espn_mbb_futures: *Get ESPN MBB Season Futures (Long Format)*

In hoopR: Access Men's Basketball Play by Play Data

Get ESPN MBB Season Futures (Long Format)

Description

Returns 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(), ...)

Arguments

season	Season year (numeric). Defaults to the most recent MBB season.
...	Additional arguments; currently unused.

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.

Author(s)

Saiem Gilani

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

  espn_mbb_futures(season = 2025)


  espn_nba_futures(season = 2025)

hoopR documentation built on Aug. 25, 2026, 9:07 a.m.