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Sports Odds

Get live sports betting odds and compare lines across sportsbooks.

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Downloads: 21,171 downloads
Version: 1.0.0

Overview

Get live sports betting odds and compare lines across sportsbooks.

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Sports Betting Odds

Get live betting odds from multiple sportsbooks using The Odds API. Free tier includes 500 requests/month.

Setup

Get a free API key at https://the-odds-api.com/
Set the environment variable: export ODDS_API_KEY=your_key_here

Available Sports

List all available sports:

bash

curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY" | jq '.[] | {key, title, active}'

Common sport keys:

americanfootball_nfl - NFL
basketball_nba - NBA
baseball_mlb - MLB
icehockey_nhl - NHL
soccer_epl - English Premier League
soccer_usa_mls - MLS

Get Odds

Get current odds for a sport (NFL example):

bash

curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports/americanfootball_nfl/odds?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY&regions=us&markets=h2h,spreads,totals" | jq '.'

Compact odds view:

bash

curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports/americanfootball_nfl/odds?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY&regions=us&markets=h2h" | jq '.[] | {game: "\(.home_team) vs \(.away_team)", commence: .commence_time, bookmakers: [.bookmakers[] | {name: .title, odds: .markets[0].outcomes}]}'

Compare spreads across books:

bash

curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports/basketball_nba/odds?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY&regions=us&markets=spreads" | jq '.[] | {matchup: "\(.away_team) @ \(.home_team)", books: [.bookmakers[] | {book: .title, spread: .markets[0].outcomes[0]}]}'

Markets

h2h - Moneyline (head-to-head)
spreads - Point spreads
totals - Over/under totals

Regions

us - US sportsbooks (DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, etc.)
uk - UK bookmakers
eu - European bookmakers
au - Australian bookmakers

Best Line Finder

Find the best available line for a game:

bash

# Get best moneyline odds
curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports/basketball_nba/odds?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY&regions=us&markets=h2h" | jq '
  .[] | 
  {
    game: "\(.away_team) @ \(.home_team)",
    best_home: (.bookmakers | map(.markets[0].outcomes[] | select(.name == .home_team)) | max_by(.price)),
    best_away: (.bookmakers | map(.markets[0].outcomes[] | select(.name == .away_team)) | max_by(.price))
  }
'

Check API Usage

bash

curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY" -D - 2>&1 | grep -i "x-requests"

Headers show: x-requests-used and x-requests-remaining

Tips

Cache responses to save API calls
Use oddsFormat=american or oddsFormat=decimal parameter
Free tier: 500 requests/month, paid plans available for more

Installation

Terminal bash


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💻Code Examples

curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY" | jq '.[] | {key, title, active}'

curl--s-httpsapithe-odds-apicomv4sportsapikeyoddsapikey--jq---key-title-active.txt

Common sport keys:
- `americanfootball_nfl` - NFL
- `basketball_nba` - NBA
- `baseball_mlb` - MLB
- `icehockey_nhl` - NHL
- `soccer_epl` - English Premier League
- `soccer_usa_mls` - MLS

## Get Odds

Get current odds for a sport (NFL example):

curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports/basketball_nba/odds?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY&regions=us&markets=spreads" | jq '.[] | {matchup: "\(.away_team) @ \(.home_team)", books: [.bookmakers[] | {book: .title, spread: .markets[0].outcomes[0]}]}'

curl--s-httpsapithe-odds-apicomv4sportsbasketballnbaoddsapikeyoddsapikeyregionsusmarketsspreads--jq---matchup-awayteam--hometeam-books-bookmakers--book-title-spread-markets0outcomes0.txt

## Markets

- `h2h` - Moneyline (head-to-head)
- `spreads` - Point spreads
- `totals` - Over/under totals

## Regions

- `us` - US sportsbooks (DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, etc.)
- `uk` - UK bookmakers
- `eu` - European bookmakers
- `au` - Australian bookmakers

## Best Line Finder

Find the best available line for a game:

example.sh

# Get best moneyline odds
curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports/basketball_nba/odds?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY&regions=us&markets=h2h" | jq '
  .[] | 
  {
    game: "\(.away_team) @ \(.home_team)",
    best_home: (.bookmakers | map(.markets[0].outcomes[] | select(.name == .home_team)) | max_by(.price)),
    best_away: (.bookmakers | map(.markets[0].outcomes[] | select(.name == .away_team)) | max_by(.price))
  }
'