Ethan's Premium Picks: NFL Futures.
- Ethan Bainbridge
- Sep 3
- 6 min read
Another NFL season means another profitable season for NFL futures. Since I began tracking in 2022, my NFL futures have gone 17-12 with all of the 4u and 5u plays hitting. We are off cashing a massive 4u future on the New Orleans Saints under their win total last season and we have found a number of win totals that we are looking to take advantage of in 2025. I will be giving out my smaller 1u and 2u plays for free but to access my bigger future plays, consider becoming a silver member at Bettor In Green. Let's cash another season of NFL future bets.
T. Hunter U775.5 Rec Yds -115 (1u)
If you have followed me for any period of time, this play should not come as a shock to you. I am constantly looking to fade the players with the most hype in their respective sports, i.e. Caitlin Clark, Shedeur/Deion Sanders, Bronny James, etc. Why? Very simple. The public wants to play their overs right off the bat and the value always lies in fading them. For 2025, we are looking at one of the rookies with the most hype, Travis Hunter. I am looking at Travis Hunter's receiving yards under for a 1u future. While the stud athlete was promised to play both sides of the ball, it looks as if he'll have a bigger offensive role as he's listed as the WR2 and CB3. However, the Jaguars will look to get him involved in his fair share defensively. Injuries are a real concern fro Hunter if he plays both sides of the ball which only helps the under. I also expect him to shift to more of a defensive player, especially if Jacksonville gets thin in the defensive backfield. No way I could play the over at this number, the under feels like a great play on Travis Hunter's receiving yards.
Pittsburgh Steelers U8.5 Season Wins +105 (2u)
Mike Tomlin has never had a losing season as an NFL head coach, and now he has Aaron Rodgers?! 9+ wins incoming, right? Wrong. I am on full fade of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025 and it starts in week 1. For a full game breakdown on that game, check out my solo game video on youtube! https://youtu.be/L8uxdXNB4Xg?si=Z8RdHrET5g_Rx-dn . The Steelers made the flashiest moves in the offseason and have a very public following after acquiring players such as Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf, and Jalen Ramsey. We hardly see moves like these work in professional sports and if they do, it certainly doesn't happen right away. Rodgers still gets a lot of respect in the market despite looking horrific last season. He got everything he wanted in New York and wasn't able to turn it into wins on the field. Now he goes to Pittsburgh where I think he will clash with some of the new egos on the team, as well as with Mike Tomlin. When you look at the schedule, the Steelers do not have an easy path this season. I don't particularly like their matchup week 1 with the Jets. After that they face the Seahawks, Vikings, and Browns at home with a road trip to Foxborough to face the Patriots inbetween there. I think they start the season 3-3 but for the sake of the exercise we'll give them 4-2. The rest of the schedule is really tough. They hit the road to play the Bengals before coming home to face the Packers and Colts. I give them a 5th win in that stretch. They then go to LA to face the Chargers, home against the Bengals and to Chicago to face the Bears in late November. Another win feels right, moving them to 6 wins. In their final 6 games they face Baltimore twice, Buffalo, Detroit, Miami, and a Cleveland team on the road in late December. That's as tough as a final 6 games as you're going to get and I don't see the Steelers winning half of them. If they start hot, look to add another unit at under 9.5 wins if the opportunity is there, but I don't think you'll need the extra game. I see the Steelers as a 7-8 win football team in 2025.
