Updated:
Jul 18, 2023 10:02 am
As its name indicates, the New Orleans Jesters soccer team is based in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a relatively new team, founded only in 2003.
Despite its recent beginnings, the team is a minor league soccer team that is part of the National Premier Soccer League, also known as NPSL.
The NPSL is somewhat similar to the MLS, the Major League Soccer League, in its schedule and organization.
It is obviously lower than the MLS in terms of reputation and ranking and is considered to be the fourth tier of the United States soccer league system.
This does not stop the New Orleans Jesters from gathering crowds of fans and gaining more attention. In recent months, Louisiana sports betting has seen a lift in MLS betting and NPSL betting.
But how does the NPSL work? What are the New Orleans Jesters future odds? How are they performing so far in the NPSL regular season?
This article will answer these questions and provide more information on the team’s current performance and future.
The NPSL Season explained.
As fans and soccer experts know, all league games and seasons are important for soccer teams. The Major League Soccer (MLS) is the most important one for professional soccer teams but smaller ones, like the NPSL, can kickstart the careers of future soccer stars.
For many players and teams, being a part of the NPSL means they are one step closer to joining the MLS and making it in the soccer industry. It is therefore a decisive and important milestone for many young players and newly created teams.
The NPSL has existed for 20 years now and is reserved for male soccer players. It is considered to be a semi-professional league because of the number of amateur players that are part of the league.
This season, 94 teams played within the league.
The NPSL’s regular season takes place each year between March and July. During that time, the league’s teams compete against each other in the hopes of qualifying for the playoffs.
These playoffs are held after the regular season ends, meaning they usually take place from July to August.
All of the teams are divided into different regions based on their geographical location. This year, there were four regions:
⦁ East region
⦁ South region
⦁ West region
⦁ Midwest region
Each of these categories is further divided into conferences. Teams in each region are therefore put into a conference.
This year, there are 15 conferences in total. Depending on the region and the conference that a team is in, there are slightly different rules to qualify for playoffs.
For example, if a team is in the Southwest Conference in the West Region, it needs to be in the top 2 to qualify. However, if a team is in the Golden Gate Conference in the West Region, then it needs to be in the top 8 to qualify.
Rankings within conferences can change quickly over a season. These rankings use a point-system meaning that the teams with the most points are at the top of the rankings.
A team’s points can increase or stagnate over the season, which will affect their ranking. This means that fans and experts have to keep up to date with the latest games and sports news to predict the season’s winners.
Obtaining a good score during the NPSL’s regular season, and having a high rank, is not only good for playoffs. There are other benefits and advantages that can come from a good performance and rank during the season.
Some of these can include:
⦁ better sponsorship deals
⦁ access to more facilities and better training spaces
⦁ more visibility and a better reputation
⦁ increase in the team’s merch sales.
⦁ better players
⦁ career booster for players in the team
The New Orleans Jesters’ Futures Odds
Since its creation, the team has ranked as one of the top teams in the Mid-South region. Its first year, it came in first position in the entire region’s NPSL category.
It made it to the playoffs and the Conference Finals but did not qualify for the Open Cup.
In 2017 and 2018, the team took part in the NPSL regular season, it ranked in the top 3 of its region (now ‘Southeast Region’). It qualified for the playoffs and made it to the Conference Finals although it did not reach the Open Cup games.
The team will hopefully reach the playoffs this year as well. If its performance back in 2017-2018 is repeated this year around, the team should qualify.
That being said, the team did lose some of its most recent games this season although its overall performance is still very good.
In June, the team lost 2 matches out of the 6 it had. It managed to equalize with the opposing team for 3 out of the 6 games.
It only really won one game out of these 6 June matches.
That being said, the team’s odds are still good. Many bettors are placing futures bets on the team in the hopes that they will qualify for the playoffs.
A futures bet refers to bets on future events that are long-term or will take place over a longer period of time. For example, betting on the outcome of the next FIFA World Cup is a future bet.
Betting on a long series of games, a tournament or a cup is considered a futures bet. However, betting on one single game is not considered a futures bet.
Final thoughts
It is hard to predict the outcomes of these sports events. Fans can only hope that the team will continue to perform to the best of its ability and hopefully qualify for the playoffs and the Open Cup.
