season Futures ────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:46:52 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1,793 × 11
#> season league market_id market_name market_type market_display provider_id
#> <int> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 2025 mens-col… 6099 NCAA(B) - … NA NCAA(B) - Wes… 58
#> 2 2025 mens-col… 6099 NCAA(B) - … NA NCAA(B) - Wes… 58
#> 3 2025 mens-col… 6099 NCAA(B) - … NA NCAA(B) - Wes… 58
#> 4 2025 mens-col… 6099 NCAA(B) - … NA NCAA(B) - Wes… 58
#> 5 2025 mens-col… 6099 NCAA(B) - … NA NCAA(B) - Wes… 58
#> 6 2025 mens-col… 6099 NCAA(B) - … NA NCAA(B) - Wes… 58
#> 7 2025 mens-col… 6099 NCAA(B) - … NA NCAA(B) - Wes… 58
#> 8 2025 mens-col… 6099 NCAA(B) - … NA NCAA(B) - Wes… 58
#> 9 2025 mens-col… 6099 NCAA(B) - … NA NCAA(B) - Wes… 58
#> 10 2025 mens-col… 6099 NCAA(B) - … NA NCAA(B) - Wes… 58
#> # ℹ 1,783 more rows
#> # ℹ 4 more variables: provider_name <chr>, team_id <chr>, odds_value <chr>,
#> # team_ref <chr>
# }
# \donttest{
espn_nba_futures(season = 2025)
#> ── ESPN NBA Season Futures ────────────────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:46:52 UTC
#> # A tibble: 570 × 11
#> season league market_id market_name market_type market_display provider_id
#> <int> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 2 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 3 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 4 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 5 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 6 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 7 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 8 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 9 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 10 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> # ℹ 560 more rows
#> # ℹ 4 more variables: provider_name <chr>, team_id <chr>, odds_value <chr>,
#> # team_ref <chr>
# }